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Technical Committees

The SkillsUSA Championships comprises 87 competitions in skilled and technical sciences, health, occupational related and leadership skills. Industry technical committees design, run and judge the Championships using industry standards.

Under Champions for Change, industry leaders from the Championships committees will drive the definitions and validation of entry-level skills for 47 certificates.


Skilled and Technical Sciences
and Health Occupations Contests

3-D VISUALIZATION
AND ANIMATION
Evan Wailoo
Autodesk, Inc.

ADVERTISING DESIGN
Lee Troxell
Virginia Beach Technical Career Education Center

ARCHITECTURAL DRAFTING
Thomas Bendorf
Laughlin Millea Hillman Architecture, LLC

AUTOMATED MANUFACTURING
TECHNOLOGY

Michael Ogilvy
intelitek, Inc.

AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE
TECHNOLOGY
Roger Creason
Hunter Engineering Co.

Scott Norman
DaimlerChrysler Corporation

AVIATION MAINTENANCE
TECHNOLOGY
Fay Gregory
Snap-on Inc.

Dan Murdaugh
IAM&AW & United Airlines

BASIC HEALTH CARE SKILLS
Terry Beasley

Kathy Kees
Louisiana Technical College-Alexandria Campus

BUILDING MAINTENANCE
Marvin Miller
Millstream North

CABINETMAKING
Jennifer Goff
Black & Decker (US) Inc.

CARPENTRY
Keith Albright
Home Builders Institute

Steve Cousins
Home Builders Institute

John Shortt
Home Builders Institute

CIVIL ENGINEERING-SURVEYING
Edward Middleton
Bentley Systems, Inc.

CIVIL ENGNEERING-HIGHWAYS
Edward Middleton
Bentley Systems, Inc.

CNC MILLING TECHNOLOGY
Bob Kelly
Advanced Technologies Consultants, Inc.

CNC TURNING TECHNOLOGY
Bob Kelly
Advanced Technologies Consultants, Inc.

COLLISION REPAIR TECHNOLOGY
Darrell Andrews
State Farm Insurance Companies

COMMERCIAL BAKING
Derek Jenks
Meetings Management Group

Heather Trusty
Retail Bakers of America

COMPUTER MAINTENANCE
TECHNOLOGY
John Oliphant
Heathkit Educational Systems

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING
Kenneth Morganstern
N County Tech High School

COSMETOLOGY
RoseAnn Perea
Regis Corporation

CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION
Jimmy Chilcutt

CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Wes Clark
Olathe Police Department

CULINARY ARTS
Frans Hagen
Restaurant Assn. of
Metropolitan Washington Ed. Fd

DENTAL ASSISTING
Anna Long

Lisa Sowinski
Cuyahoga Valley Career Center

DIESEL EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGY
Richard Sweet
Caterpillar Inc.

Sam Turner
ArvinMeritor, Inc.

ELECTRONICS APPLICATIONS
Donald Hatton
Hatton Enterprises, Inc.

Walt Seymour
Seymour Video Productions

ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY
Wayne Hawley
U. S. Postal Service

ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
Teresa Mankin
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

FIREFIGHTING
Anthony Inzenga
International Association of Fire Fighters

FOOD AND BEVERAGE SERVICE
Eric Parrinello
Bacchanalia

GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGY
Eddie Hanebuth
Digital Quest Inc.

GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
Jesus Rodriguez
Pittsburg State University

Douglas Ward
U. S. Government Printing Office

HEALTH KNOWLEDGE BOWL
Sharon Galloway
Warwick Career Tech Center

HEALTH OCCUPATIONS
PROFESSIONAL PORTFOLIO
Matt Haeffner
MO Department of Elementary &
Secondary Education

HVACR
Lynn Bosse
Lennox Industries, Inc.

Bob Mikell
Carrier Corporation

INDUSTRIAL MOTOR CONTROL
Robert Baird
Independent Electrical Contractors, Inc.

INTERNETWORKING
Bob Schoenherr
Cisco Systems, Inc.

MAJOR APPLIANCE TECHNOLOGY
Greg Doster
Whirlpool Corporation

Tom Kros
Maytag Corporation

MARINE SERVICE TECHNOLOGY
John Eaton
American Suzuki Motor Corp.

MASONRY
Bryan Light
Brick SouthEast a Brick Industry Association

MECHATRONICS
Dan Sandoval
FESTO Corporation

MEDICAL ASSISTING
Vicki Siebs
Kansas University Physicians, Inc.

