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LEADING BY 2021 MS ACTE Administrator of the Year Supports CTE From the Ground Up Amanda Gronewold “How can I help?” is a phrase that may often be heard from 2021 Mississippi Association for Career and Technical Education (MS ACTE) Administrator of the Year Suzanne Kelly. Kelly, the director at Lamar County Center for Career and Technical Education (LCCTE), considers herself a “servant leader.” She just completed her sixth 14
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year as a director, with 22 years’ total experience in career and technical education (CTE). Her experience teaching business and Teacher Academy informs her approach to administration. “I feel like God blessed me to be able to experience it at every level so that now that I am in the role that I am in, it helps me be very supportive of my teachers and my students and be understanding from the ground up,” Kelly said.
To Kelly, being a servant leader means being willing to step in and help in whatever ways are necessary, regardless of the typical administrator job de- Kelly scription. Aimee Reams, LCCTE’s Teacher Academy instructor, said Kelly’s ser-
