Contact Us

Office of Career Readiness

P.O. Box 500
Trenton, NJ 08625
Phone: 609-376-9067
E-mail: CTE@doe.nj.gov

Acting Director – Kathleen Paquette
Manager – Dr. Tory Bunn

Initiative	Contact	Email
Career Ready Practices	David McNair	david.mcnair@doe.nj.gov
Career Equity Resource Center	Simone Wong	cerc@doe.nj.gov
NJ Career Assistance Navigator (NJCAN) & Personalized Student Learning Plans (PSLP)	David McNair	david.mcnair@doe.nj.gov
Work-Based Learning (formally Structured Learning Experiences)	David Gehrke	WBL@doe.nj.gov
Accountability Data including CTE Submission in NJ SMART and the Vocational Education Data System (VEDS)	Shinlan Liu	shinlan.liu@doe.nj.gov

Please contact the Career Cluster lead to share best practices and inquire about resources for career and technical education (CTE) programs and programs of study. The Career Cluster lead can also answer any questions you may have concerning your CTE program.

Career Cluster	Career Cluster Specialist
	David McNair agriculture.careercluster@doe.nj.gov
	David Gehrke construction.careercluster@doe.nj.gov
	Shubha Bhalerao artsavcomm.careercluster@doe.nj.gov
	Brandon Bennett business.careercluster@doe.nj.gov
	Genevieve Cross education.careercluster@doe.nj.gov
	Brandon Bennett finance.careercluster@doe.nj.gov
	Kristen Reid government.careercluster@doe.nj.gov
	Maria Casale healthscience.careercluster@doe.nj.gov
	Simone Wong hospitality.careercluster@doe.nj.gov
	Genevieve Cross humanservices.careercluster@doe.nj.gov
	Simone Wong IT.careercluster@doe.nj.gov
	Kristen Reid LPS.careercluster@doe.nj.gov
	David McNair manufacturing.careercluster@doe.nj.gov
	Brandon Bennett marketing.careercluster@doe.nj.gov
	Simone Wong STEM.careercluster@doe.nj.gov
	Lisa McClintock TDL.careercluster@doe.nj.gov