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 six 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
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 2010-2011 Board of Directors are:

President  Deborah Noakes  Chanute High School  Affiliate: KATFACS	First President-Elect  Sue Lednicky  Immaculata High School  Affiliate: KBOA
Second President-Elect  Larry Lyder  Hill City High School  Affiliate: KAAE	Treasurer Douglas Zillinger Northern Valley High School Affiliate: KAAE
Past President  Dr. Ralph Beacham  Education Service Center  Affiliate: KCCTEA
KAAE President Linda Chase Oxford High School	KAAE President-Elect Blake Lasley Ottawa High School
KATFACS President Nancy Becker Dodge City High School	KATFACS President-Elect Dawn Lindsley Manhattan-Ogden Schools
KBOA President Chris Holborn Junction City High School	KBOA President-Elect Gary Hobson Crest High School
KCCTEA President Tom Albers Hays High School	KCCTEA President-Elect Jim Means Wichita Public Schools
KIEA President Ken Gandy Millcreek Center, Olathe School District	KIEA President-Elect Jerry Shubert Junction City High School
KNRS President Boyd Koehn	K-ACTE Executive Director Steve Kearney
KBOR Liaison Blake Flanders Kansas Board of Regents	KSDE Liaison Robin Harris Kansas Dept. of Education

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 2009-10 are: