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CTE Contact Information

State Staff

Division Office
(Organizational Chart)

Name & Email Link

 Contact for Questions Concerning

Assistant Commissioner

Dr. Danielle Mezera
615-253-2114

 

Administrative Assistant to Assistant Commissioner

Martha Hicks
615-532-2807

 

Chief of Staff
Divisional Operations

Melissa Canney
615-532-2828

 

Program Manager: Pathways Tennessee & Industry Partnerships

Nicholas Hansen
615-532-2813

  • Pathways Tennessee
  • District engagement with industry
     

Executive Director of Postsecondary Coordination & Alignment

Program Manager: Postsecondary Coordination & Alignment

Dr. Cathy Day
615-523-2841

Vacant


  • Dual credit, dual enrollment, articulation agreements

 

Student Success

Executive Director

Casey Haugner Wrenn
615-532-4879

  • Curriculum
  • Programs of Study
  • Supplemental CTE programs
  • CTE Specialists
  • Special Programs of Study

Deputy Director

Vacant

  

Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources

Steven Gass
615-532-2847

  • Courses in this cluster

Business Management & Administration;
Finance;
Marketing

Joy Smith
615-532-6248

  • Courses in these clusters

Architecture & Construction; Transportation, Distribution & Logistics;
Arts, A/V Technology & Communications


Automotive AYES Consultant


Construction Consultant


Sue Tucker
615-532-2835


Joe Cruz
615-741-5119

Terry Ruppel
615-532-2835

 

Courses in these clusters



  • Industry certification for teachers in automotive programs of study

  • Industry certification for teachers in construction programs of study

Education & Training;
Hospitality & Tourism;
Human Services

Deborah Thompson
615-532-2840
  • Courses in these clusters

STEM Across Career Clusters; Information Technology; Manufacturing

Bethany Wilkes
615-532-2844
  • Courses in these clusters

Health Science
Law, Public Safety & Security; Government & Public Administration

Sheila Carlton
615-532-2839

  • Courses in these clusters

Contextual Academics;
Governor's Schools

Lynne Cohen
615-532-2837

 

CTE Programs:

Jobs for TN Graduates
High Schools That Work

Vacant

  

CTE Specialists (CTES):

FFA

Allie Ellis
615-253-5207
  • FFA events
  • How to start and integrate a program

DECA/FBLA

Sarah G. Williams
615-532-2829

  • DECA events
  • FBLA events
  • How to start and integrate a program

SkillsUSA/FCCLA

Brandon Hudson
615-532-2804

  • Skills USA events
  • FCCLA events
  • How to start and integrate a program

TSA/HOSA

Amanda Hodges
615-532-6270

  • TSA events
  • HOSA events
  • How to start and integrate a program

 

Accountability, Budget & Grants Management, Industry Partnership

Director

Susan Cowden
615-532-2846

  • Perkins
  • Compliance and state policies
  • Data reporting deadlines
  • Industry Engagement
  • eTIGER
  • Grants management

Grants & Contracts Manager

Michelene McKinney
615-532-1618

 

Budget, Invoices

Sandra Brown
615-532-2825

  • CTE Training table

Student Organization Budget & Accounting

Mechelle Webster
615-532-2832

 

Data Assessment

Dr. Li-Zung Lin
615-532-1256

  • eTIGER

Data Programmer

Vacant

  

 

Talent Improvement

Director

Heather Justice
615-532-2830

  • Communications
  • Licensure
  • Professional Development
  • New Teacher Training
  • CTE Director Meetings
  • TEAM

CTE Licensure Consultant & Talent Improvement Generalist

Penney Ashe
615-532-2834

  • All CTE licensure
  • Required industry certification for teacher licensure

 

Centers of Regional Excellence (CORE) CTE Consultants

Directors

Susan Cowden
615-532-2846
  • Compliance

Heather Justice
615-532-2830
  • Technical assistance

Northwest CORE

Keith Darnell
731-881-7570

  • CTE Director responsibilities
  • Risk Based Monitoring
  • Technical assistance

Southwest CORE

Pat Todd
731-968-0746

  • CTE Director responsibilities
  • Risk Based Monitoring
  • Technical assistance

Mid Cumberland CORE

Kathy Leeman
615-532-3263

  • CTE Director responsibilities
  • Risk Based Monitoring
  • Technical assistance

Upper Cumberland CORE

Carol Pardue
931-526-1870

  • CTE Director responsibilities
  • Risk Based Monitoring
  • Technical assistance

East CORE

Karen Lane
865-594-6044

 

First Tennessee CORE

Vacant
423-434-6490

  • CTE Director responsibilities
  • Risk Based Monitoring
  • Technical assistance

Southeast CORE

Ryan Goodman
615-532-2830

  • CTE Director responsibilities
  • Risk Based Monitoring
  • Technical assistance

South Central CORE

Vacant
615-532-2830

 

 

Administrative Support

Executive Support

Martha Hicks
615-532-2807

 

Administrative Support

Joyce Dykes
615-253-5034

  • New CTE director information
  • Senior staff scheduling

Administrative Support

Grace Palmer
615- 532-3808
  • FFA
  • DECA
  • FBLA
  • TSA

Administrative Support

Tina McNeal
615-532-6219

  • eTIGER user name and password
  • Special course request process
  • HOSA
  • SkillsUSA
  • FCCLA

Printing, Mail

Jamie Gross
615-532-2848

 

Warehouse & Special Events

Don Moore
615-741-3392

 

Tennessee Department of Education
Division of Career and Technical Education
710 James Robertson Parkway, 4th Floor
Nashville, Tennessee 37243-0383
(615)-532-2800 fax: 615-532-8226

For CORE consultant Mailing Addresses, select the appropriate CORE office www.tn.gov/education/CORE.shtml