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Main Line: 208-429-5500 | Fax Line: 208-409-5559 | Email
Address: 650 West State Street, Suite 324 Boise, ID 83702

Administration

Peter Risse

State Administrator

208-429-5530

Ask me about:

Agency priorities and direction

Tia Davis

Assistant Administrator of Operations

208-429-5546

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Agency operations
Recruitment and retention

Adrian San Miguel

Assistant Administrator of Programs

208-429-5542

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Oversight of secondary and postsecondary CTE programs
Technical college program review and approval
Higher education CTE policy

Erica Wallace

Management Assistant

208-429-5530

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State Administrator and Assistant Administrator of Operations scheduling
State Administrator communications

Administrative and Fiscal Services

Tracie Bent

Chief Administrative Officer

208-429-5502

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Board policy and rules
Budget development
Fiscal oversight
Policy, rules and regulations guidance

Tyler Garcia

Senior Financial Specialist

208-429-5504

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Accounts payable and receivable
Budgets, month-end close
Career technical student organization finances and accounting
Cash management
Expense reimbursements
Financial records and general ledgers
Financial reporting
Tax preparation and annual reports

Joe Jenkins

Financial Specialist

208-429-5505

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Accounts payable and receivable
Cash management
Financial reporting
IDCTE finances
Luma support

Padma Venkatraman

Senior Financial Specialist

208-429-5516

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Accounts payable and receivable
Budgets, month-end close
Cash management
Expense reimbursement
Financial records and general ledgers
Financial reporting
Payroll

June Wilcott

Senior Buyer

208-429-5514

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Accounts payable and receivable
Asset management
Financial reporting
Luma support
Procurement questions, purchase requisitions and Luma contracts
Vendor and supplier maintenance

Adult Education and GED®

Christine Hagedorn Reilly

Program Director of Adult Education and GED

208-605-4542

Ask me about:

Adult Education policy and strategic partnerships
AEFLA funding, grants and program administration
GED® testing policies and state administration
Integrated Education and Training and career pathways
Services for English language learners
Teacher apprenticeship

Lori Gibson

Technical Records Specialist I

208-605-4545

Ask me about:

Earning your GED®
GED® testing and registration
GED® transcripts and records
Youth waivers

Communications

Megan O’Rourke, M.A.

Director of Communications

208-429-5503

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Branding and visual identity
Email distribution lists
Publications and newsletters
Success stories
Writing and editing support

Tanya Harris

Digital Communications Specialist

208-429-5515

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Layout, design and print production
Photography and videography
Printed and digital assets
Website troubleshooting

Jorian Underwood

Outreach Coordinator

208-429-5535

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Connect Summer Conference
CTE Month
Partnerships with Career Technical Educators of Idaho and the Idaho Career Technical Education Foundation
Roadshows
Social media

Data and Analytics

Bill Laude

Systems Administrator

208-605-4543

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Data system architecture
Technical support for operational initiatives
Technology road map

Vacant

Systems Developer

208-605-4540

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Data system architecture
Technical support for data systems
UI/UX design

Vacant

Senior Research Analyst

208-429-5509

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Perkins metrics
Postsecondary reporting
Reporting for Centers for New Directions, Workforce Training Centers and Adult Education

Kyle Luchte

Principal Research Analyst

208-429-5538

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Assessments, test tickets and results
Career technical center reporting
Perkins metrics
Secondary reporting

Irene Westrick

Standards and Assessment Coordinator

208-429-5513

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Assessments support and processes
Data analysis to support program improvement
Standards alignment and validation

Educator Certification

Kristi Enger

Director

208-429-5528

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Educator Services initiatives
Postsecondary credentialing manual
Secondary and postsecondary certification assistance
Secondary and postsecondary educator certification
Secondary assignment credential manual

Vacant

Technical Records Specialist II

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Customer relations
Educator Certification website navigation
Secondary and postsecondary educator certification
Technical records processing

Educator Preparation

Kathleen Shoup

Chief Educator Officer

208-429-5522

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CTE educator preparation program approval and review
Educator Services strategy
Educator Services initiatives

Marcos Serratos

Assistant Director of Educator Preparation

208-429-5524

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Educator services
Industry to Educator program
Leadership Institute
Mentoring framework

Megan Petersen

Educator Services Coordinator

208-429-5545

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Educator Services initiatives
First Steps Professional Development Course
New teacher training onboarding, logistics and materials
Secondary and postsecondary Limited Occupational Specialist certification
Teacher training schedules and offerings

Dr. Molly Wolk

Curriculum and Instruction Coordinator

208-429-5531

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Canvas Learning Management System
Curriculum development
Educator Services initiatives
Instructional design

