2023 Award Winners


CTE Teacher of the Year
Melissa Veo
Buckeye Union High School

CTE Post-Secondary Educator of the Year
Jennifer Kline
Gateway Community College

CTE Administrator of the Year
Aaron Parsons
West-MEC


New CTE Teacher of the Year
Joseph Troxel
Paradise Valley Unified School District

Teacher Community Service Award – Carl Perkins
Jeff Samaniego
Mountain Ridge High School

Lifetime Achievement Award
Cathie Raymond


Career Guidance Award
Jennifer Grumbling
Millennium High School

Outstanding Affiliate Award
Arizona Marketing Educators (AZME)
Ginger Liddell, President

Outstanding Business Professional of the Year
Steven Meckler
Steven Meckler Photography


Outstanding CTE Program Award
West-MEC Welding Technology
Delphina Yazzie and Eric Phye

Outstanding CTE Administrative Assistant of the Year
Maya Comaduran
Cochise Technology District

Outstanding CTE Junior High Teacher of the Year
Kirsten Coury
Peoria Unified School District


ACTEAZ Policymaker of the Year
City of Surprise Economic Development
Jeanine Jerkovic and Mike Hoover

Executive Citation
Regan Mendina-Pellow
U.S. Army