The K-ACTE is the voice for career and technical education in the state of Kansas.  Through a wide range of programs and events, K-ACTE acts as a resource to vocational-technical teachers, counselors, administrators, and teacher educators.  Based in Topeka, Kansas, the K-ACTE is made up of seven affiliate groups, each with a specific focus:

KAAE - Kansas Association of Agricultural Educators
KATFACS - Kansas Association of Teachers of Family & Consumer Sciences
KBOA - Kansas Business Occupations Association
KCCTEA - Kansas Council of Career & Technical Education Administrators (formerly KCVA)
KHSEA - Kansas Health Science Education Association
KIEA - Kansas Industrial Educators Association
KNRS - Kansas New & Related Services

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The K-ACTE Board of Directors is made up of a Executive Committee (President, First President-Elect, 2nd President-Elect, and Immediate Past-President), each from a different affiliate group.  The Board of Directors also consists of the President and President-Elect from each affiliate, as well as a representative from the Kansas State Department of Education and the Kansas Board of Regents. 

The members of the 2007-2008 Board of Directors are:

President Doug Zillinger Northern Valley High School Affiliate: KAAE	First President-Elect Timothy Lednicky Johnson County Community College Affiliate: KIEA
Second President-Elect Ralph Beacham Education Service Center Affiliate: KCCTEA	Past President Kent Blessing Hutchinson High School Affiliate: KBOA
KAAE President Kevin Gleason Uniontown High School	KAAE President-Elect Larry Lyder Hill City High School
KATFACS President Pamela Babb Garden City High School	KATFACS President-Elect Verner Cartledge Wichita USD 259
KBOA President Scott Jones Fort Hays State University	KBOA President-Elect Gary Hobson Colony USD 479
KCCTEA President Mike Gross Junction City High School	KCCTEA President-Elect Angela Harding Ark City USD 470
KHSEA President Toni Gould Pittsburg High School	KHSEA Vice President Jan Evans Shawnee Mission West
KIEA President Justin Hogan Winfield High School	KIEA President-Elect Mike Elder Pittsburg USD 250
KNRS President Boyd Koehn West Elk High School	KSDE Liaison Robin Harris Kansas Dept. of Education
KBOR Liaison Blake Flanders Kansas Board of Regents	K-ACTE Executive Director Steve Kearney

The K-ACTE has a list of standing committees, as provided for in the K-ACTE bylaws. The committees and members of each committee for 2007-08 are: