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 Monroe, Superintendent
Maricopa Unified School District
Dr. Tracey Lopeman, Superintendent
McCarthy
Steve Poulin, Senior Vice President
Phoenix Union High School District
Thea Andrade, Superintendent
Southern Arizona Leadership Council
Dr. John Pedicone, Director, Education Policy
Valley of the Sun United Way
Dr. Melissa Boydston, Senior Vice President, Community Development & Engagement
Pilkington Construction
Clint Harrington, President
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 Clark, Managing Partner