CareerTech Women in Leadership
Applications for CareerTech Women in Leadership IX are closed.
Applications for Cohort X will open in Summer 2027.
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PURPOSE
The purpose of the CareerTech Women in Leadership program is to create a professional learning community that will maximize leadership opportunities for women in CareerTech education.
BELIEFS
The founding women of this program believe that women in leadership roles have a desire and obligation to demonstrate leadership behaviors to their peers. In addition, we believe women leaders have a responsibility to assist in the development of leadership behaviors in their colleagues. Finally, we believe in creating a culture of courageous leaders; these leaders are the backbone of sustainable organizations.
OBJECTIVES
- Empower women in CTE to develop the strategies and skills to be more effective leaders.
- Provide opportunities to share leadership insights and compare experiences with women in CTE and their champions.
- Address organizational and personal challenges by women leaders.
COMMITTEE
Committee members: Kerry Sitton, Millisa Ellefson, Wendi Williams, Sara Collins
Committee Facilitator: Misty Toms
Committee advisor: Jeanette Capshaw
Session Dates & Locations for 2025-26
SESSION DATES AND LOCATIONS FOR 2025-26
SESSION 1 - Building & Sustaining Relationships and Influencing Others
October 2-3, 2025
Great Plains Technology Center
SESSION 2 - Thinking Strategically and Demonstrating Business Sense
November 6-7, 2025
Eastern Oklahoma County Technology Center
SESSION 3 - Communicating Information, Exhibiting Intellectual Curiosity, and Possessing an Attitude of Servant Leadership
December 4-5, 2025
Moore Norman Technology Center
SESSION 4 - Leading Courageously and Establishing & Executing Plans
January 15-16, 2026
ODCTE and Meridian Technology Center
MAKE-UP SESSION
February 12-13, 2026
Location: TBA
Registration Cost: $750
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