MISSION
"BE ADVOCATES FOR CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONALS, SERVING BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY."
PURPOSE
- Foster and promote professional linkages among and between members of the Oklahoma Association of Career and Technology Education who are providing, or are interested in providing training and services to adults, business and industry.
- Serve as a forum for sharing information and problems or solutions associated with the delivery of training and services to adults, business and industry.
- Serve to promote the importance of partnerships between career and technology education and adults, business and industry.
- Serve to promote the value of career and technology education in national, state and local economic development efforts.
- Facilitate the dissemination of model and innovative adult, business and industry training and services programs.
- Promote the development of legislative initiatives which foster adult, business and industry training and services.
Conference
PACE 2021 Spring Conference
Registrations Closed!
Friday April 30, 2021 9am - 4:30pm
Pre-Conference Thursday, April 29, 2021, 6-9pm
at the beautiful and historic Skirvin Hotel
in downtown Oklahoma City
Book your room here PACE Spring Conference Block
reservations close 4/20/21 by 7pm
Contacts
Please go to the What's New page to review the proposed changes to the Policies and Guidelines and to review the nominees for the 2021-2022 open positions on the PACE Executive Committee (all positions were unopposed)
IF YOU WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT PACE MEMBERSHIP PLEASE CONTACT WWW.OKACTE.ORG
We are a division of the Oklahoma Association of Career and Technology Education Organization (OKACTE)
You can download a list of the 2019 PACE Ambassadors by clicking here.
PACE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 2020-2021:
Career Tech Advisor: Max McKnight, ODCTE, max.mcknight@careertech.ok.gov
Past President: Jason Phipps, Southern Tech, jphipps@sotech.edu
President: Mark Wilson, mark@linkstoleadership.net
President-Elect: Russell Parker, Tulsa Tech, russell.parker@tulsatech.edu
Secretary: Derek Black, Canadian Valley Technology Center, dblack@cvtech.edu
Treasurer: Ben Evans, Pioneer Technology Center, bene@pioneertech.edu
Reporter: Susan Nightingale, Tulsa Tech, susan.nightingale@tulsatech.edu
CTAC Representative: John Noel, Caddo Kiowa Technology Center, jnoel@mycktc.com
COMMITTEE CHAIRS FOR 2020-2021:
Audit: Krista Scammahorn, Francis Tuttle Technology Center krista.scammahorn@francistuttle.edu
Awards & Recognition: Shawn Freie, Caddo Kiowa Technology Center, sfreie@mycktc.com
Conference Planning: Russell Parker, Tulsa Tech, russell.parker@tulsatech.edu and Stephanie Jouett, Tulsa Tech stephanie.jouett@tulsatech.edu
Diversity Action: Laci McCool, Caddo Kiowa Technology Center, lmccool@mcktc.com
Membership: Andrea Pogue, andrea-pogue@ouhsc.edu
Mutual Benevolence: Kathy Adair, kathy.adair@ictech.edu
Bylaws & Guidelines: Ryan King, ryan.king@francistuttle.edu
Nominating: Jason Phipps, Southern Tech, jphipps@sotech.edu
PAC/Legislative: Mike Lindley, Wes Watkins, mlindley@wwtech.edu and Tara Gotwalt, Tri County Tech, tara.gotwalt.tricountytech.edu
Professional Development: Kirsten Lindsay, Francis Tuttle Technolgy Center, kirsten.lindsay@francistuttle.edu
Social & Networking: Lisa Benjamin, Tulsa Tech, lisa.benjamin@tulsatech.edu
Sponsor Acquisition: Ernie Gomez, Moore Norman Technology Center, ernie.gomez@mntc.edu
Technology: (unofficial interim) Susan Nightingale, Tulsa Technology Center, susan.nightingale@tulsatech.edu
Awards
2021 PACE Awards Presentation
AWARDS NOMINATIONS CLOSED!!!
PACE AWARDS CRITERIA 2021
SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED: DEC 1, 2020
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: MARCH 1, 2021
Below, you will find links to the criteria and the nomination form for each of the PACE ONLY awards. If you have an individual(s) or a company that meets or exceeds these criteria, click on the nomination form link and complete the form. These award winners will receive recognition at the PACE Spring Conference and a PSA will be sent to local news offices and legislators. Winners of PACE Division awards do not advance to the Oklahoma ACTE competition.
PACE members can also compete for OkACTE awards. Winners may advance to compete at the OkACTE, Region IV, and ACTE levels. Descriptions and award criteria may be found at www.okacte.org/awards.
What's New
PACE Policies and Guidelines Proposed Revisions. Please review in preparation for a vote to accept at OK Summit.
Proposed Policies and Guidelines
President-Elect: Krista Scammahorn
Krista Scammahorn is an author, trainer, speaker, & consultant of business training. She has over 20 years in Corporate Sales, Marketing, and development of cross-functional teams. She and her husband, Skip, parent five boys and have four adorable grandchildren. They work hard to put family first in the long list of priorities. Krista is always enthusiastic to improve herself and others.
Krista is certified to train “5 Voices”, "Crucial Conversations" and "Getting Things Done". She has a passion for developing relevant training. Two of her own topics are Email Communication and Mindful Leadership. Her full-time gig is bringing joy through her position of Workforce Development Consultant with Francis Tuttle Technology Center.
Secretary: Derek Black (2nd term)
Derek Black is the Adult Career & Community Development Coordinator for CVTech, Chickasha campus. He has been in this role for approximately three years. Prior to his current position, he was hired as a Safety Trainer with CVTech in 2015. He is a Certified Safety Professional and holds an M.E. in Educational Leadership, as well as a B.S. & M.S. in Occupational Safety & Health. He also holds the Oklahoma Secondary School Principal Certification. Having held the Secretary position over the last two years, he has really enjoyed learning more about PACE, as well as being a part of such a great organization, and is excited about the opportunity to continue to serve.
Reporter: Laci McCool
Mrs. McCool has built her career in education. Prior to moving to career and technical development, she spent the last 14 years in higher education working in university development, alumni affairs, health education, and student affairs. Now she services the career and training needs of her local district with customized training and adult education. Through creative and collaborative efforts, McCool brings training programs designed specifically for students and industry partners. From recruitment to graduation, idea development to curriculum design, employment, and employer satisfaction, she has walked hundreds through the entire training journey. Where there is a will, there is a way, and it is her personal will to serve and assist people in their educational journey – from the simplest of learning a new skill to engaging in a whole new career. She truly believes that education gained is the one thing no one can ever take away. Laci McCool is the Adult and Career Development Coordinator at Caddo Kiowa Technology Center in Fort Cobb, Oklahoma.
In 2019 she was awarded the OkPACE and ACTE PACE Diversity and Inclusion Award for her work with Native Americans in vocational rehabilitation programs. She currently serves as the OkACTE Diversity Action Committee chair for PACE, and is a mentor in the inaugural ACTE Inclusion, Equity, Access, and Diversity (IEAD) program. She has been an OkPACE member for four years.
McCool grew up in rural southwest Oklahoma on a third-generation family farm. She holds a Bachelor’s of Arts and a Master’s in Education. She continues her life’s work in providing opportunities, elevating her fellow Oklahoman’s changing lives one person at a time, one lesson at a time.