2019 Award Winners
CTE Teacher
of the Year
Mal Cooper
Sedona Oak Creek USD
New CTE Teacher
of the Year
Lori Merrill
Cochise Technology District
CTE Post-Secondary
Administrator of the Year
Nicole Hampton
Northern Arizona University
CTE Administrator
of the Year
Aron Schmidt
Vail School District
CTE Administrative
Asst. of the Year
Christina Suarez
Pima JTED
Career Guidance
Award
Denise Darre
Deer Valley USD
Outstanding CTE Program
Steve Darby
VACTE
Outstanding Jr. High Teacher of the Year
Roxanne Karges
Mesa Public Schools
Bernard Stewart Distinguished Service
Cathie Raymond
Arizona Dept. of Education
Policy Maker
of the Year
Senator Heather Carter
15th District
Business Person
of the Year
Mark Dannels
Cochise County Sheriff’s Office
Carl Perkins Community Service Award
Michael Keck
Vail School District
Ray Polesky Visible Difference Award
Lora Zimmer
Glendale UHSD
Outstanding ACTEAZ
Affiliate of the Year
AATA
AATA Board
ACTEAZ
Executive Citation
Julie Stockwell
West-MEC
Lifetime Achievement Award
Lisa Doll
AZ CTE Curriculum Consortium