Staff Directory - OCTE


Main Contact - (605) 773-3423
Mark Wilson - Director

773-4773

 
Office Staff - (605) 773-3423
Gloria Smith-Rockhold - Assistant Director

773-4747

Job Duties: Perkins Administration – including federal Consolidated Annual Report (CAR) and Perkins State Plan. Professional Development, Secondary New Program Development, Program Improvement; Local Perkins Applications; Perkins Accountability.
Steven Rounds - Education Program Assistant Manager

773-7006

Job Duties: SD Comprehensive Guidance & Counseling Program, SD Career Assessment Program, Tech Prep

Patty Beringer - Support Staff

773-3423

Job Duties: Perkins, Leadership and Reserve Applications, schedule DDN meetings, assist with conferences and workshops, open and distribute mail, mailings, order supplies.
Faith Ellis - Support Staff

773-7030

Job Duties: Review, evaluate, and purchase video resources for the statewide Video Consortium program. Responsible for all materials in lending library plus checking in and checking out materials. Work with OCTE staff on conferences and registrations.
Brenda Lemburg - Support Staff

773-4463

Job Duties: Prepare OCTE accounts payable and accounts receivable. Coordinate in-state and out-of-state travel. Prepare requests and worksheets for contracts. Responsible for office inventory.
Kari Bender - Career Cluster Specialist: Arts, A/V Technology & Communications; Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM)

773-4736

Job Duties: Provide technical assistance to technology education teachers, Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics cluster; Arts, A/V Technology & Communications Clusters, State Advisor for Technology Student Association (TSA). Initiatives: Writing to Win and Math Integration. Equity, Nontraditional, and Civil Rights Coordinator.
Brad Bies - Career Cluster Specialist: Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources

773-4726

Job Duties: Provide technical assistance to Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources Cluster; Work with FFA Association and Post-Secondary Agriculture Students Association (PAS).
Shelby Frame - Career Cluster Specialist: Health Science; Nontraditional Equity & Civil Rights

773-4527

Job Duties: Provide technical assistance to Health Sciences cluster programs for secondary and post-secondary level; HOTT Initiative; Coordinate SkillsUSA
Gerald Gramm - Career Cluster Specialist:
Business, Management & Administration; Information Technology; Marketing Sales & Service

773-4673

Job Duties: Provide assistance to all Business, Marketing and Information Technology clusters. Provide guidance to Career and Technical Student Organizations: (CTSOs)-DECA, FBLA, and PBL (post-secondary); co-chair for CTSO Legislative Shadow Day.
Becky Nelson - Career Cluster Specialist: Human Services; Education and Training; Hospitality & Tourism

773-4681

Job Duties: Provide technical assistance to Family and Consumer Sciences Programs; teacher certification; data collection; Career Cluster project leader
Brad Scott - Career Cluster Specialist Architecture & Construction; Manufacturing; Transportation, Distribution & Logistics

773-4740

Job Duties: Provide technical assistance to Architecture & Construction cluster, Manufacturing cluster, Transportation, and Distribution & Logistic cluster. Assist SkillsUSA and FordAAA Student Auto Skills competition.

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