Henrico CTE Now (Career & Technical Education)

In our latest episode, we speak with Bobby Southard, Sports Medicine instructor at the ACE Center at Hermitage and Sports Medicine program graduate, Emma Jarvis. We talked with Emma about her career journey and how her sports medicine program affected that journey. We talked with both of them about the sports medicine program and why it is a great career to explore in high school and how it can he...

The 2024 Career Rodeo was another amazing event and we interviewed students and business representatives about the importance of the event and why career and technical education's importance continues to grow.

Ted Linhart is a legend in the automobile sales world of Central Virginia. He was the president of Dominion Auto Group for many years and knows everything about the industry. In this episode, we chat with Ted about how the automobile industry has evolved and what challenges it faces, especially when it comes to finding and training new auto techs. Virginia is ranked 11th in the nation for the dema...

Henrico CTE Now is excited to bring you a new season of awesome content for 2024. For this episode, we’re listening back to a few of our terrific guests from 2023. Please enjoy these moments with: Taylor Brannan and Courtney Baker, Associated General Contractors of Virginia; Mary Starr with Shirley Contracting Company and Mac Beaton, HCPS Workforce & Career Development; Makhi Jackson, Line Wor...

We are excited to share our latest podcast with you, where we interviewed Josh McDonough, the Operations Manager of Livewire. He tells us how his company provides high-quality technology solutions for homes and businesses, and how they plan to launch a training program that will involve some of our ACE Center students. If you are interested in working with Livewire, our business partner, don't...

We had the honor of meeting two awesome MCJROTC instructors, LtCol Chris Gaitens, Sgt. Maj. Scott Cauley, and cadet Captain Natalie Sherlock who told us all about their Marine Corps JROTC program. They explained how the program helps students develop leadership skills, discipline, teamwork, and physical fitness. They also shared how the program prepares students for their future, whether they choo...

Roofing is not just a job; it's a career that offers many opportunities for growth and advancement. In this episode, we talk with Scott Shufflebarger, President of Hertless Brothers Roofing and member of the Virginia Association of Roofing Professionals (VARP). We discuss how students and individuals can take advantage of the lucrative career opportunities in the roofing industry.

Welcome to this podcast episode where we explore the amazing world of welding! Today we have a special treat for you: we are joined by Mr. Carlos Savory, a welding instructor at the ACE Center at Virginia Randolph, and two of his talented students, Alex and Kamir. They will share with us their passion for welding, their experiences in learning this skill, and why welding is a great career choice f...

In this episode, we are at Mission Tomorrow where 8th grade students from Henrico County and surrounding localities visit with over 150 businesses to experience hands-on demonstrations and discuss how a student can prepare to eventually begin their world of work after high school or college.

In this episode, we are at the Life Ready Episode talking with students, their families, and business representatives about why they were at the expo and why they thought it was important. Have a listen and find out about this great event.

In this episode, we talk with Mary Starr, Business Development Manager, with Shirley Contracting Company, and Mac Beaton, Director, Workforce & Career Development, HCPS. Out of high school and moving on to college, Mary was working toward a career as a physical therapist. As with many people, things happen and now she is working for a successful civil contractor in Virginia. Find out about her...

In this episode, we talk with Courtney Baker, Director of Workforce Training with Associated General Contractors, and Taylor Brannon, Executive Vice President of F. Richard Wilton Contractor. Our discussion covered everything from the importance of Career and Technical Education for companies that hire trade specialists, managers, supervisors, engineers, and all the support staff needed to operate...

In our latest episode we talked with several new Career and Technical Education teachers at this year’s New Teacher Academy. The discussion was about the importance of CTE teachers and career switchers getting into teaching CTE classes. We here at Henrico CTE Now love working to bring you this podcast. I would love to hear from you. Send us any questions you would like answered. Send us an email a...

