Leah R. Amstutz received a B.S.
in Animal Science from Michigan State University and her M.A. in Education
from Defiance College. A strong advocate of hands-on, inquiry-based learning,
she spent 8 1/2 years in the classroom teaching agricultural education. In
2011, she began her career with the Ohio Department of Education as a Program
Specialist in the Agricultural and Environmental Systems career field and was
then promoted in 2013 to Assistant Director in the Office of Career-Technical
Education. Currently, she serves as Director of Career-Technical
Education where she promotes the expansion of career tech in Ohio.