Advisory Board 

The National Career Pathways Network receives continual input on conference and membership matters from advisory board members, each of whom are involved in local and state Career Pathways and Tech Prep initiatives.

The Board's current membership includes:

Ms. Glosser is the Director of Perkins Programs for Lake Land College in Mattoon, Illinois, including tech prep initiatives with 28 high schools in the region.  She has taught in the secondary, community college and university settings, and has work experience in health care.  In addition, Ms. Glosser has presented at a variety of professional meetings in regional, state and national venues; topics included:  brain based learning, student success strategies, nontraditional recruitment and retention, and implementation of tech prep.  She has served on advisory councils for Illinois Center for Specialized Professional Support, Illinois Community College Board, Office Community College Research and Leadership and local CTE programs.  Ms Glosser is currently is the 2008-2009 President Elect of NATPL.

Ms. Glosser has a B.S. in Home Economics Education from Eastern Illinois University and holds Master’s Degrees in both Dietetics and Educational Administration.

Sherry Key is the Director of Career and Technical Education for the state of Alabama.  She supervises all Career and Technical Education state personnel and serves as the Director for all state and Perkins funding including all Titles.  She is also responsible for facilitation of the development and implementation of CTE curricula (based on the 16 national clusters, 51 pathways, and over 300 courses within the pathways that lead to a certificate, degree or credential for students).  She ensures that all CTE programs in Alabama are business and industry certified and all technical teachers have business recognized credentials where appropriate.

Before joining the Alabama State Department of Education, Sherry worked as a Registered Nurse, Director of Nursing, Health Science Instructor, and school Principal.

Sherry received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing and her Master of
Education Science degrees from Auburn University.

Libby Livings-Eassa currently serves as the Director of Tech Prep and Career Pathways Initiatives for the Indian River College system in Florida.  Prior to coming to Florida in 2004, her previous administrative experience included the merging and restructuring of consortia for Wallace Community College in Dothan, Alabama.  

A staunch supporter of Tech Prep and Career Pathways, Ms. Livings-Eassa was past President for the Florida Tech Prep Network and now serves as President of the Florida Career Pathways Network.  She also serves on the national Advisory Boards for both the Collaborative for Gender Equity in Emerging Technologies and NCPN, as Division Vice President for the Florida Association for Career/Technical Education, Chair for the Occupational and Workforce Commission for the Florida Association of Community Colleges, and President for the National Association for Tech Prep Leadership. 

Programs under the direction of Ms. Livings-Eassa have been published as “Best Practices” by state and national organizations. She is also a 2007 recipient of the Chancellor’s Exemplary Partnership Award in Florida for her work in Tech Prep.

Libby received her Bachelors and Masters from Troy State University.    

Gary Mealer is the state Education Career Partnership Coordinator for the Georgia Department of Education.  Gary began his work for the Department of Education in August, 2007.  He supervises 37 Education Career Partnership managers who are distributed across the state.  Gary provides assistance to the managers as they coordinate a partnership with a local technical college and community council to provide postsecondary transitions for local secondary students. 

Before becoming the Education Career Partnership coordinator, Gary had retired with over 30 years experience in public education as a business teacher, vocational director, system curriculum director, and elementary and high school principal.  He worked part time last year as a tech prep coordinator before accepting his current position at the Georgia DOE. 

As the state ECP coordinator, Gary plans to help lead the state ECP managers, local school systems and technical colleges through this transition year as they implement the new ECP state structure at the local level.  This structure will help to provide the most successful seamless transition possible from the secondary to postsecondary schools for high school students as they continue their career paths.

Gary received his Bachelor of Science in business education from Berry College and his masters and specialist degrees in educational leadership from West Georgia State University. 

Megan's career with Caterpillar spans for 6+ years in various HR related positions, including a learning instructor, communications specialist in various roles, International Benefits, 6 Sigma Black Belt and a Compensation Consultant for the Asia Pacific Region. Megan recently lived in Beijing, China for 14 months and recently relocated back to Peoria, Illinois.

Megan completed her Bachelor’s Degree with a double major in Communications and Public Relations in 2001. She then continued her education at the University of St. Francis, earning her MBA in 2005.

Arturo Sanchez is the Manager for Workforce Development at Texas Instruments (TI) Incorporated, in Dallas, Texas.  Arturo joined TI in 2006, and his role is to develop and execute strategies to build a diverse pool of skilled engineering and technology workers for the semiconductor industry. He works closely with educators, industry, and government to ensure students are aware of the opportunities available to them in STEM.  He serves on a number of boards and taskforces, including the Maricopa Advanced Technology Education Center (MATEC), part of the Advanced Technological Education program of the National Science Foundation, as well as the Semiconductor Industry Association’s Workforce Strategy Committee.

Prior to joining TI in 2006, Arturo worked at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Johnson Space Center, in Houston, Texas.  His experience at NASA included program management targeting science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) career exploration for students and educators.  Arturo held responsibilities in various offices including Education, Equal Opportunity and Diversity Management, Community and Government Relations, and Communications and Outreach.

Arturo received his Bachelor of Business Administration from Texas A&M International University in Laredo, Texas and his Master of Public Service and Administration from the George Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas.   

Mark is a product of Tech Prep initiatives. In the mid 1970's Mark was selected to participate in a new program in which high school students constructed a residential home. Since that experience Mark's career has been focused on employee training, education and development. Since 1998, Mark has been a program and project manager for the Boeing Company Educator Internship and Tech Prep student programs. Mark also serves on the Washington State Tech Prep Advisory Council in addition to various other boards and committees supporting education and training activities.