Hannah Eckstein, Central Region Vice President, shared the importance of HOSA-Future Health Professionals at the Opening Session of the Health Science Education Division meeting with approximately 80 attendees during the ACTE’s CareerTech VISION in New Orleans, Louisiana, December 2, 2022. Holly Strand-Rysgaard, Vice President of the Health Science Education Division and HOSA Advisor, presided over the meeting.
Akash Kotian Postsecondary/Collegiate Vice President; Jim Scott, Chair-Elect, HOSA, Inc. Board of Directors; Jim Koeninger, Executive Director; and Karen Koeninger, Deputy Executive Director were proud to represent HOSA as they assisted in hosting the Health Science Education Division Opening Session as well as share all that HOSA has to offer at the ACTE VISION Expo.
At this conference, Hannah and Akash were able to share their HOSA stories, show how much of an impact CTE and HOSA have on its members, and what a vital role HOSA plays in giving students the tools they need for current and future employment success.
At ACTE VISION Closing General Session, Sricharan Pusala, HOSA’s International President, represented the Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSO’s) by giving closing remarks. Steve DeWitt, Deputy Executive Director, Association for Career and Technical Education shared the following: “Sri was outstanding. I was truly impressed with his presentation skills – even among the CTSO national officers, I thought he rose to the top of the list in effectively communicating a strong message about the value of HOSA, CTSOs, and CTE… he didn’t even have a misplaced breath or hand gesture.”
Dr. Jim Koeninger shared the following about Sri’s presentation, “your content was well chosen, your delivery was impeccable, your gestures
and movement on stage was similar to a confident professional speaker, and the overall image you projected of HOSA-Future Health Professionals as well as yourself strengthened the role of HOSA as a pipeline for preparing the full range of future health professionals….. Your presence also demonstrated HOSA’s efforts to encourage and welcome ethnically diverse students that will strengthen the delivery of quality healthcare for ALL patients. This year’s International Executive Council represents many of the qualities that are needed to strengthen the healthcare delivery system. Well done, Mr. President!
You will want to be sure to watch Sri’s remarks at the following link.
HOSA and CTE/ACTE/HSE – the perfect partnership. HOSA values this partnership and appreciates the strength we have as one because we believe that, together, we can Shatter All Expectations!
