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Michigan Department of Education
Office of Career and Technical Education
Post Office Box 30712
Lansing, Michigan 48909
MAIN: 517-241-5342 FAX: 517-241-5347
| Subject | Contact | Phone Number |
| 4483 Enrollment and Completion Report | Joan Church | 517-256-0448 |
| 504-Office of Civil Rights | 216-522-4920 | |
| Administrator Certifications | Rajah Smart | 517-335-6615 |
| Advisory Committee Toolkit | Mark Forbush | 989-277-9249 |
| Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Cluster | Mark Forbush | 989-277-9249 |
| Ancillary Data Reports | Valerie Milton | 517-281-2878 |
| Apprenticeship Programs | USDOL | 517-377-1746 |
| Architecture and Construction Cluster | Lee Greenacre | 517-241-5346 |
| Arts, A/V, Technology, and Communications Cluster | Dorthy Switalski | 517-241-4881 |
| Breaking Traditions | Jim Whittaker | 517-241-2091 |
| Business, Management and Administration Cluster | Tom Knight | 517-241-5345 |
| Business Professionals of America (BPA) (CTSO) | Maurice Henderson | 734-487-1700 |
| Career Education Conference | Candace Vinson | 517-241-4355 |
| CEPD Options Form | Joan Church | 517-256-0448 |
| Civil Rights Compliance Review (CRCR) | Jim Whittaker | 517-241-2091 |
| Core Performance Indicators (Perkins CTE) | Yincheng Ye | 517-241-7652 |
| Counseling/Counselor Education | ||
| Criminal Offender Grants (DOC & DHHS) | Christine Black | 517-241-0260 |
| CTE/CEPD Administrator Approvals | Deb Miller | 517-281-5539 |
| CTE Program Articulation and Alignment Issues | Career Cluster Consultants | |
| CTE Teacher Certification/Annual Authorization | Tom Knight | 517-241-5345 |
| CTE Teacher Preparation Issues/Supply & Demand | Tom Knight | 517-241-5345 |
| CTEIS Data System | Valerie Milton | 517-281-2878 |
| CTEIS Security Levels | Joan Church | 517-256-0448 |
| CTSOs | Lee Greenacre | 517-241-5346 |
| CTSO Grants | Muhammed Sadek | 517-241-5343 |
| Data Coordination | Valerie Milton | 517-281-2878 |
| Data Dashboards | Yincheng Ye | 517-241-7652 |
| Early Middle College Data/Reports | Stacey Stover | 517-281-4287 |
| Education and Training Cluster | Candace Vinson | 517-241-4355 |
| Employability Skills | Vacant | |
| Employers as Partners | Vacant | |
| End-of-Year Reports (Perkins) | Christine Black | 517-241-0260 |
| Energy Cluster | Lee Greenacre | 517-241-5346 |
| Excellence in Practice Awards | Muhammed Sadek | 517-241-5343 |
| Facts Brochure | Yincheng Ye | 517-241-7652 |
| Family, Career and Community Leaders of Michigan, | Dave Wait | 734-487-3322 |
| Family and Consumer Science (FCS) | Candace Vinson | 517-241-4355 |
| Finance Cluster | Tom Knight | 517-241-5345 |
| Fiscal Specialist OCTE | Christine Black | 517-241-0260 |
| Fiscal Cooperative Agreements (Perkins) | Muhammed Sadek | 517-241-5343 |
| Follow-Up Survey of Program Completers | Yincheng Ye | 517-241-7652 |
| Gender Equity | Jim Whittaker | 517-241-2091 |
| GEDs | LARA | 517-335-5858 |
| Government and Public Administration Cluster | Candace Vinson | 517-241-4355 |
| Grant Electronic Monitoring System Liaison (GEMS) | Jim Whittaker | 517-241-2091 |
| Green Partnerships in CTE | Mark Forbush | 989-277-9249 |
| Health Occupations of America (HOSA) (CTSO) | Mark Burley | 517-347-8088 |
| Health Science Cluster | Celena Mills | 517-335-0381 |
| Hospitality and Tourism Cluster | Candace Vinson | 517-241-4355 |
| Human Services Cluster | Celena Mills | 517-335-0381 |
| Information Technology Cluster | Tom Knight | 517-241-5345 |
| Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security Cluster | Candace Vinson | 517-241-4355 |
| Less-Than-Class-Size Contracted Instruction Programs | Lee Greenacre | 517-241-5346 |
| Manufacturing Cluster | Lee Greenacre | 517-241-5346 |
| Marketing Cluster | Celena Mills | 517-335-0381 |
| Marketing and Promoting CTE | Vacant | |
| Mechatronics | Lee Greenacre | 517-241-5346 |
| Michigan DECA (CTSO) | David Wait | 734-487-3322 |
| Michigan FFA Association (CTSO) | Dave Wyrick | 517-353-9221 x225 |
| MI Merit Curriculum | Celena Mills | 517-335-0381 |
| Michigan Rehabilitation Partnership | Valerie Milton | 517-281-2878 |
| New CTE Administrator Information | Candace Vinson | 517-241-5355 |
| New CTE Program Planning Process | Tom Knight | 517-241-5345 |
| NexSys | Christine Black | 517-241-0260 |
| Perkins Consolidated Annual Report (CAR) | Jill Kroll | 517-599-1403 |
| Perkins Regional Allocation Formula | Muhammed Sadek | 517-241-5343 |
| Perkins V State Plan | Jill Kroll | 517-599-1403 |
| Professional Development | Candace Vinson | 517-281-7009 |
| Programs of Study | Tom Knight | 517-241-5345 |
| Proprietary Schools (LEO) | LEO | 517-241-9221 |
| Requests for Applications (RFA) | Muhammed Sadek | 517-241-5343 |
| Research (CTE) | Valerie Milton | 517-281-2878 |
| Risk Management/Interagency Labor Law Compliance | Career Cluster Consultants | |
| Section 61a(1) (Added Cost): | ||
| Allocations & Expenditure Policy | Joan Church | 517-256-0448 |
| Expenditure Report (4033) | Joan Church | 517-256-0448 |
| Funds X0107 Secondary Funding Report | Joan Church | 517-256-0448 |
| Section 61b | Lisa Seigel | 517-285-8057 |
| Section 61a(2) Administrator Reimbursement | Deb Miller | 517-281-5539 |
| Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Cluster | Lee Greenacre | 517-241-5346 |
| SkillsUSA-Michigan (CTSO) | Carrie Warning | 734-487-3888 |
| Special Populations, Programs, and Services | Valerie Milton | 517-281-2878 |
| Statewide Longitudinal Data System (SLDS) Liaison | Jill Kroll | 517-599-1403 |
| Teacher (CTE) Certification Questions | Linda Campbell | 517-335-0585 |
| Teacher - Student - Data link (TSDL) Liaison | Valerie Milton | 517-281-2878 |
| Technical Review, Assistance & Compliance (TRAC) | Jim Whittaker | 517-241-2091 |
| Implementation | Valerie Milton | 517-335-1066 |
| Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics Cluster | Dorthy Switalski | 517-281-4881 |
| USDOL/Bureau of Apprenticeship & Training | Russ Davis David Jackson |
517-337-1747 517-377-1746 |
| Work-Based Learning | Celena Mills | 517-335-0381 |
| EARLY MIDDLE COLLEGE | ||
| Early Middle Colleges | Lisa Seigel | 517-241-2072 |
| Early Middle College Coding Appeals | Stacey Stover | 517-281-4287 |
| Early Middle College Data/Reports | Stacey Stover | 517-281-4287 |
| Section 61b CTEIS Reporting | Joan Church | 517-256-0448 |
| Section 61b Expenditures | Joan Church | 517-256-0448 |
| Section 61b Funding Formula | Joan Church | 517-256-0448 |
| Yincheng Ye | 517-241-7652 | |
| Section 61b Planning Grants | Stacey Stover | 517-281-4287 |
| Section 61b Strategic Plans | Lisa Seigel | 517-241-2072 |
