SkillsUSA Idaho is governed by a 17 member Board consisting of six professional members, six business-industry members, and five ex-officio members who have positions of leadership directly related to SkillsUSA Idaho. The professional and business-industry members are elected by SkillsUSA advisors in August. The ex-officio members include the secondary and post-secondary student state presidents, the state advisor and the SkillsUSA CTSO manager, and the President of the Idaho Trade and Technology Association (ITTA) teacher association. The job of the SkillsUSA Idaho Board is to manage the affairs of the organization and to achieve the Board’s goal of SkillsUSA Idaho being known as one of the top five state SkillsUSA organizations in America.
Cheryl Deitchler
Idaho Board Chairman
Region III – Professional Member
Meridian Technical Charter H.S
Vacant
Idaho Board Vice Chairman
Ben Hamlett
Idaho Board Treasurer
Region IV – Professional Member
Automated Manufacturing
Andrew DiPietro
Idaho Board Secretary
Region IV – Industry Representative
Alex Beal
ITTA President
CWI Diesel Chair/Instructor
(ex-officio)
Clay Wilkie
Region IV – Professional Member
CWI Welding Instructor
Chelsie Wilson
State Director
Program Quality Manager – IDCTE (ex-officio)
Andrew Armstrong
SkillsUSA CTSO Manager IDCTE (ex-officio)
Audrey Norris
Post Secondary State President
Boise State University
(ex-officio)
Bailey Jensen
Secondary State President
Dennis Technical Education Center
(ex-officio)
Jim Mckenzie
Region III – Professional Member
DTEC Welding Instructor
Sean Courtright
Region III – Industry Representative
Owner, Clearwater Home Services
Rex Hufford
Region III – Industry Representative
SkillsUSA SLSC Automotive Committee Chair
Dianne Jolovich
Region IV – Professional Member
Hospitality/Culinary Arts Instructor, College of Southern Idaho
Easton Anderson
Alumni Representative
Region III – Industry Representative (ex-officio)