MACTA - Key Persons


Amy Lord

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors

Brad Vieths


Brian Cashman

Job Titles:
  • Vice - President of the Board of Directors

Carl Perkins V

Job Titles:
  • Every Student Succeeds
Perkins Career and Technical Education (CTE): CTE received a 5.9 percent increase of $70 million to the state grant portion of the program.

Carrie Hanson

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Communications Committee
  • Communications Chair
  • Chairman of Communications Committee

Cheryl Youakim

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Conference Committee
  • Representative

Cindy Walters

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Licensure Committee

Dan Smith


Debbie Belfry - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman

Eric Van Brocklin


Godfrey Edaferarhi

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Licensure Committee

Jason Lewis

Jason Lewis has joined the House Committee on Education and the Workforce

Jean Rakun

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Communications Committee
  • Awards Co - Chair
  • Chairman of Communications Committee

Jessica Lipa - President

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • President

Jill Murray

Job Titles:
  • Secretary of the Board of Directors

Jill Stewart-Kellar

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Licensure Committee

Josiah Hill

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Conference Committee
  • Representative

Julie Ketterling

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Professional Development Committee
  • Committee Co - Chai R

Kara Mueller


Kari Dziedzic

Job Titles:
  • Senate Majority Leader

Kathy Kittel

Job Titles:
  • Committee Co - Chair of the Professional Development Committee

Kim Mueller

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Communications Committee
  • Awards Co - Chair
  • Chairman of Communications Committee

Leah Sams

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Licensure Committee

Lori Jensen

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Professional Development Committee

Mary Frances Clardy

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Conference Committee
  • Representative

Maxine Peterson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Communications Committee
  • Member of Communications Committee

Michael Lindstrom

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Professional Development Committee

Mike Mahaffey


Nandi Rieck

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Communications Committee
  • Member of Communications Committee

Rep. Laurie Pryor

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Conference Committee
  • Representative
  • House Education Policy Chair
  • Member of Committee

Rob Lowe

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Finance Committee
  • Finance Chair Description

Robb Lowe

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Treasurer ( Description )

Ron Kresha

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Conference Committee
  • Representative

Sarah Shanley

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors

Senator Erin Maye Quade

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Conference Committee

Senator Heather Gustafson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Conference Committee

Senator Mary Kunesh

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Conference Committee
  • Member of Committee
  • Senate Education Finance Chair

Senator Steve Cwodzinski

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Conference Committee

Senator Zach Duckworth

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Conference Committee

Tim Walz

Job Titles:
  • Governor
Governor Tim Walz presented his annual State of the State address on Wednesday evening, the first of his second term. The 30-minute speech reflected on bills that had already made their way to his desk, including federal tax conformity, universal school meals, unemployment benefits for the iron ore industry, establishing Juneteenth as a state holiday, and the commitment to carbon-free energy by 2040. Walz also touched on priorities he hopes will be included in the next two-year budget, including paid family and medical leave, "Walz Checks," gun safety measures, a child tax credit, tying education funding to inflation, and establishing a department of children and families.

Troy Haugen - President

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Finance Committee
  • President
  • President of the Board of Directors
MACTA president Troy Haugen provided a good overview of CTE programs in Minnesota. Testimony was also provided by Mike Harvey, Superintendent at Zumbrota-Mazeppa Public Schools, Joshua Munoz an agriculture teacher at Como High School, and Tom Appel, Executive Director at MN Association of Agriculture Educators. It was a great hearing and there was a good article in Session Daily about the bill hearing.