Priority 1 / people and responsibilities
Start with the decision structure.
Education, funding, higher-education, and workforce committee records for the ten states marked “Validate first.” Select a state, expand a committee, then choose a member.
Selected state
Iowa
The FY2027 Credentials to Careers Grant supports approved industry credentials, with funding tiered by labor-market value. Allowable categories include assessment fees, materials, equipment, and software. Applications closed June 12, 2026.
Credentials to Careers Grant ↗67 distinct member profiles across 8 committee records · 67 portraits available. Names may repeat across committees. This is a sourced working directory, not a guarantee of complete current membership.
Funding, eligibility gaps, and next action →House · Education23 listed membersRoster checked
Membership and leadership compared with the linked official roster.
chairSkyler WheelerBiography & initiatives ↗
vice chairSamantha FettBiography & initiatives ↗
memberAngel RamirezBiography & initiatives ↗
memberBarb Kniff McCullaBiography & initiatives ↗
memberBob HendersonBiography & initiatives ↗
memberBrooke BodenBiography & initiatives ↗
memberChad BehnBiography & initiatives ↗
memberChad IngelsBiography & initiatives ↗
memberCraig JohnsonBiography & initiatives ↗
memberDan GehlbachBiography & initiatives ↗
memberDan GosaBiography & initiatives ↗
memberElinor LevinBiography & initiatives ↗
memberHeather HoraBiography & initiatives ↗
memberHeather MatsonBiography & initiatives ↗
memberHelena HayesBiography & initiatives ↗
memberHenry StoneBiography & initiatives ↗
memberJeff ShipleyBiography & initiatives ↗
memberMary MadisonBiography & initiatives ↗
memberMonica KurthBiography & initiatives ↗
memberSteve BradleyBiography & initiatives ↗
memberTom MooreBiography & initiatives ↗
ranking memberTracy EhlertBiography & initiatives ↗
memberWendy LarsonBiography & initiatives ↗Senate · Education15 listed membersRoster conflict / gap
Roster discrepancy: the official committee page still lists Julian Garrett, while his official historical profile records his death in June 2026. The directory excludes him. Replacement or vacancy status requires confirmation.
chairLynn EvansBiography & initiatives ↗
vice chairJeff TaylorBiography & initiatives ↗
memberAmy SinclairBiography & initiatives ↗
memberCindy WincklerBiography & initiatives ↗
ranking memberHerman QuirmbachBiography & initiatives ↗
memberJesse GreenBiography & initiatives ↗
memberKen RozenboomBiography & initiatives ↗
memberKerry GruenhagenBiography & initiatives ↗
memberMike PikeBiography & initiatives ↗
memberMike ZimmerBiography & initiatives ↗
memberMolly DonahueBiography & initiatives ↗
memberSandy SalmonBiography & initiatives ↗
memberSarah GarriottBiography & initiatives ↗
memberTim KraayenbrinkBiography & initiatives ↗
memberTom ShipleyBiography & initiatives ↗Joint / unicameral · School Finance Formula Review10 listed membersDirectory · confirm
Directory roster; current assignments have not been independently confirmed.
co-chairKen RozenboomBiography & initiatives ↗co-chairSkyler WheelerBiography & initiatives ↗
memberAustin HarrisBiography & initiatives ↗memberCindy WincklerBiography & initiatives ↗memberDan GehlbachBiography & initiatives ↗memberElinor LevinBiography & initiatives ↗memberHeather MatsonBiography & initiatives ↗memberHerman QuirmbachBiography & initiatives ↗memberJeff TaylorBiography & initiatives ↗memberTim KraayenbrinkBiography & initiatives ↗House · Labor and Workforce17 listed membersDirectory · confirm
Directory roster; current assignments have not been independently confirmed.
chairBarb Kniff McCullaBiography & initiatives ↗
vice chairJosh MeggersBiography & initiatives ↗memberChad IngelsBiography & initiatives ↗memberDan GosaBiography & initiatives ↗memberHelena HayesBiography & initiatives ↗
ranking memberJeff CoolingBiography & initiatives ↗
memberJerome AmosBiography & initiatives ↗
memberKen CrokenBiography & initiatives ↗
memberLarry McBurneyBiography & initiatives ↗
memberMatt RinkerBiography & initiatives ↗
memberRyan WeldonBiography & initiatives ↗memberSteve BradleyBiography & initiatives ↗
memberTom GerholdBiography & initiatives ↗
memberTom JenearyBiography & initiatives ↗memberTom MooreBiography & initiatives ↗memberTracy EhlertBiography & initiatives ↗
memberTravis SitzmannBiography & initiatives ↗Senate · Workforce12 listed membersDirectory · confirm
Directory roster; current assignments have not been independently confirmed.
chairAdrian DickeyBiography & initiatives ↗
vice chairJason SchultzBiography & initiatives ↗
memberBill DotzlerBiography & initiatives ↗
memberCarrie KoelkerBiography & initiatives ↗
memberDave SiresBiography & initiatives ↗
memberDawn DriscollBiography & initiatives ↗memberJeff TaylorBiography & initiatives ↗
memberMark LofgrenBiography & initiatives ↗memberMike PikeBiography & initiatives ↗ranking memberMolly DonahueBiography & initiatives ↗
memberTom TownsendBiography & initiatives ↗
memberZach WahlsBiography & initiatives ↗House · Higher Education11 listed membersDirectory · confirm
Directory roster; current assignments have not been independently confirmed.
chairTaylor CollinsBiography & initiatives ↗vice chairJeff ShipleyBiography & initiatives ↗
memberDave JacobyBiography & initiatives ↗memberHeather HoraBiography & initiatives ↗memberHeather MatsonBiography & initiatives ↗memberHenry StoneBiography & initiatives ↗
memberJohn WillsBiography & initiatives ↗
memberRoss WilburnBiography & initiatives ↗memberSkyler WheelerBiography & initiatives ↗
memberSteven HoltBiography & initiatives ↗
ranking memberTimi Brown-PowersBiography & initiatives ↗Joint / unicameral · Area Education Agency Task Force5 listed membersDirectory · confirm
Directory roster; current assignments have not been independently confirmed.
Joint / unicameral · Industrial New Jobs Training Program Interim Study6 listed membersDirectory · confirm
Directory roster; current assignments have not been independently confirmed.
Worked example / Missouri
Brad Hudson
Senate Education vice chair; his official biography also lists CTE Advisory Council service. His career includes the Missouri House and Stone County Assessor’s office.
Documented education initiative
Hudson sponsored SB 1442 on elementary literacy. The official record lists “Informal Calendar S Bills for Perfection”; this baseline does not treat the proposal as enacted law.
SB 1442 · official bill record ↗Why this matters to the strategy
Analytical next step: understand how the state connects CTE pathways, credential value, and funding decisions. Council service identifies a relevant policy role; it does not establish buying authority, a position on Pearson, or responsibility for Missouri’s cited grant.
Still to verify
Specific CTE proposals and outcomes, current grant recipients and usable budgets, Pearson product eligibility, and the agency or district purchasing decision.
What comes next
Confirm the remaining Priority 1 rosters and enrich their leadership profiles with official biographies and dated bill records. In parallel with that research sequence, qualify each state’s funding recipient, eligible purchase, and procurement window before changing its pursuit recommendation. This page is a research snapshot, not an automatic monitoring service.
Why so many states are in Priority 2 →