Career & Technical Education (CTE) Committee - Governor's Workforce Development Board (GWDB)
About:
The CTE Committee was established under the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, Md. Code, Educ. § 21-209, as a unit within the Governor’s Workforce Development Board. The Blueprint is a landmark education law that passed in 2021 to transform Maryland’s education and ensure students graduate with the skills to be successful in postsecondary education, work, and life. The GWDB CTE Committee was established in 2022 and is composed of 11 members of the GWDB, as required in statute. The GWDB CTE Committee is committed to fundamentally reimagining and redesigning career-connected learning and career pathways to ensure all of Maryland’s students have real access to fulfilling and family-sustaining careers.
The committee is aligned with Pillar III of Maryland’s 2024-2028 State Workforce Development Plan: Prepare the Future Workforce - Transform and expand career-connected learning opportunities to ensure every young person has access to a family-sustaining career pathway, regardless of their plans to obtain a college degree.
Mission:
Build an integrated, globally leading framework for providing CTE to Maryland students in public schools, institutions of postsecondary education, and the workforce.
CTE Committee Members
Myra Norton, Chair
Senior Director
Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures
Kevin Anderson
Secretary
Maryland Department of Commerce
Donald Boyd
Director of Teaching and Learning
Dorchester County Public Schools
Brian S. Cavey
International Vice President
International Association of Heat and
Frost Insulators & Allied Workers
Matthew Holloway
Owner & Operator
Quantico Creek Sod Farms, Inc.
Robert Limpert
Director of Workforce Development
Harford Community College
Dr. Sanjay Rai
Secretary
Maryland Higher Education Commission
Michael Thomas
Vice President, Workforce Development &
Continuing Education
Baltimore City Community College
Carey Wright
State Superintendent of Schools
Maryland State Department of Education
Portia Wu
Secretary
Maryland Department of Labor
Charnetia V. Young
Director, Diversity Workforce Initiatives
CVS Health
Past Meetings
CTE Committee Documents
- Initial Phase One Implementation Plan (March 2023)
- CTE Committee Frequently Asked Questions (June 2023)
- Perkins MOU between CTE Committee & MSDE (2023)
- CTE Expert Review Team Deployment Plan 24-25SY (Submitted July 2024)
Connect With the Committee
E-mail: dlcte-labor@maryland.gov
YouTube page for livestreams and recordings
Written Public Comment Submission: https://bit.ly/ctepubliccomment