2007 WV Leadership and Skills Conference Ben Franklin Career and Technical Education Center

1. “Champions at Work” 2007 WV Leadership and Skills ConferenceBen Franklin Career and Technical Education Center Dunbar, West Virginia

2. 2006-2007 State Officers President Leah Young Ben Franklin Career Center Vice President-Region I Kristin Miller Carver Career Center Vice President-Region II Kris Minney Fred W. Eberle. Technical Center Secretary Aaron Harvey Academy of Careers & Technology Treasurer Derek Dove Hampshire High School Reporter Andrew Canan Hampshire High School Historian Ryan Canfield Randolph Technical Center Parliamentarian Zachary Williams Randolph Technical Center

3. West Virginia Awards Presentation

4. Advertising Design POST-SECONDARY SECONDARY Gold Medal Greg Dunn Mercer Co. Technical Education Center Gold Medal Karry Merrit Mercer Co. Technical Education Center Silver Medal Michael Brown Mingo Co. Career and Technical Center Silver Medal Wendy Golden James Rumsey Technical Institute` Bronze Medal Thomas Randolph James Rumsey Technical Institute`

5. Architectural Drafting POST-SECONDARY SECONDARY Gold Medal Noah Stevens Putnam Co. Technical Center Gold Medal Uriah Burgess Ben Franklin Career Center Silver Medal Elias McQueen Wood Co. Technical Center Silver Medal Jennifer Allman United Technical Center Bronze Medal Kristi McClellan Cabell Co. Career Technology Center Bronze Medal Corey Yost Academy of Careers and Technology

6. Auto Service Technology POST-SECONDARY SECONDARY Gold Medal Brent Saunders Ben Franklin Career Center Gold Medal Anthony Branch United Technical Center Silver Medal Jack L. Vanderhoof Mid-Ohio Valley Technical Institute Silver Medal Dustin Shapiro Garnet Career Center Bronze Medal Brandon Hercules Wheeling Park High School Bronze Medal Timmy McBride Academy of Careers & Technology

7. Carpentry POST-SECONDARY SECONDARY Gold Medal Drew Comer Monroe Co. Technical Center Gold Medal Dustin Beckett Putnam Co. Technical Center Silver Medal James E. Wagner Mid-Ohio Valley Technical Institute Silver Medal John Phillips Academy of Careers and Technology Bronze Medal Jeff Yokum Randolph Technical Center

8. Chapter Business Procedures SECONDARY Gold Medal Pocahontas Co. High School Ann Stemple, Raymond Ford, Sarah Wilkins, Jarius Morton, Jessie Sharp, Alex Jonese

9. Chapter Display SECONDARY Gold Medal Yavonna Barton John D. Rockefeller Career Center Silver Medal Katlyn Almansor, Jamie Wilfong James Rumsey Technical Institute Bronze Medal Alex Strogen, Miram Finton Wayne High School

10. Collision Repair Technology POST-SECONDARY SECONDARY Gold Medal Michael Pinkett Carver Career & Technical Education Center Gold Medal Shawn Wilson United Technical Center Silver Medal Robert “Jake” Casto Carver Career Center Silver Medal Mark Rowly Putnam Co. Technical Center Bronze Medal Brian Justice Academy of Careers & Technology Bronze Medal Josh Kacinec United Technical Center

11. Computer Maintenance Technology POST-SECONDARY SECONDARY Gold Medal Kelly Stevenson Mercer Co. Technical Education Center Gold Medal Marcus Parsons Mercer Co. Technical Education Center Silver Medal Joseph Baker South Branch Career & Technical Education Center Silver Medal Ronald Odem South Branch Career & Technical Education Center Bronze Medal James Conrad Roane-Jackson Technical Center Bronze Medal Ben Mannon Putnam Co. Technical Center

12. Cosmetology POST-SECONDARY SECONDARY Gold Medal Krystal Hedrick Mercer Co. Technical Education Center Gold Medal Samantha Hypes Carver Career & Technical Education Center Silver Medal Brooke Plaugher United Technical Center Silver Medal Laura McGraw Mercer Co. Technical Education Center Bronze Medal Kristen Miller Carver Career Center Bronze Medal Gladys Miller Wyoming Co. Career Center

13. Criminal Justice SECONDARY Gold Medal John Donaho James Rumsey Technical Institute Silver Medal Essie White John D. Rockefeller Career Center Bronze Medal Greg Jarvis Marion Co. Technical Center

