Katie Meier is a Nationally Board Certified Teacher who currently teaches Medical Careers and dual credit EMT at the Billings Career Center. Before taking on the duties of state director, Katie served as a chapter advisor for 10 years starting with both a high school and middle school chapter in the Class C school of Augusta, MT and most recently as an advisor of Montana HOSA’s largest chapter at the Billings Career Center. Her background in teaching, along with her time working for Montana GEAR UP under the Office of the Commission for Higher Education, have made Katie a strong Career and Technical Education (CTE) advocate who is passionate about developing Montana’s healthcare pipeline by bringing real life application to the classroom and beyond with Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSOs).