Molly Turner

Molly Turner is the Woods Manufacturing and Building Trades instructor at Ignacio High School in rural Southwest Colorado.  She began teaching Career and Technical Education (CTE) in 2013. She comes directly from the woods industry and has a background in small business woods manufacturing and fine arts. In addition to running the Woods program at Ignacio, Molly is the district’s SkillsUSA advisor and an active member of the Southwest Colorado Education Collaborative.  She is on the AWFS Education Committee and is a member of the National Woods Board. Molly is an advocate for skilled trades education and promotes equity and accessibility in CTE. She uses project-based learning to teach essential workforce skills such as problem-solving, communication, and collaboration.

Originally from the west coast of Canada, Molly is a traveler and has a keen sense of adventure.  She currently lives in rural Colorado with her husband, Kevin, her daughter, Thea, and their rescue dogs, Coco and Honey. They live on her husband’s family homestead. When she is not splitting firewood, or making furniture and sculptures, Molly enjoys hiking with her family.