{"id":35,"date":"2024-05-08T18:33:34","date_gmt":"2024-05-08T22:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skillsusa.mydcts.org\/?page_id=35"},"modified":"2024-06-14T20:06:07","modified_gmt":"2024-06-15T00:06:07","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/skillsusa.mydcts.org\/index.php\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"35\" class=\"elementor elementor-35\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9824ea8 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9824ea8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1713bb5\" data-id=\"1713bb5\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>SkillsUSA is the #1 workforce development organization for students. We empower students to become skilled professionals, career-ready leaders and responsible community members. From our mission to our reach, from our brand to our history, learn who we are, what we do and why we do it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-051a923\" data-id=\"051a923\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74d919d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"74d919d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1498\" height=\"1092\" src=\"https:\/\/skillsusa.mydcts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/image-20240404-111653-b75b964d-e1715365162640.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-249\" alt=\"\" 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data-id=\"350afab\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b5a2f3d\" data-id=\"b5a2f3d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-745b48f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"745b48f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/skillsusa.mydcts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_9472-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-228\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/skillsusa.mydcts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_9472-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/skillsusa.mydcts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_9472-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/skillsusa.mydcts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_9472-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/skillsusa.mydcts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_9472-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/skillsusa.mydcts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_9472.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ba37c4b\" data-id=\"ba37c4b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7639a9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7639a9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Become a member<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93b976a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"93b976a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Whether you\u2019re a student or teacher interested in joining SkillsUSA or a potential industry partner ready to support us, learn the why\u2019s and how\u2019s here.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12dbc58 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"12dbc58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a 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elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5741e86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5741e86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2677fd2 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2677fd2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a941e92\" data-id=\"a941e92\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f81d60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f81d60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Officers, Partners and Advisors<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dcee8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4dcee8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From our officers to our dedicated association directors, from our board and partners to our committed staff, those who lead, operate, and support SkillsUSA are not only devoted to student success but 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