Makayla Murphy

Administrative Assistant II

208-429-5539

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Appointment scheduling
Customer relations
Educator Services initiatives
Support for the Chief Educator Officer

Federal and Workforce Programs

Petya Stoyanova Johnson

Director, Federal and Workforce Programs

208-605-4544

Ask me about:

Centers for New Directions
Federal program priorities and funding streams
Federal reporting
Subrecipient monitoring and risk assessment
Workforce Training Centers

Fire Service Training

Marcus Oliver

Program Director, Fire Service Training

208-605-4546

Ask me about:

Fire Service Training Advisory Council
Fire Service Training standard operating guidelines
Instructor and evaluator employment
Statewide Fire Service Training oversight

Breanna Gibson

Technical Records Specialist II

208-605-4548

Ask me about:

Fire Service Training certificates
Fire Service Training employee travel vouchers
Fire Service Training student transcripts
Fire Service Training student, instructor, course and IFSAC records
IFSAC certificates

Cindy Myers

Testing Coordinator

208-605-4547

Ask me about:

Becoming an IFSAC evaluator
IFSAC testing enrollments
IFSAC testing requests
IFSAC testing requirements

Vacant

Training Coordinator

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Book and manual access
Instructor coordination
Training prop coordination
Training requests

Information Technology

Brett Sower

IT Manager

208-429-5555

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Network administration
Wired and wireless connectivity
Microsoft 365 apps

Perkins and Methods of Administration

Jennifer Pope

Program Director, Perkins and Methods of Administration

208-605-4541

Ask me about:

Methods of Administration and coordination
Perkins V grant administration
Subrecipient monitoring and risk assessment

F. Virago

Perkins and Methods of Administration Coordinator

208-605-4551

Ask me about:

Methods of Administration coordination
Perkins reimbursement and associated processes
Perkins V grant administration

Program Quality

Chet Andes

Director of Program Quality

208-429-5523

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Collaboration with industry partners statewide
CTE-funded programs and prioritization
Program and career technical center reviews and audits
Statewide program quality oversight
Technical assistance for funding, local annual applications and program requests

Stephanie Mai

Assistant Director of Program Quality

208-429-5507

Ask me about:

Exemplary Program Awards
Program Quality annual work, including special projects
Quality program measures implementation
Secondary program planning with standards and assessments
Technical assistance and support for Individual Occupational Training programs

Kevin Brinegar

Program Quality Manager, Health Professions and Public Safety

208-429-5543

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Funding and state grant opportunities
National Consortium for Health Science representative and support
Quality program measures implementation
Secondary program planning with standards and assessments
Technical assistance and support for Health Professions and Public Safety programs

Vacant

Program Quality Manager, Trades and Industry

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Technical assistance and support of Trades and Industry programs
Secondary program planning with standards and assessments
Quality program measures
Funding and state grant opportunities

Joyce Graff

Administrative Assistant II

208-429-5517

Ask me about:

Communication and scheduling for career technical center and Technical College Leadership Council meetings
Postsecondary program approvals, modifications, inactivation and discontinuations
Support for the Assistant Administrator of Program Services, Director of Program Quality and Assistant Director of Program Quality
Technical advisory committee reporting

Nitosha Hart

Administrative Assistant I

208-429-5537

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Appointment scheduling
Customer service
Program review and visit coordination
Support for Engineering and Technology Education, Family and Consumer Sciences and Human Services and Trades and Industry programs

Janine Hodges

Program Quality Manager, Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, FFA State Advisor

208-429-5510

Ask me about:

Developing robust work-based learning programs
Funding and state grant opportunities
Quality program measures and IQPS standards implementation
Secondary program planning with standards and assessments
Technical assistance and support for Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources programs

Karen Brown

Administrative Assistant I

208-429-5534

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Appointment scheduling
Customer service
Program review and visit coordination
Support for Business and Marketing Education, Health Professions and Public Safety and Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources programs

Shanon Holt

Program Quality Manager, Family and Consumer Sciences and Human Services

208-429-5532

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Funding and state grant opportunities
Quality program measures implementation
Secondary program planning with standards and assessments
Technical assistance and support for Family and Consumer Sciences and Human Services programs

Hayley Huffstutler

Grants Oversight Coordinator

208-429-5549

Ask me about:

Allowable uses of added-cost funds
Program added-cost and career technical center funds
State grants, including the Program Quality Initiative and Workforce Readiness Incentive

Elisa Lowenstein

Program Quality Manager, Engineering and Technology Education

208-429-5540

Ask me about:

Funding and state grant opportunities
Quality program measures implementation
Secondary program planning with standards and assessments
Technical assistance and support for Engineering and Technology Education programs