Career Tech Strategies, LLC
Working with you to find successful strategies to align education to workforce development through consultation and coordination, grant management and development, and program and partnership development. Based in Las Vegas, Nevada and available virtually anywhere.
Services
Leveraging our experience, we can help you develop, execute, and/or coordinate projects in order to see successful outcomes. Our focus is around career and technical education (CTE) and related student organizations, work-based learning, non-profit governance, and workforce development partnerships.Â
Short term projects as well as long term consulting are welcome. Let us be an extra set of hands, project facilitator,  and subject expert to guide your project to successful outcomes. Consultation in specific defense arenas also available.
Grant Management and Development
With extensive grant experience, both as a grantor and grantee, we will help you develop and manage grant opportunities for successful outcomes in the areas of career and technical education, work-based learning, and workforce development.
Consultation and Coordination
We can coordinate projects, bring stakeholders together, facilitate collaborations, and develop strategies for implementation and competition. Together we can accomplish your goals.
Program Development and Partnerships
From crafting career and technical education standards to creating a systematic approach to work-based learning, and planning student events, we will apply our expertise to meet your needs. We will help you connect with industry partners and develop programs that work for your organization or institution.
About the CEO
Melissa is a seasoned educator with over 25 years of experience in career and technical education. In her most recent work, she provided project management support to association managers of career and technical student organizations (CTSOs) and consultation on best practices in work-based learning.
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Melissa retired (2020) as Assistant Director at the Nevada Department of Education, Office of Career Readiness, Adult Learning and Education Options, where she coordinated the state’s career pathway initiative, collaborating regularly with multiple state agencies, served as a lead developer of Nevada’s Perkins State Plan, and was one of the founders of the states K12 computer science initiative. Her job responsibilities included grants management, business and marketing education, information and media technologies programs, and work-based learning.
Leaderships skills have been honed through service on local, state, and national boards including Nevada DECA, MBA Research and Curriculum Center and the National Association of Supervisors of Business Education (NASBE). She was selected for and earned the Certified Public Manager (CPM) credential.
