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Career and Technical Education (CTE)

CTE Organizational Chart

Thalea Longhurst
State Career and Technical Education Director
Phone: (801) 538-7889 | Email

D

Mandy Decker
Program Specialist
First Credential, Professional Learning Events, Strands and Standards

Phone: (801) 538-7865 | Email

E

Lola Evans
Coordinator
CTE Career Pathways, CTE Skill Certification, Concurrent Enrollment, Licensing, Program Approval
Phone: (801) 538-7890 | Email

F

Hannah Ferris
Research Consultant

CTE Data, Training
Phone: (801) 538-7736 | Email

Shannon Fischio
Education Specialist

Web Management
Phone: (801) 554-1387 | Email

G

Audrey George
Program Specialist
CTE Skill/Industry Certifications
Phone: (801) 538-7993 | Email

Libby Giles
Compliance Specialist

Monitoring: Compliance, Perkins, Utah Grants
Phone: (801) 538-7875 | Email

H

Maren Hansen
Education Specialist

Family and Human Services, Health Science, Protective Services, CERT, HOSA
Phone: (801) 538-7535 | Email

Breckon Heywood, Education Specialist
Work-Based Learning
Phone: (801) 538-7572 | Email

Ashley Higgs, Education Specialist
College and Career Awareness, Digital Literacy, Early Childhood Education, K-12 Teaching as a Profession, Keyboarding, Educators Rising, CTE Scholarships and Tuition Awards
Phone: (801) 538-7594 | Email

K

Gaby Keough, Program Specialist
Finance Processing, FINET/RFPs, Summer Conference Budgets, Travel
Phone: (801) 538-7847 | Email

L

Thalea Longhurst, State Director
Career and Technical Education
CTSOs
Phone: (801) 538-7889 | Email

M

Joseph Mitchell
Education Specialist Architectural and Interior Design, Construction and Structural Systems, Engineering, Manufacturing and Production, TSA
Phone: (385) 295-7932 | Email

Wendi Morton
Coordinator

CTE Federal and State Programs and Funding, CTE Summer Conference, Imagine Academy, Perkins Liaison
Phone: (801) 538-7738 | Email

P

Kerry Pack
Administrative Secretary

Supporting Thalea Longhurst, Audra Urie, Breckon Heywood,  Ephriam Zamora
Altitude, CTSOs,
Office Manager

Phone: (801) 538-7941 | Email

April Painter
Education Specialist

CTE Endorsements,
General Financial Literacy

Phone: (801) 538-7750 | Email

T

Susan Thomas
Communications Specialist

CTE Resources
Phone: (801) 538-7707 | Email

W

Geoff Warren
Education Specialist
Aviation, Broadcasting and Digital Media, Personal Care Services
Phone: (801) 538-7868 | Email

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Kristina Yamada
Education Specialist

Broadcasting and Digital Media, Computer Science/Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Programming and Software Development, Web Development
Phone: (801) 538-7849 | Email

Janice Young
Executive Secretary
Supporting April Painter, Geoff Warren, Joseph Mitchell, Kristina Yamada, Maren Hansen, Rachael Routt 
Project Support
Phone: (801) 538-7662 | Email

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Ephraim Zamora
Education Specialist

Civil Rights, Special Populations
Phone: (801) 538-7854 | Email