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National Officers

Meet the 2011-12 National Officer team.


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High School Officers

Katie GrimnesPresident
Victoria Holbert

Victoria Holbert is studying dental assisting at the Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School in Fitchburg, Mass. She plans to attend the Massachusetts Maritime Academy to obtain a degree in International Maritime Business.


Emily CombsVice President
Karmen Ayres

Karmen Ayres attends Aberdeen (Wash.) High School where she's studying industrial engineering. In the future, she would like to work in pediatrics as a nurse practitioner after college.


Krista WillifordSecretary
C.J. DeHart

C.J. DeHart is a graphic design student attending Westwood High School in Austin, Texas. She hopes to work in a management position in the hotel industry.

Ariel PadillaTreasurer
Emad Madha

Emad Madha attends Somerset County Vocational and Technical High School in Bridgewater, N.J. where he is enrolled in health sciences. He plans to attend college and eventually work as a trauma surgeon.


Andrea ArbogastParliamentarian
Caleb Houston

Caleb Houston is studying criminal justice at Warren County Career Center in Lebanon, Ohio. Caleb plans on a career in law enforcement after college.


Ricky JordanRegion I Vice President
Elena Melekos

Elena Melekos attends Sussex County Technical School in Sparta, N.J. where she is a commercial baking student. She hopes to work in speech pathology or school counseling.


Victoria CrespoRegion II Vice President
Diego Carvallo

Diego Carvallo is studying law at Centennial High School in Roswell, Ga. After high school, he hopes to study law, focusing primarily on engineering law as it applies to nuclear power.


Katie RhodesRegion III Vice President
Kathryn Berry

Kathryn Berry attends Eastland Career Center in Groveport, Ohio where she is a criminal justice student. She plans on becoming a military crime investigator specializing in forensic science.


Janie MartinezRegion IV Vice President
Marco Cavazos

Marco Cavazos is a law and protective services student attending Hanna High School in Brownsville, Texas. He plans to become an attorney.


Robin CronbaughRegion V Vice President
Christi Durham

Christi Durham is a student at Meridian (Idaho) Technical Charter High School where she is studying electronics technology. Her long-range goal is to be employed as a NASA engineer.


College/Postsecondary Officers

Sam SotoPresident
Chance Litwin

Chance Litwin is a mechanical design technology student attending Gadsden State Community College in Gadsden, Ala. He plans to attend Auburn University to study mechanical engineering.


Loree HaydenVice President
Jeremy Ballentine

Jeremy Ballentine attends Tennessee Technology Center at Pulaski where he is studying heating, ventilation, air conditioning repair. He plans to continue running his own HVACR business, 911 Heating & Cooling.


Kendra LisecSecretary
Veronica Senkowski

Veronica Senkowski is a network technology/cybersecurity student attending Francis Tuttle in Oklahoma City, Okla. She plans to work in the information technology field and get a degree in Architectural Engineering.


TraShawn BrooksTreasurer
Stephen Allen

Stephen Allen attends Oconee Fall Line Technical College in Dublin, Ga., where he is business administration technology student. He plans to work in information technology.


Vanessa MendezParliamentarian
Wade Persson

Wade Persson is an automotive technology student attending Southeast Technical Institute in Sioux Falls, S.D. He plans to eventually open a custom shop or teach a paint class at the postsecondary level.