June 2023 NACAT President's Update

NACAT President Tom Millard

Warren Tech

I hope you had a great Memorial Day Weekend 2023!

This is the beginning of summer break for most of us. It is the time we all get to renew and refresh our attitudes and spend time with our friends and families. It is also a great time to spend getting training with our other friends and families of NACAT. Education with NACAT is “For Automotive Teachers, By Automotive Teachers.” The board and crew have been very busy planning and arranging the upcoming NACAT Conference, July 10th thru the 13th, at San Jacinto Community College in Houston Texas.

Our new Mentor Training is going well and the next opportunity to participate will be on June 8th at 1:00 PM EST. The training will be available to any and all NACAT members, whether new to teaching, only having a few years of experience, or a seasoned veteran.

Our membership numbers have risen over the past year, and we feel the future of NACAT is strong. I look forward to meeting you at the July Conference. This event, in my opinion, is the best form of team building and making new acquaintances. We still have rooms and classes available. If you are still waiting on funding from your school, you can register with a PO to save your spot

We have recently organized a Families of NACAT Committee, and there is a Facebook group for Families as well. Your Families of NACAT Chair is Tamber Nellinger, and the Vice Chair is Bonnie Millard. The Families of NACAT Committee generated a schedule of fun family activities for the 2023 conference. Guest Registration for the activities is now open. They are also looking for family activities for future conferences. Please wish them luck in helping expand our family activities.

We held our 2023 elections for the NACAT Board of Directors and Officers. I want to thank the NACAT members who are allowing me to continue in NACAT leadership as a part of your next Board. Your new Board will be a strong one. Drew Barnes will serve as your new NACAT President on September 1, and Ed Martin was elected to be Vice-President / President-elect.

The members who won Board seats in the election are:

• Steve Gibson

• Tom Millard

• Sara Heller

• Wade Johnson

I am looking forward to all the new changes and the upcoming events of this year, and I look forward to seeing you at the NACAT conference next month.