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2010-2011 ABEC Board of Directors

ABEC BOARD OFFICERS:

Paul Winslow
Partner, Orcutt|Winslow Partnership
ABEC Board President

Dave Howell
Director State Government Relations, Wells Fargo Bank
ABEC Board Past President

Cathleen Barton
US/Southwest Education Manager, Intel Corporation
ABEC Board Vice President, Business

Panfilo Contreras
Executive Director, Arizona School Boards Association
ABEC Board Vice President, Education

Frank Davidson
Superintendent, Casa Grande Elementary School District
ABEC Board Secretary

Vicki Balentine
Superintendent, Amphitheater Public Schools
ABEC Board Treasurer

EDUCATION:

Amphitheater Public Schools
Vicki Balentine, Superintendent

Arizona Council on Economic Education
Elizabeth Volard, President & CEO

Arizona Education Association
Andrew Morrill, President

Arizona K-12 Center
Kathy Wiebke, Executive Director

Arizona School Administrators Association
Debra Duvall, Executive Director

Arizona School Boards Association
Panfilo Contreras, Executive Director

Arizona State University
Mari Koerner, Dean, Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College

Arizona Teacher of the Year 2010
Joy Weiss

Balsz Elementary School District
Jeffrey Smith, Superintendent

Casa Grande Elementary School District
Frank Davidson, Superintendent

Catalina Foothills School District
Mary Kamerzell, Superintendent

Center for the Future of Arizona
Sybil Francis, Executive Director

Deer Valley Unified School District
Virginia McElyea, Superintendent

Maricopa County Community Colleges
Maria Harper-Marinick, Vice Chancellor for Academic & Student Affairs

Mesa Public Schools
Michael Cowan, Superintendent

Palo Verde Elementary School District
Robin Berry, Superintendent

Peoria Unified School District
Denton Santarelli, Superintendent

Phoenix Elementary School District
Myriam Roa, Superintendent

Phoenix Union High School District
Kent Scribner, Superintendent

Teach for America
Pearl Esau, Executive Director

Tempe Union High School District
Greg Wyman, Associate Superintendent

Yuma County Schools
Tom Tyree, Superintendent

Yuma Union High School District
Toni Badone, Superintendent

BUSINESS:

Adolfson & Peterson Construction
Rich Pena, Senior Project Manager

APS/Pinnacle West
Martin Shultz, Vice President, Government Affairs

Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Suzanne Taylor, Senior Vice President Public Policy

Cox Communications
Rick Miller, Enterprise Channel Manager, Cox Business

Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce
Julie Pastrick, President & CEO

Greater Phoenix Leadership
Jim Zaharis, Vice President Education

Intel Corporation
Cathleen Barton, US/SW Education Manager

Orcutt/Winslow Partnership
Paul Winslow, Partner

Pearson
Jason Dance, Vice President West Region

Pima County Business Education Roundtable (BER)
Michael Duran, BER Co-Chair

Salt River Project
Bill Rihs, Manager Major Projects

SCF Arizona
Joellyn Pollock, Learning & Development Manager, Performance Solutions

Sodexo
Katrina Lewis, Director of New Business Development, Sodexo School Services

Southern Arizona Leadership Council (SALC)
John Pedicone, Vice President

Southwest Gas Corporation
Richard Foreman, Director Corporate Public Affairs

Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.
Robert L. Matia, Senior Counsel

State Farm Insurance
Kim Hicks, Vice President Operations

Sundt Construction
Richard Condit, Chief Administrative Officer

The Arizona Republic
Gene D'Adamo, Vice President Community Relations

The Boeing Company
Mary Baldwin, Manager, Global Corporate Citizenship

The Rodel Charitable Foundation of Arizona
Carol Peck, President & CEO

Wells Fargo Bank
Dave Howell, Director State Government Relations

FOUNDING BOARD EMERITI:

Randall Blecha
Superintendent (retired), Fowler Elementary School District

Camille Casteel
Superintendent, Chandler Unified School District

Barbara Clark
Arizona Community Relations and Education (retired), Motorola Corporation

Matt Diethelm
State Board of Education (retired)

Robert Donofrio
Assistant Vice President for Education Partnerships, Arizona State University

Shelly Esque
VP Legal & Corp Affairs, Director Corporate Affairs Group, Intel Corporation

John Fung
Executive Director, AZ Association of School Business Officials

Tom Heck
Clinical Associate Professor, ASU West Education Graduate Studies

Charles Jirauch
President, Global Southwest Capital, LLC

Penny Kotterman
President 1998-2004, Arizona Education Association

Kevin Moran
Vice President Human Resources, Cox Communications

Herb Weissenfels
Superintendent (retired), Payson Unified School District