WA-ACTE 2026 Summer Conference

WA-ACTE 2026 Summer Conference

Tom Walker

Renton School District

CTE Health Science Facilitator

Hazen High School

About me

I am a CTE Health Science Teacher & HOSA Advisor for Hazen High School and CTE Health Science Facilitator for Renton School District.I have been teaching CTE Health Sciences for over 25 years and maintain my licensure as an EMT and Athletic Trainer.RSD's Health Science program is more diversified and I teach Healthcare Foundations as well as specialty areas in Pre-Emergency Medicine, Exercise Science and Sports Medicine.

8:00am PDT

Registration Open WA-ACTE Office

10:00am PDT

Prescribing Success with iCEV Health Science Terrace EastMaggie Mcgill • Lisa Fish-Hendrickson “You Can’t Be What You Can’t See”: Expanding Career Awareness in Rural Communities Meeting Room # 2Jessica Gerdes • Ken Roberts Burnout Is Not a Badge of Honor: Protecting Decision Quality and Ethical Practice in Professional Settings Cedar BallroomRenee Sunday

12:00pm PDT

Lunch Grand Ballroom A,B,C

1:00pm PDT

Body Tissue Types Dissection Lab Meeting Room # 2Kirsten D. Harvey MEd, LAT, ATC Building Passion for all Health Career Pathways: Interprofessional, Hands‑On, Health Care Team Based Learning Meeting Room #10Jennifer Robinson

2:00pm PDT

Dysregulation, Dissociation, and Discombobulation: Understanding Brain Science and Its Impact on Student Learning and Behavior Birch BallroomKeith Orchard LCSW

4:00pm PDT

Vendor Social Grand Ballroom A,B,C

8:00am PDT

Breakfast Grand Ballroom A,B,C

12:00pm PDT

Lunch Grand Ballroom A,B,C

2:00pm PDT

Solve the Case: The Healthcare Roles Your Students Are Missing Meeting Room # 4Dawn McReynolds Sex Trafficking Prevention and Awareness for the Education Community Meeting Room # 3Julie McNamara-Dahl • Bev Miller

3:00pm PDT

Clearing the Path: Policy, Practice, and Youth Access to Healthcare Work Meeting Room # 3Renee Fullerton • Dr. Donald Smith, Jr CTElink Framework Builder: Create, Review, and Export OSPI-Ready Course Frameworks Meeting Room # 4Taylor Smith

4:00pm PDT

Expanding Health Science Pathways: Bringing Dentistry to High School Programs Meeting Room # 2Stephanie Brophy

8:00am PDT

Breakfast Grand Ballroom A,B,C

9:00am PDT

Generational Care - Preparing Health Science Students to Work with All Populations Meeting Room # 2Ashley Undag • Ashley Undag AI That Thinks With Students, Not For Them Meeting Room #12Paul Warrick Fueling the People Who Fuel the School Maple BallroomDottie Record

10:00am PDT

Washington HOSA - Future Health Professionals Updates Meeting Room # 2Elizabeth Carnesi-Hudson Building Opportunity: CTE Meets College in the High School in Workforce Training Meeting Room # 3Kevin Kildun • Jason Boatwright From Classroom to Crisis: How to Respond When a Student Discloses Substance Use Terrace EastMorgan Davis Shelton Google Forms Tips and Tricks for Efficiency & Engagement. Cedar BallroomDavin Perry The Game Plan: How Games Develop Collaboration, Creativity, and Critical Thinking Maple BallroomJessica Elshire-Kenny • Heather Matsuda Frustrations with communication between Administrators and Instructors. What are they thinking? Meeting Room # 5Brian Ellis

11:00am PDT

The Future of Nursing Assistant Programs in High Schools and High School Partnerships Meeting Room # 2Sandra Gonzalez Graham

12:00pm PDT

HSCTE Business Lunch Meeting Room # 2Taelar Shelton

2:00pm PDT

WCTSMA: Navigating the CTSO Meeting Room # 2Larry Howe • WCTSMA Executive Director Teacher-Parent Toolbelt: EdTech Hacks for Life & Learning Meeting Room # 3Rena Clark

3:00pm PDT

The Coaching Academy: Building a Careers in Education Course for Coaches Meeting Room # 4Shawn C Gaspaire

8:00am PDT

Breakfast Grand Ballroom A,B,C

9:00am PDT

Beyond the Club: Embedding HOSA into Everyday Instruction Meeting Room # 1Whitney Champlin Longitudinal Career Exposure: Supporting Students from Middle School to Graduation Meeting Room # 5Rachel KW Larson Become a Superhero with Canva Maple BallroomRena Clark

10:00am PDT

The Safe-to-Fail Lab: Resilience over Perfection Cedar BallroomMeloni Courtway From BACE to Beyond: Industry-Aligned Biotech Credentials to Strengthen Career Pathways Meeting Room # 1Tamara Mandell