CLARKSVILLE, TN – Ontroy Canty, a Mechatronics Multicraft Tech student at TCAT Dickson’s Clarksville Campus, and Carlos Felix, SkillsUSA advisor and Clarksville Campus Industrial Electrical Maintenance / Mechatronics instructor, represented Clarksville at the SkillsUSA Washington Leadership Training Institute (WLTI) held in Washington D.C. September 20 through 24.
Attended by more than 540 people from more than fifteen states, WLTI provided unique opportunities for Canty and Felix to advocate for the skilled trades while receiving advanced leadership training.
Canty, an Army veteran originally from Jacksonville, Florida, competed in the SkillsUSA state competition a few years ago while enrolled in the Machine Tool Technology program also at TCAT Dickson’s Clarksville Campus. Attending WLTI was an opportunity for him to learn more about the organization. “I am considering running for SkillsUSA state office and representing Tennessee. I have already competed and I believe I could do a good job as an officer and apparently my instructor thinks I have the leadership skills,” Canty said…