14. Culinary Arts POST-SECONDARY SECONDARY Gold Medal Kerwin Jones Carver Career and Technical Education Center Gold Medal Andrew Skidmore United Technical Center Silver Medal Colton Carter Putnam Technical Center Silver Medal Sara Pratt United Technical Center Bronze Medal Justin Blevins Academy of Careers & Technology Bronze Medal Steve Pederson James Rumsey Technical Institute

15. Diesel Equipment POST-SECONDARY SECONDARY Gold Medal Joseph Dunlap Ben Franklin Career Center Gold Medal Chad Stewart Wyoming Co. Career & Technical Center Silver Medal James Fitzwater Academy of Careers and Technology Silver Medal Josh Gamber James Rumsey Technical Institute Bronze Medal Corey Riffle Fred W. Eberle Technical Center Bronze Medal Daniel Helmick Fred W. Eberle Technical Center

16. Electronics Applications SECONDARY Gold Medal Leonard McKinney Wyoming Co. Career and Technical Center Silver Medal Evan Sowards Roane-Jackson Technical Center Bronze Medal Ashlee Miller John D. Rockefeller IV Career Center

17. Electronics Technology POST-SECONDARY SECONDARY Gold Medal James Allen Mineral Co. Technical Center Gold Medal Wesley Garrett Ben Franklin Career Center Silver Medal Luke Farmer Wheeling Park High School Silver Medal Jonathan Monroe United Technical Center Bronze Medal Michael Bailey Mercer Co. Technical Education Center

18. Extemporaneous Speaking SECONDARY Gold Medal John Beaulieu James Rumsey Technical Institute Silver Medal Brandon Mattson Wheeling Park High School Bronze Medal Sarah Begg Randolph Technical Center

19. Fire Fighting POST-SECONDARY SECONDARY Gold Medal Johnathan McCarthy James Rumsey Technical Institute Gold Medal David Canterbury Carver Career Center Silver Medal Derek Paugh Mineral Co. Technical Center Bronze Medal Curtis Shamblin Carver Career Center

20. Graphic Communications POST-SECONDARY SECONDARY Gold Medal Katie Endicott Ralph R. Willis Career/Technical Center Gold Medal Ashley Carder United Technical Center Silver Medal Josh Moore Wayne High School Bronze Medal Barrington Williams James Rumsey Technical Institute

21. HVAC and Refrigeration POST-SECONDARY SECONDARY Gold Medal Joseph A. Compton, Jr. Putnam Co. Technical Center Gold Medal Mark McDavid Ben Franklin Career Center Silver Medal Jonathan Butcher Putnam Co. Technical Center Silver Medal Arlen L. Davis Ben Franklin Career and Technical Education Center Bronze Medal Carvel Vance Carver Career and Technical Education Center Bronze Medal Eddie Harrison Carver Career and Technical Education Center

22. Industrial Motor Controls POST-SECONDARY SECONDARY Gold Medal Tyler Kelly Roane-Jackson Technical Center Gold Medal Forrest Wilt Fred W. Eberle Technical Center Silver Medal Jake Peyton Marion Co. Technical Center Silver Medal Vince Willis Academy of Careers & Technology Bronze Medal Benjamin Paynter Wyoming Co. Career and Technical Center

23. Internetworking POST-SECONDARY SECONDARY Gold Medal Timothy Sergent Lincoln Co. High School Gold Medal Sam Belcher Ben Franklin Career & Technical Education Center Silver Medal David Mitchell Pocahontas Co. High School Silver Medal Joshua Setliff Putnam Co. Technical Center Bronze Medal Jesse Lobb John D. Rockefeller Career Center

24. Job Interview POST-SECONDARY SECONDARY Gold Medal Megan Lewis Randolph Technical Center Gold Medal Gregory S. Lewis Ben Franklin Career Center Silver Medal Chelsea Radcliffe Wheeling Park High School Bronze Medal Paul Dixon Ben Franklin Career Center

25. Job Skill Demonstration A POST-SECONDARY SECONDARY Gold Medal Kenneth Tyree Ben Franklin Career Center Gold Medal Matt Cole Ben Franklin Career Center Silver Medal Sharon Henderson James Rumsey Technical Institute Silver Medal Lillie Mack Putnam Co. Technical Center Bronze Medal Kari Gessler Wheeling Park High School Bronze Medal Robert R. Myers James Rumsey Technical Institute