ACE Center Automotive Tech Instructor, Mark Schultz, Automotive Apprentice, Quinn McCarthy, CMA Service Manager, Corey Dahl, Talent Acquisition Specialist, Beth Lucchesi. In our latest episode, we are talking about everything automotive. We have ACE Center at Hermitage instructor, Mark Schultz, automotive apprentice with the Carter Myers Automotive (CMA), and graduate of the ACE Center Automotive...

Recently we hosted Camp NAWIC, the National Association of Women In Construction, at our new Adult Education Center at Regency which is for girls entering 7th - 9th grades to introduce them to a potential career in the construction industry. After that, we sat down with representatives of NAWIC, Naomi Hines and Carrie Hunt, to talk about their event and how NAWIC works to encourage women to enter...

Chief Clevert, Deputy Fire Chief at Henrico County Division of Fire, and Henrico Firefighter Duan Perez-Means, Fire Recruiter are our guests on this episode. They talked with us about exploring and joining the great and noble profession of a Henrico Firefighter. This episode includes the introduction of our new co-host, Marianne McGhee. My name is Mike Roberts and I love working to bring you the H...

First off, our podcast has been absent for a few weeks. Reshawn, my co-host and friend has moved to work in the private sector. He made this podcast what it is today. I have some big shoes to grow into and I will miss him. Good luck Reshawn! Jason Gill and Jeff Lewis talk to us about their career paths leading up to their involvement in the fire suppression and prevention industry, working with ou...

In our latest episode Jeffery Grow, Maintenance Control Supervisor with Henrico County Schools talks to us about his varied career path that started with photography, and the importance of the real-world education that occurs in CTE programs. Reshawn and I love working to bring you the Henrico CTE Now podcast. We would love to hear from you. Send us any questions you would like answered.  Send us...

Today we talked with Connor Gentle and Sam Tignor, former ACE student in Precision Machinery, with Clark Construction, about careers in construction and the need for young people to decide to make lucrative and important careers in the construction industry.  Clark Construction, website , career information . Reshawn and I love working to bring you the Henrico CTE Now podcast. We would love t...

President of B&S Development, Anthony Forest, talks about his career path that took him from college to starting his own construction company in the middle of COVID. Reshawn and I love working to bring you the Henrico CTE Now podcast. We would love to hear from you. Send us any questions you would like answered.  Send us an email at mwroberts@henrico.k12.va.us .  Also, please tell yo...

Judy Frank is the Director of State and District Partnerships with the Southern Regional Education Board. SREB is a non-profit non-partisan that works with states to form sound education policies and work to transform teaching to help students be prepared after school. Please listen and learn about Judy Frank’s career path from teacher to where she is today with SREB and what they are doing for Vi...

In this episode, we speak with Stephan Corbin and his mother Candace Wilkerson. A few months ago, with the help of Mac Beaton, Director of Workforce and Career Development, Stephan was able to have an interview with Colonial Web. Colonial Web is an installation, maintenance, and service of building mechanical and electrical systems or what is sometimes called an HVAC company. We speak with Stephan...

In this episode, we talk with Steve Bonniville President/Owner of Broad Sky Management, and Mark Slusher, Vice President of Thalhimer Realty Partners, Inc about the evolution of Regency Mall and the addition of the new Henrico County Adult Education Center which is being built in the mall. The important thing about the Adult Ed Center being built in the mall is that our ACE Center students have be...

Mac Beaton Director of Workforce & Career Development (CTE), Beverly Cocke , Workforce & Career Development Career Specialist, Susan Moore Director of Public Facilities for Henrico County. In this episode, we discuss the expansion of the 3 ACE Centers, their new programs, and the new Adult Education Center at Regency Square Mall that is being built now. Reshawn and I love working to bring...

Henrico CTE Now visited the Radio Broadcasting & Journalism class. We recorded this podcast with guests Cara Jean O’Neal, Assistant Principal at Freeman High School, her son, Turner O’Neal who is in the Radio Broadcasting program, and Victoria Gifford, instructor for the Radio Broadcasting program. We had an enjoyable conversation about the Radio program as well as the benefits of the CTE comp...