Secretary of Education Visits CTE Program

Business and Education Leaders visited Carlisle Area School District's Center for Careers and Technology program to highlight the importance of career and technical education in solving Pennsylvania's workforce shortages.

The Honorable Pedro Rivera, Secretary of Education, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, State Representative Barbara Gleim; State Representative Torren Ecker; Dr. Albert Parrillo, Director of Careers and Technology Education, Carlisle Area School District; Carlisle students Brooke Blackledge and Xander Pechart; Michelle Lisk, a Carlisle Area Chamber of Commerce Board member and CEO of SYNERGY HomeCare Mid Penn; and Denise Garman, Manager of Community Relations and Volunteers at UPMC Carlisle Hospital and member of the school district’s Occupational Advisory Committee participated in the event organized by Ready Nation Council for a Strong America.