26. Job Skill Demonstration B SECONDARY Gold Medal Whitney Hull Randolph Technical Center Silver Medal Rebekah Kline Cabell Co. Career Technology Center Bronze Medal Josh Bryant James Rumsey Technical Institute

27. Masonry POST-SECONDARY SECONDARY Gold Medal Matthew Redden Academy of Careers & Technology Gold Medal Blake Frye James Rumsey Technical Institute Silver Medal Andy Womack Putnam Co. Technical Center Silver Medal John Parsons Mineral Co. Technical Center Bronze Medal Adam Eckard South Branch Career and Technical Center Bronze Medal Mary Hinkle United Technical Center

28. Opening & Closing Ceremonies SECONDARY Gold Medal Putnam Co. Technical Center Kendra Cunningham, Jess Brewer, Holly Miller, Tiffany Meadows, Kayla Hammonds, Ashley Nichols, Alisha Donahue

29. Plumbing POST-SECONDARY SECONDARY Gold Medal Tim Pomeroy Carver Career Center Gold Medal Jonathan Edwards Putnam Co. Technical Center Silver Medal Charles Pernell Carver Career Center

30. Power SystemsAir Cooled Gas Engine Repair POST-SECONDARY SECONDARY Gold Medal Andy Straight Wheeling Park High School Gold Medal Christopher Glenn Putnam Co. Technical Center Silver Medal James Harper Putnam Co. Technical Center Bronze Medal Nick Marsh Randolph Technical Center

31. Precision Machining POST-SECONDARY SECONDARY Gold Medal Jimmy Keaton Mercer Co. Technical Education Center Gold Medal Lindsey G. Workman Cabell Co. Career & Technology Center Silver Medal Jesse Allen Ben Franklin Career Center Silver Medal Michael Baldini United Technical Center Bronze Medal Cody Simpkins Mason Co. Career Center Bronze Medal James Hanshaw Ben Franklin Career Center

32. Prepared Speech POST SECONDARY SECONDARY Gold Medal Lucy Sweeker Randolph Technical Center Gold Medal Chris Regalia James Rumsey Technical Institute Silver Medal Victoria Gibson Putnam Co. Technical Center Bronze Medal Jessica Salmiery James Rumsey Technical Institute

33. Promotional Bulletin Board POST-SECONDARY SECONDARY Gold Medal Martin King, Corey Degler Monongalia Technical Center Gold Medal Fritz Zacher Mercer Co. Technical Education Center Silver Medal Michelle Bowen, Liz Vaughan Cabell Co. Career & Technology Center Silver Medal Mike Barber, Bill Brogan Ben Franklin Career Center Bronze Medal Joe Campbell, Travis Pyle Cabell Co. Career & Technology Center Bronze Medal Katie Wilson, Michelle Wilson Wayne High School

34. Residential Wiring POST-SECONDARY SECONDARY Gold Medal Jason Toothman Marion Co. Technical Center Gold Medal Daniel Bartolf Marion Co. Technical Center Silver Medal Corey Grant Carver Career Center Silver Medal Nathan Gillispie Ben Franklin Career Center Bronze Medal Robert “Drew” Lively Fayette Institute of Technology Bronze Medal Andrew Hart United Technical Center

35. Technical Computer Applications SECONDARY Gold Medal Anthony Decrease Wheeling Park High School Silver Medal Joe Hardin Mercer Co. Technical Education Center Bronze Medal Kayla Boggs Roane-Jackson Technical Center

36. Technical Drafting POST-SECONDARY SECONDARY Gold Medal Thomas Stonoff Boone Career & Technical Center Gold Medal Christopher Warden Academy of Careers and Technology Silver Medal Keith Williams Fayette Institute of Technology Silver Medal Chris Kirkpatrick Ben Franklin Career Center Bronze Medal Cory Syslo United Technical Center Bronze Medal Stephen Clay Wyoming Co. Career and Technical Center

37. Welding POST-SECONDARY SECONDARY Gold Medal Chris Elmer Fred W. Eberle Technical Center Gold Medal Chris Meadows Academy of Careers & Technology Silver Medal Eric Borkhart Academy of Careers & Technology Silver Medal Wes Simmons Pocahontas Co. High School Bronze Medal Jarred Blankenship Wyoming Co. Career & Technical Center Bronze Medal Daniel S. Fields Ben Franklin Career Center