Meet Nathan Brubaker, Career Development Coordinator at the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education located in the heart of Oklahoma in the city of Stillwater.
Nathan started out his education journey in Ohio and Illinois teaching in very rural schools. After moving to Oklahoma in 1982, he started working at Oklahoma City Public School (OKCPS) teaching special needs students with IQs of 60 and below preparing them to work in sheltered workshops. Nathan worked in that capacity for 7 of the 11 years that he was with OKCPS.
Nathan's next job was with Putnam City Schools (PCS) where he worked with students in the special needs enclosed classroom by using the buddy system in his manufacturing class. After 18 years with PCS, he landed with CareerTech.
During those 30 years in the classroom, Nathan also got married, had 4 children, and changed housing a few times. In 2012, he started as Professional Development Coordinator. Later, he moved into his current position working with OKCareerGuide, the Pre-K to Gray career development platform.
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