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
Missouri
Missouri's FY2027 Enhancement Grant guidance includes program-related software and annual site licenses among allowable costs, subject to cost classifications, matching funds, and other restrictions. The official program page says award notices have been sent and budgets are due September 30, 2026.
FY2027 Enhancement Grant Administrative Planning Guide, pages 5–7 ↗52 distinct member profiles across 5 committee records · 43 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 →Senate · Education7 listed membersRoster checked
All seven listed members and chair/vice-chair roles were compared with the official 2026 Senate Education roster.
vice chairBrad HudsonBiography & initiatives ↗
memberDavid GregoryBiography & initiatives ↗
memberMaggie NurrenbernBiography & initiatives ↗
memberMike HendersonBiography & initiatives ↗NSPhoto unavailablememberNick SchroerBiography & initiatives ↗
memberStephen WebberBiography & initiatives ↗House · Elementary and Secondary Education21 listed membersDirectory · confirm
Directory roster; current assignments have not been independently confirmed.
chairEd LewisBiography & initiatives ↗
vice chairBrad BandermanBiography & initiatives ↗
memberAnn KelleyBiography & initiatives ↗BLPhoto unavailablememberBecky LaubingerBiography & initiatives ↗
memberBrad PollittBiography & initiatives ↗
memberCathy LoyBiography & initiatives ↗
memberCecelie WilliamsBiography & initiatives ↗
memberConnie SteinmetzBiography & initiatives ↗
memberJamie Ray GraggBiography & initiatives ↗JHPhoto unavailablememberJohn HewkinBiography & initiatives ↗
memberJohn MartinBiography & initiatives ↗
memberJosh HurlbertBiography & initiatives ↗
ranking memberKathy SteinhoffBiography & initiatives ↗
memberKem SmithBiography & initiatives ↗
memberMark BoykoBiography & initiatives ↗MMPhoto unavailablememberMark MeirathBiography & initiatives ↗
memberMarty JacobsBiography & initiatives ↗
memberMatthew OvercastBiography & initiatives ↗
memberMelissa SchmidtBiography & initiatives ↗
memberStephanie BoykinBiography & initiatives ↗
memberTricia ByrnesBiography & initiatives ↗Joint / unicameral · Education14 listed membersDirectory · confirm
Directory roster; current assignments have not been independently confirmed.
memberBishop DavidsonBiography & initiatives ↗memberBrad HudsonBiography & initiatives ↗memberBrad PollittBiography & initiatives ↗memberCathy LoyBiography & initiatives ↗memberEd LewisBiography & initiatives ↗memberKathy SteinhoffBiography & initiatives ↗memberMaggie NurrenbernBiography & initiatives ↗
memberMarlene TerryBiography & initiatives ↗MEPhoto unavailablememberMary Elizabeth ColemanBiography & initiatives ↗
memberMike CostlowBiography & initiatives ↗NSPhoto unavailablememberNick SchroerBiography & initiatives ↗RBPhoto unavailablememberRick BrattinBiography & initiatives ↗memberStephen WebberBiography & initiatives ↗Senate · Economic and Workforce Development7 listed membersDirectory · confirm
Directory roster; current assignments have not been independently confirmed.
chairBen BrownBiography & initiatives ↗
vice chairKurtis GregoryBiography & initiatives ↗
memberAdam SchneltingBiography & initiatives ↗BWPhoto unavailablememberBarbara WashingtonBiography & initiatives ↗CTPhoto unavailablememberCurtis TrentBiography & initiatives ↗memberDavid GregoryBiography & initiatives ↗
memberPatty LewisBiography & initiatives ↗House · Higher Education and Workforce Development14 listed membersDirectory · confirm
Directory roster; current assignments have not been independently confirmed.
chairChris BrownBiography & initiatives ↗
vice chairSherri GallickBiography & initiatives ↗
memberBill AllenBiography & initiatives ↗
memberBob TitusBiography & initiatives ↗
memberBrenda ShieldsBiography & initiatives ↗
memberBruce SassmannBiography & initiatives ↗
memberDale WrightBiography & initiatives ↗memberKem SmithBiography & initiatives ↗
memberMelanie StinnettBiography & initiatives ↗
memberPattie MansurBiography & initiatives ↗
memberRaychel ProudieBiography & initiatives ↗
ranking memberStephanie HeinBiography & initiatives ↗
memberTravis WilsonBiography & initiatives ↗
memberWillard HaleyBiography & initiatives ↗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 →