Anahi Diaz from Wickenburg High School is the January CTE Student of the Month.

Diaz is enrolled in her second year of the CTE program – Business, Management and Administrative Services (BMAS). Students learn professional business skills in finance, human resources, marketing, and management. BMAS instructor, Chet Haller, nominated Diaz for the award.

“If I had a business and needed to hire a worker, I would hire Anahi in a second,” said Haller. “She’s a leader. Self-motivated, respectful and the kind of person you’d turn to if you want something done right the first time.”

Diaz serves as treasurer for the Wickenburg DECA chapter. DECA is Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO) geared towards students interested in marketing, management and entrepreneurship in business industries. She honed her marketing skills by creating brochures and posters to advertise CTE to Wickenburg Unified School District students.

Congratulations to Anahi!

Anahi Diaz and Chet Haller, WHS business instructor

Dr. Lora Zimmer is teaching the next generation of engineers. She teaches Engineering Sciences at Moon Valley High School.

Dr. Zimmer works with the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Center for Teaching and Learning™ – Engineering by Design (EbD) Consortia. EbD Coordinator Shelli Meade said, “Lora is part of the ever-growing network of educators connected through EbD and its Consortium.”

Shelli Meade went on to say, Dr. Zimmer is serving as a mentee for the International Technology Education Association (ITEA) and also authoring curriculum for the course guide, Foundations of Technology: Third Edition.

In addition to her impressive and very busy schedule, Zimmer is a reviewer for a NASA Explorer Schools grant. It was noted that the work she did reflected well on Arizona for NASA.

Dr. Zimmer earned her Bachelors, Masters and Doctorate degrees in Industrial Engineering from Arizona State University. She moved into Career and Technical Education after working in the engineering industry.