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ABEC Board of Directors

President & CEO

Tracey Benson

Board of Directors

Officers

CHAIR
Vispi Karanjia
Orcutt | Winslow
Managing Partner

PAST CHAIR
Paul Ulan
Primary Consultants
Principal

 

VICE CHAIR, BUSINESS
Shelley Mellon
RL Jones Insurance Services
Owner/Broker 

VICE CHAIR, EDUCATION
Thomas Tyree
STEDY (Southwest Technical Education District of Yuma)

Superintendent

TREASURER
Paul Stanton
Washington Elementary School District
Superintendent

SECRETARY
Kristi Wilson
Culture Rocket LLC
Co-CEO

Directors

Arizona School Administrators
Dr. Paul Tighe, Executive Director

Arizona School Boards Association
Justan Rice, Executive Director

Arizona State University
Dr. Carole Basile, Dean, Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College

Calderon Law Offices
Ernest Calderon, Attorney

Cave Creek Unified School District
Bill Dolezal, Superintendent

Challenge Charter School
Wendy Miller,
Principal and CEO

Cochise County Schools
Dr. Jacqui Clay,
County Superintendent

Glendale Union High School District
Brian Capistran,
Superintendent

Healthy Future US
Dr. Scott Turner,
 President & CEO

Liberty Elementary School District
Dr. Cort MonroeSuperintendent

Maricopa Unified School District
Dr. Tracey LopemanSuperintendent

McCarthy
Steve Poulin, Senior Vice President

Phoenix Union High School District
Thea AndradeSuperintendent

Southern Arizona Leadership Council 
Dr. John PediconeDirector, Education Policy

Valley of the Sun United Way
Dr. Melissa BoydstonSenior Vice President, Community Development & Engagement

Pilkington Construction
Clint HarringtonPresident

SPS+ Architects
Scott Moellenberndt, Education Liaison

West-MEC
Dr. Scott Spurgeon, Superintendent

Scottsdale Unified School District
Dr. Scott Menzel, Superintendent

Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
D. Lew ClarkManaging Partner

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