The GACTE is governed by a 24 person board comprised of elected representatives of each program area for CTAE. The Executive Committee leads the board and is made up of the President, President-Elect, Past-President, Secretary, and Treasurer.
2026 – 2027 GACTE Board of Directors
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Jessica Bowden
President
Leigh Johnson
President Elect
Stephen Bergey
Past President
Kip Hart
Treasurer
Philip Manning
Secretary
DIVISION VICE PRESIDENTS
Jason Weiss
Administrative Leadership/ GCCTA
Luz Morales
Agricultural Education/ GVATA
Tara Whitteker
Business & Computer Science/ GBEA
Suzanne Haynes
Work-Based Learning/ Youth Apprenticeship
Chris Wyant
Engineering & Technology Education/ GAeTED
Caitlin Roberson
Family and Consumer Sciences Education/ GATFACS
Twilya Toombs
Counseling & Career Development/ CCD
Rachel Popham
Healthcare Science/ HSTEA
Philip Manning
Secretary
David London
GGPAEA
Kathryn Shirey
Special Populations/ Georgia SPCTE
Carol Parrish
Trade & Industrial Education/ TIEGA
Ryan Willoughby
College & Career Academies/ GCCAN
Loretta McQueen
College & Career Academies/ GCCAN
Patrick Mahaffey
Post Secondary/ GAPACE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Jody H. Reeves
Executive Director
EVENTS DIRECTOR
MEMBERSHIP COORDINATOR
Justin Arthur
Events Director
Lynne Wilson
Membership Coordinator
ACTE REGION II
Dr. Valery Lowe
Region II Policy Committee Member
GACTE LIAISON REPRESENTATIVES
Norman Gay
Parliamentarian
Camp John Hope
Joseph Echols
TCSG
HONORARY BOARD MEMBER
