ETMA Program Director
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CarrieAnn Mathis is the Program Director of Engineering, Technology, & Media Arts for Colorado CTE. She received her bachelor's degree from Campbell University in Mass Communications where she participated in ROTC. CarrieAnn started her career in the US Army Signal Corps. She spent 7 years as a communications officer with a combat deployment to Iraq in 2003.
The VA covered her teacher training which allowed her to teach both middle and high school CTE technology for 11 years. During this time, she received her master's degree in Instructional Technology from the University of Texas - San Antonio. CarrieAnn is currently ABD - all but dissertation - for her doctorate from the University of Wyoming in Learning, Design, & Technology. She is also on the National Advisory Board for both CompTIA and Minecraft Education. As an adaptive athlete, her hobbies include teaching skiing and snowboarding in the Rocky Mountains where she lives with her husband, 4 dogs, and the cats. |
ETMA Division President
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Bobbie Bastian is a Computer Science teacher at Future Forward at Bollman in Adams 12 Five Star Schools, where she teaches AP Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Networking, and Computer Science Projects. Bobbie holds a BS in Computer Information Systems, a MA in Education, and a Certificate in Cybersecurity. She has over 18 years of teaching experience. Bobbie received the 2023 Cyber.org Educator Award and the Colorado NCWIT Educator Award. She is passionate about Computer Science and Cybersecurity and is looking forward to working with members of the ETMA Division this year.
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ETMA President-Elect
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Eli Jones is a CTE-Engineering teacher at Adams City High School in Commerce City. He enlisted in the Marine Corps following high school and served for the next 26 years as both an enlisted Marine and commissioned officer; he retired at the rank of Major. He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Arizona and subsequent commission through the Marine Enlisted Commissioning Education Program. He was an honor graduate of The Basic School in Quantico, Virginia and completed Naval Aviator flight training in Pensacola and Milton, Florida. He was then stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California from late 2003 to early 2008. During his time with helicopter squadron HMM-161, he deployed three times to Al Taqaddum, Iraq as a Combat Casualty Evacuation (casevac) Pilot.
Upon his final combat tour, Captain Jones was ordered back to Helicopter Flight Training Squadron Eighteen (HT-18) in Milton, Florida as a helicopter flight instructor. Then he was selected for Presidential flight support in Quantico, Virginia. Major Jones served as a Presidential Helicopter Pilot with HMX-1 from 2010 to 2014. Finally, he was selected to become a Training and Education Officer and attended the University of Colorado at Boulder to attain his Master’s Degree in Education. His final military assignment was back in Quantico, Virginia as a Task Analyst and Formal School Management Supervisor for the Marine Corps. Major Jones retired in 2018 after 26 years of Active Duty service. After retiring from the military, Eli became a secondary education Math teacher. He worked at Denver Public Schools and Adams County School District 14. He has since moved on to become a CTE-Engineering teacher. |
ETMA Division Secretary
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Kat Yelenick serves as the Secondary STEM and Computer Science Coordinator for Jeffco Public Schools, where she supports program development, teacher professional learning, and industry partnerships across engineering, technology, and media arts pathways. With nearly a decade of classroom experience and a district-level focus on aligning Career and Technical Education (CTE) with emerging industry trends, Kat leads initiatives that expand access to high-quality STEM experiences and industry-recognized certifications for students. In her role as Secretary for the Engineering, Technology, and Media Arts (ETMA) CTE Cluster, she is dedicated to advancing statewide collaboration, sustainable program design, and equitable opportunities for all learners to develop the technical and durable skills needed for future success.
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ETMA Division Treasurer
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Jack Bookout.
Bookout, the Mitchell High School teacher, was a telecommunications and information technology specialist during his military career, focusing on cybersecurity and IT maintenance. While a platoon sergeant at Fort Eisenhower — originally Camp Gordon, then Fort Gordon — in Georgia, he trained countless soldiers, teaching them how a satellite terminal on the ground communicates with a satellite in the air. The military sent Bookout all over the world — he lived in 11 places in 16 years and was deployed to active combat zones three times. He credits the military for helping him mature into a capable and regimented adult, but after the military ordered him to move again once he hit 19 years of service, he decided to request retirement for the next year in 2016. Bookout said he was emotionally and physically drained, especially after constantly uprooting his family. |