MOTORCYCLE SERVICE TECHNOLOGY
Michael O'Neil
Motorcycle Mechanics Institute

NAIL CARE
Teresa Lewis
OPI Products, Inc.

NURSE ASSISTING
Kristen Jarvi
Stafford Tech Center

PHOTOGRAPHY
Bill Chenaille
The Center for Digital Imaging Arts

PLUMBING
Robert Hahn
Somerset County Vocational-Technical Schools

Jim Steinle
Atomic Plumbing and Drain Cleaning

POWER EQUIPMENT
TECHNOLOGY

Dave Worden
Kohler Company

PRACTICAL NURSING
Naomi Wesemann
Harrisonville Cass RIY

PRECISION MACHINING
TECHNOLOGY
Paul Huber
Industrial Precision Components Corporation

James Wall
National Institute for Metalworking Skills

PRESCHOOL TEACHING
ASSISTANT

Loxie Stock
Kansas City Public Schools, Head Start

RADIO (AUDIO)
PRODUCTION
Mark Szczerba
Kentlake High School

RESIDENTIAL WIRING
John Foody
Wayne J. Griffin Electric Inc.

Dick Mathews
Kansas City Electrical JATC

ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION
TECHNOLOGY
David Crowell
intelitek, Inc.

SCREEN PRINTING
TECHNOLOGY

Jesse Hudson
Aero Travel

SHEET METAL
Jay Lind
Sheet Metal Workers, Local # 2

TEAMWORKS
Lillyan Hoyos
The Stanley Works

Jeff Wilkison
Robert Bosch Tool Corporation

TECHNICAL COMPUTER
APPLICATIONS
Kelly Reynolds
Kansas City Kansas ATS

TECHNICAL DRAFTING
Dave Espinosa-Aguilar
Autodesk, Inc.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS CABLING
Teresa Maher
Electronics Technicians Association, Int'l

Bill Woodward
Ursa Navigation Solutions, Inc .

TELEVISION (VIDEO)
PRODUCTION

Michael Crenshaw
Weaver Academy Greg Ruuska
Dale Jackson Career Center

TELEVISION NEWS
ANCHOR/REPORTER
Lamont Walton
KOMO-TV

VIDEO PRODUCT
DEVELOPMENT

John Fallon
Films Media Group

WEB DESIGN
Bill Cullifer
World Organization of Webmasters

WELDING
Eugene Hornberger
Welding Consultant LLC

Occupationally Related

ACTION SKILLS
Harold Dworetzky
The Dollhouse Centre

Michele Friedman
Westport Central School District

Robert Larson
Penta Career Center

CUSTOMER SERVICE
Andrea Coursen
MHC Kenworth

ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Peter Anderson
Pulaski County High School

FIRST AID/CPR
Glenn Haagar
Honeywell Inc. - FM&T

Clayton Knepp
Honeywell Inc. - FM&T

PRINCIPLES OF
TECHNOLOGY

Scott Watson
Hunter High School

RELATED TECHNICAL MATH
Len Mrachek
University of Minnesota

TECH PREP SHOWCASE
Michael Walsh
VMS Inc.

TOTAL QUALITY
MANAGEMENT

Roger Coriell
Honeywell Inc. - Aerospace

Ruben Coronado
Exide Technologies-Transportation N.A.

Dale Kendrick
Caterpillar Inc.

Leadership Skills Contests

AMERICAN SPIRIT
Mary Anderson
Deming Public Schools

CHAPTER BUSINESS
PROCEDURE

Mark Johnson
Pittsburg State University

CHAPTER DISPLAY
John Scott
COMMUNITY SERVICE

Patrick Kirby
The Timberland Company

EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING
Jim Maynard
Parkside High SchoolJOB INTERVIEW
Mitchell Slemp
Mid-America Technology Center

Fielding Yost
Mid-America Technology Center

JOB SKILL DEMONSTRATION
Sam Williams
Lamar Institute of Technology

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
AND SAFETY
Pat Vantuyl
U. S. Department of Labor/OSHA

OPENING AND CLOSING
CEREMONIES

Lisa Romeiser
Eastern Monroe Career Center

OUTSTANDING CHAPTER
Dale Sendelbach
GDX Corporation

PREPARED SPEECH
Craig Haugsness
Kansas Department of Education

PROMOTIONAL BULLETIN
BOARD

Francie Russell
Eastern Oklahoma County Technology Center

QUIZ BOWL
Chip Harris
Tennessee State University

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