Heather Justice

Senior Director Career Readiness, Education Strategy Group

Heather Justice, Senior Director, joined ESG in 2020 to lead its work on career readiness and aligning high-quality K-12, postsecondary, and industry pathways.

Previously, she was Division Director for College, Career and Military Preparation at the Texas Education Agency, overseeing the Texas Regional Pathways Network, CTE programs, work-based learning, industry certifications, and college and career readiness models such as Early College High Schools, P-TECH, and Texas STEM Academies. She also served as Secretary and Treasurer of the Advance CTE Board. Earlier, as Executive Director of CTE at the Tennessee Department of Education, she led statewide reform of CTE programs of study, educator licensing, and professional development.