Award based on “building and launching programs in culinary and hotel and restaurant management”
In a press release Yavapai Community College announced that Executive Dean of Yavapai College Verde Valley Campus and Sedona Center, Dr. James Perey, recently received national recognition in accepting the PACE Economic Development Award at the Association for Career & Technical Education (ACTE) CareerTech VISION conference in San Antonio, Texas.
ACTE is the largest national education association in the United States, dedicated to providing educational leadership in developing a competitive workforce. The national winners for the ACTE division of Post-secondary Adult Career Educators (PACE) were announced at an award presentation recognizing outstanding post-secondary leaders in the country.
The PACE Economic Development Award recognized Dr. Perey’s work in creating Career and Technical Education (CTE) partnerships and programs tied directly to the economy.
Dr. Perey led Yavapai College’s $5 million renovation of the Sedona Center, which included building and launching programs in culinary and hotel and restaurant management tied directly to the local economy.
You may read the entire College press release by clicking here.