Smart Start Facilitator Booth Guidelines and Pro Tips for Success 2025–2026 SkillsUSA Massachusetts Advisors’ Handbook Chapter 8: Smart Start Summit Conference • 128 8:15 AM - 9:15 AM Arrival, Registration & Breakfast Snacks 8:15 AM - 9:50 AM Booth Set-Up - Facilitation Teams 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM SkillsUSA Engagement Activities 1 - All 12:30 PM - 2:20 PM SkillsUSA Engagement Activities 2 - All 11:40 AM - 12:20 PM Lunch & Army National Guard Engagement Activities 2:30 PM - 3:15 PM Closing Session & Awards 3:30 PM Departure 9:15 AM - 9:50 AM Opening General Session - Freshman Keynote Speaker : Hunter Claflin, Pipefitters Local 537 Apprentice, Trane, Former State & National Officer *Group assignments are listed on the SmartStart Workshop Rotation Sheet.* SmartStart Summit Agenda Boxboro Regency Hotel 242 Adams Place Boxboro, MA 01719 SkillsUSA Massachusetts Inc. SmartStart Summit January 15, 2026 Logan Caitryn Leah Lauren Kelsey Lara Mariyana Tracey Jheventzly Jheventzly Maria Clara Boxboro Regency Hotel 242 Adams Place Boxboro, MA 01719 SkillsUSA Massachusetts Inc. SmartStart Summit January 15, 2026 State Executive Council State Staff Alumni Executive Committee Karen Ward, CSD, Executive Director Pam Dorwin, Curriculum & Professional Development Manager Jared Berman, M.Ed., Conference Logistics Manager Carol Olsen, Computer Operations Manager Brady McCarron, Alumni & Community Service Coordinator Brady McCarron, Alumni & Community Service Coordinator Samantha Dove, President, Greater Lowell Technical HS Megan Mills, Vice President, Greater Lowell Technical HS Katie Girouard, Treasurer, Blue Hills RTHS Ashley Mello, Secretary, Bay Path RVTHS Brian Anastasio, Marketing & Membership Officer, Blue Hills RTHS Willow Aguiar, Member at Large, Tri-County RVTHS Kaitlyn Cahill, Member at Large, Bay Path RVTHS Joie Donnelly, Member at Large, Lynn Technical Institute Lucia Gonzalez, Member at Large, Lynn Tech Institute Joseph Girouard, Member at Large, Blue Hills RTHS Ryan Hughes, Member at Large, Greater Lowell Tehcnical HS Marissa McDonough, Member at Large, Northeast Metro Technical HS Kylie Palomba, Member at Large, Cape Cod Technical HS Brian Anastasio, Digital Media Specialist Hunter Claflin, Conference Fulfillment Specialist Ricky Jordan, Student Activities Specialist Joshua Klemp, Apprenticeship Connections Specialist Meghan Lacasse, MAT, Exhibitor Relations Specialist Carly Ward-Popek, MPA, Global Engagement & Communications Manager Katelyn Roberts, MAT, Student Leadership Manager Logan Rebello National Region I Vice President, Taunton High SchoolHS Leah Schneyer-VanZile State President Minuteman Technical HS Lauren McPherson State Vice President Southeastern Regional Technical HS Kelsey Ikonen State Secretary Montachusett RTHS Tracy Martinez Iraheta State Treasurer Greater Lowell Technical HS Caitryn Ellis State Parliamentarian Plymouth South HS Jheventzly D’Haiti State Reporter Southeastern RTHS Mariyana Lords State Historian Nashoba Valley Technical HS Lara Costa Eastern Region Vice President Cape Cod Technical HS Maria Clara DeOliveira Western Region Vice President Blackstone Valley RTHS
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