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ABEC Board of Directors

ABEC Board Officers

Chair
Vispi Karanjia
Managing Partner
Orcutt|Winslow

Past Chair
Paul Ulan
Principal
Primary Consultants

Vice Chair, Business
Shelley Mellon
Owner/Broker 
RL Jones Insurance Services

Vice Chair, Education Thomas Tyree Superintendent

STEDY Southwest Technical Education District of Yuma

Treasurer
Paul Stanton
Superintendent

Washington Elementary School District

Secretary
Kristi Wilson

Educational Consultant, and former Superintendent, Buckeye Elementary School District

Education

Arizona Association of School Business Officials
Brian Mee, M.Ed., Executive Director

Arizona Education Association
Marisol GarciaPresident

Arizona School Administrators, Inc.
Dr. Paul Tighe, Ed.D., Executive Director

Arizona School Boards Association
Executive Director

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

Cave Creek Unified School District
Dr. Cort Monroe, Ed.D., Superintendent

Challenge Charter School
Wendy MillerPrincipal and CEO

Cochise County Schools
Dr. Jacqui Clay, Ed.D.,
Superintendent

Glendale Union High School District
Brian Capistran, 
Superintendent

Littleton Elementary School District
Dr. Roger Freeman, Ed.D., Superintendent 

Maricopa County Schools
Steve WatsonSuperintendent

Mesa Public Schools
Dr. Andi Fourlis, Ed.D., Superintendent

Phoenix Union High School District
Thea Andrade,
 Superintendent

Pima County Schools
Dustin Williams, 
Superintendent

Scottsdale Unified School District
Dr. Scott Menzel, Ph.D.Superintendent

Southwest Technical Education District of Yuma (STEDY)
Thomas TyreeSuperintendent

Tolleson Union High School District
Jeremy Calles, M.Ed.Superintendent

Tucson Unified School District
Dr. Gabriel Trujillo, Ed.D.Superintendent

Washington Elementary School District
Dr. Paul Stanton, Ed.D., Superintendent

West-MEC (Western Maricopa Education Center)
Scott SpurgeonSuperintendent

Business

ADM Group, Inc.
Ben Barcon, Principal

Buckeye Valley Chamber of Commerce
Deanna KupcikPresident & CEO

Calderon Law Offices PLC
Ernest Calderon, Attorney

Economic Independence LLC
Richard ConditPresident

Hallman & Affiliates, P.C.
Hugh HallmanManaging Director

Imagine Learning
Monica Gilfillan, Account Executive

McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.
Steve PoulinProject Director

McKone Strategies, LLC
Tommy McKonePresident & Owner

Orcutt|Winslow
Vispi KaranjiaManaging Partner

Pilkington Construction
Clint HarringtonPresident

Primary Consultants, LLC
Paul Ulan, Principal

RL Jones Insurance Services
Shelley Mellon, Owner/Broker

Sodexo School Services
Megan EddingtonDirector of Business Development

Southern Arizona Leadership Council (SALC)
John PediconeDirector

SPS+ Architects
Scott Moellenberndt,  Education Liaison

Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
D. Lew Clark, Managing Partner

Community Organizations

Center for the Future of Arizona
Dr. Sybil Francis, Ph.D., President & CEO

Healthy Future Arizona
Dr. Scott Turner, Ph.D., President & CEO

Valley Interfaith Project
Joe Rubio, Organizer

Valley of the Sun United Way
Dr. Melissa Boydston, Ed.D., Sr. VP Community Development & Engagement

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