Gouverneur's Empire State Mines HR director receives state CTE award
Clara Cummings, human resources director at Empire State Mines in Gouverneur, received the 2026 Association of Career & Technical Education Administrators Business Partner Award, an honor St. Lawrence-Lewis BOCES is celebrating.
By Jessica Hale, ClickNNY North Country Desk
Clara Cummings, human resources director at Empire State Mines in Gouverneur, received the 2026 Association of Career & Technical Education Administrators Business Partner Award. St. Lawrence-Lewis BOCES is celebrating the recognition of the company’s support for career and technical education.
The award recognizes business partners whose involvement in Career and Technical Education creates opportunities for students and supports workforce development. Cummings has been associated with Empire State Mines’ partnership with Southwest Tech, the BOCES career and technical education center in Gouverneur.
Reported by ClickNNY and reviewed by an editor before publication.
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