Meet Douglas Bush

ACTE Region IV Vice President

Region: I Occupation: Associate Superintendent for CTE

Employment History: Assoc. Supt. for CTE/Gratiot-Isabella RESD/July 2014 – Present, Comprehensive HS Principal/Shepherd Public Schools December 2006 – June 2014 (Teacher 1995-2002), Asst. Principal/Midland Public Schools/ June 2004 – November 2006, Asst. Principal/Farwell Public Schools/July 2002 – June 2004, Education Designed for Gainful Employment Coordinator/Mt. Pleasant Public Schools/August 1991 – June 1995

Education: Master of Art – Education Administration / Central Michigan University, Bachelor of Arts / Alma College

National ACTE Involvement: ACTE Committee Member, Bylaws Committee, 2020 – Present & Audit Committee, 2018-2020, VISION Presenter 2021, Educator in Action 2018 – Present, Educators in Action Techniques Writer 2020, VISION Attendee 2015-2021,

Regional ACTE Involvement: Policy Committee Member 2016 – Present, Regional Committee Member: Conference Planning Committee 2020-2022, Region Conference Presenter 2021, Region Conference Attendee 2018-2022

State ACTE Involvement:President / Michigan ACTE / 2019-2021, MI ACTE Executive Board / 2016 – Present

Other CTE Involvement: Michigan Career Education Planning District Executive Board (Treasurer 2017 – Present), Michigan Department of Education, Office of CTE – Funding Referent Group / 2017 – Present, Michigan Department of Education, Office of CTE – Perkins V Local Comprehensive Needs Assessment Workgroup / 2019 – Present, Michigan Labor and Economic Opportunity Apprenticeship Advisory Committee / March 2021 – Present

Platform Statement: I would like to continue to enhance the work that has been done through the Region 1 strategic planning process of the Policy Committee. As the president of Michigan ACTE, I was able to lead our board through a similar strategic planning process. I think the work we did as a state has been very beneficial and some of the approaches we took at the state level could be employed at the Region 1 level. The areas of emphasis would be increasing member numbers and engagement, professional development, advocacy, and innovation.

One thing I would do as the Region 1 VP is consider those states in the region that seem to have less involvement. One of the things that I would like to do is find leaders in those states that I could support to build their state association. I know that this will take time to talk to and listen to members at the grassroots level. But, if there are people in the state that can rise up and become a champion for ACTE, Region 1 could grow. I believe sitting as a former state association president, I am well suited to engage state leaders.