Advisor of the Year
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SkillsUSA Tennessee's Advisor of the Year award recognizes and honors dedicated career and technical education instructors who serve as SkillsUSA advisors. The award recipient will be recognized at the SkillsUSA Tennessee State Leadership and Skills Conference.
The award recipient will be eligible for the following year's national nomination for SkillsUSA Advisor of the Year. 2021 Advisor of the Year Recipient: Tobey Alonso, Coffee County Central High School |
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For the past 4 years, Tobey Alonso has served Coffee County Central High School and has been involved in SkillsUSA, TN Bar Association Mock Trial, and Spring Hill Invitationals. He dedicates his time to provide students experiences with local and state officials involved in the criminal justice field through competitions, field trips, project based learning, and hands on/real world experiences while inviting and involving community members. He enjoys bringing in hands-on and real world experiences for his students.
In addition to his dedication to teaching, Tobey has worked for the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department over the past 14 years. He worked his way up in law enforcement beginning in Corrections for almost a year before moving to patrol where he spent 6 years. He then wanted the opportunity to work with youth by becoming a school resource officer at the Coffee County Raider Academy where he spent 3 years. For the last 4 years, he has been a reserve deputy since the opportunity to teach Criminal Justice at Coffee County Central High School and Raider Academy arose. While he was an SRO officer he obtained his bachelor's degree through Bethel University in Criminal Justice. Shortly after receiving his degree, a teaching position became available, which had been his goal and passion once he started working with youth as an SRO. While in his new role as a criminal justice teacher, he obtained his teaching credentials through UT Martin. Outside of his dedication to students, Tobey has a wonderful wife, Nikki, whom he has been married to for 11 years. Together they have two children; Tristan, 16, and Victoria, 10. |
Paul Adler Service Award
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The nominee must:
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During state officer led screening, the nominee must be able to:
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2021 Paul Adler Service Award Recipient: Tammy Turner, Volunteer High School
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Tammy Turner has been actively involved with SkillsUSA for 34 years as a student, alumni, and advisor. After teaching for many years at a private school, Ms. Turner has served as the Cosmetology Instructor and SkillsUSA advisor at Volunteer High School in Church Hill, Tennessee for the past 7 years. She promotes SkillsUSA to her students because it "changed my life".
Ms. Turner is a former SkillsUSA student herself under her SkillsUSA advisor, Ms. Shirley Jarnagin. In 1986, she was elected as the Tennessee SkillsUSA State Treasurer. During her State Officer term, she went to Camp Clemonts, state conferences in Oprylands, Arizona, and Kansas. At the 1989 state conference, she competed in the opening and closing ceremonies. During her state officer tenure, she developed her leadership, improved her confidence, learned to be better organized, refined her public speaking, and increased her ease interacting with others. Ms. Turner states she was able to do things that she would have never done had she not gotten involved with the SkillsUSA organization, such as flying in a plane for the first time. Since being a SkillsUSA advisor, she has had 2 students go to Nationals and 4 State Champions. Ms. Turner teaches cosmetology, but she also teaches community service through her work. During the SkillsUSA Week of Service, she takes her cosmetology class to a local nursing home and does nails and haircuts for residents. In addition to her SkillsUSA family, Tammy Turner has been married for 27 years to Kenny Turner. She has two children; Katie, 24, and Patrick, 22. Mrs. Turner was born and raised in Hawkins County, Tennessee. |
