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Janet Bray serves as the Executive Director of the Association for
Career and Technical Education,
a not-for-profit association representing over 30,000 professionals
across the United States. As
Executive Director, Janet manages the staff and oversees the development
of program services
for the members of the association and the CTE profession. She provides
leadership on a broad
spectrum of education and workforce issues and directs the strategic
public policy and public
awareness efforts of the association. She also provides leadership and
guidance to the ACTE Board
of Directors, committees and related associations.
Janet represents the career and technical education profession and ACTE
on a number of boards
and advisory groups including the Home Builders Institute, Friends of
the National High School
Center, America's Promise Alliance Board of Trustees and the National
Career Academy Coalition.
Prior to joining ACTE, Janet was Executive Vice President of the
National Association of Enrolled
Agents, where she oversaw a comprehensive strategic planning process,
governance restructure
and leadership development program. During her 36-year tenure in the
association management
profession, she has provided leadership to a variety of associations in
strategic planning, education
program development, outreach to related professions and publics and
creation of innovative
programs and services. She was instrumental in the development of a
Youth Apprenticeship
Program for the graphic arts industry in the state of Wisconsin and
initiated the industry's effort to
develop national skill standards.
Janet has been an active participant in the association community,
serving on the American Society
of Association Executives Education Foundation Board of Directors,
Greater Washington Society
of Association Executives Board of Directors, and numerous
association-related committees and
councils. She has served as a speaker at numerous association
conferences and seminars and has
authored articles related to the association field. Janet holds a
Bachelor's Degree in History and
Government from the University of Maryland and a Master's Degree in
Adult Education from the
George Washington University. Janet earned her Certified Association
Executive (CAE) credential in
1991 and is a member of the distinguished ASAE Fellows Group. |