The Connecticut Technical Education and Career System has an advisory board consisting of eleven members as follows: two members with experience in manufacturing or a trade offered CTECS, or who are alumni of the system; two members who are executives of Connecticut-based employers and who shall be nominated by the Connecticut Employment and Training Commission; the Commissioners of Education, Economic and Community Development, and Labor, or their respective designees, shall serve as ex-officio members of the board. Members of the board shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the General Assembly. The Governor appoints the Chairperson.
The Board’s two subcommittees support student success and workforce readiness by strengthening industry partnerships and expanding career pathways. The Business & Industry Committee focuses on building collaborative relationships with Connecticut’s business community, while the Career Pathways Committee advances career exploration, postsecondary connections, and work-based learning opportunities for students.
Meeting Schedules, Agendas, Minutes
CTECS Board Membership
Dr. Jeff Auker, Interim Board Chair
Head Associate Vice President – Head of Innovation and Delivery at Infosys. Hartford, CT.
Dr. Karen Wosczyna Birch, Vice Chairperson
Executive Director – Regional Center for Next Generation Manufacturing
State Director, Connecticut College of Technology
Commissioner Danté Bartolomeo
Department of Labor
Designee: Mr. Todd Berch
State Apprenticeship Director, OAT/CTDOL
Commissioner Charlene M. Russell-Tucker
Department of Education
Designee: Keith Norton
Chief Strategic Planning Officer, Department of Education
Jim Gildea
Director of Manufacturing, Bigelow; Board of Education Chair, Derby, CT; CTECS Alumnus
Lance Hall
Loomis Chaffee School Director of Physical Plant, CTECS Alumnus
Dr. Kelli-Marie Vallieres
Executive Director, Workforce Development Unit
Vice Chair, Governor’s Workforce Council
Shawn Coyne
Vice President, Human Resources and Administration
Electric Boat Corporation
Patricia Feeney
Retired CTECS Administrator
Kirti Patel
Connecticut Chief Manufacturing Officer