Joan Gomez, MPA, currently serves as a Fiscal Administrative Assistant at the Connecticut Technical Education and Career System since October 2023 and has held the position of Support Specialist at Hartford HealthCare since August 2020. Joan previously worked for the State of Connecticut as part of the Department of Children and Families from November 2022 to October 2023 and as an Experienced Program Coordinator at The WorkPlace from February 2021 to November 2022. Earlier experience includes roles as a Substitute Teacher at Kelly Educational Staffing from January 2020 to November 2021 and as Executive Home Staff at First Quality Enterprises from June 2015 to April 2017. Joan holds a Master’s degree in Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management from the University of Connecticut and a Bachelor’s degree in Healthcare Administration from the University of Phoenix.
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Connecticut Technical Education and Career System
The Connecticut Technical Education and Career System (CTECS) is the leading force in Career Technical Education (CTE) in the State of Connecticut. CTECS currently operates 17 diploma-granting technical high schools, one technical education center and two aviation maintenance programs. As the largest high school system in Connecticut, CTECS serves approximately 11,000 full-time high school students in 31 occupational careers within 11 career clusters as defined by the National Association of Career Technical Education Consortium. In addition, CTECS serves adult day students in a variety of high-demand fields and aviation. Our curriculum is different from that of a traditional high school system. All CTECS academic and CTE programs are structured to deliver rigorous, relevant and result-driven curricula, which integrate 21st-century employability skills required by business and industry. The district also provides curricular and co-curricular programs to augment learning including college-credited courses, AP courses, interscholastic athletics and SkillsUSA. We pride ourselves on keeping up with the latest in industry trends and outfitting our classrooms with state-of-the-art technology and equipment to create authentic environments that will prepare students for future careers. Our commitment is unwavering: to equip our students with the skills to succeed, and to provide a talented workforce that is responsive to state and industry needs. Our Career Clusters • Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources • Architecture and Construction • Arts, Audio-Visual Technology and Communications • Health Science • Hospitality and Tourism • Human Services • Information Technology • Manufacturing • Marketing, Sales and Service • Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) • Transportation, Distribution and Logistics