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Dr. McCharen has served as the Assistant State Director for Career
and Technical Education in Oklahoma where she was instrumental in the
development and implementation of clusters in the state. She is
presently filling the Francis Tuttle Endowed Chair in the College of
Education at Oklahoma State University.
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- Ann Benson
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Dr. Benson is a former state director of Career and Technology
Education and in that role supervised the development of 11 of the 16
clusters for USDOE, Office of Adult and Vocational Education through a
contract with her state. Dr. Benson co-developed the 81 sample plans
of study, has worked extensively with all 16 National Career Cluster
Committees and has presented numerous workshops on the local, state and
national levels.
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- Fran Beauman
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Dr. Beauman is a former state director of Career and Technical
Education in the State of Illinois. Fran is the national cluster leader for the Transportation,
Distribution and Logistics Cluster and has been involved in the project
since its inception.
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- Pam ela J. Kirk
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Pam until recently was the director of the Career Clusters project
for the State Directors Association and is nationally recognized for her
expertise in this field. Pam has been involved in the development of
clusters since the movement's very beginning and has facilitated much of the
progress made to date with the adoption and implementation of Career
Clusters.
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- Gene Benson
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Gene Benson is a former Career Tech Teacher, Principal and Public
School District Superintendent. He co-developed the sample plans of
study and has worked with all 16 of the National Career Cluster Committees.
Further he has presented workshops on cluster development and implementation
on the local, state and national levels.
Laurance Warford
Larry Warford is a Senior Workforce Consultant
and Project Director for the College and Career Transitions Initiative (CCTI)
for the League for Innovation in the Community College. Prior to joining the
League, he was a community college administrator at Lane Community College in
Eugene, Oregon, and Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge, Iowa. At both
Lane and Iowa Central he supervised large instructional programs including Adult
and Continuing Education and Career Tech education. He was an advocate for
lifelong learning and thinking “out of the box” to find ways to serve people of
all ages. He has also worked for the American Association of Community Colleges
and was a community college liaison for the U.S. Department of Labor.
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