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ABEC Board of Directors

ABEC Board Officers

Chair
Paul Ulan
Principal
Primary Consultants

Past Chair
Daniel Leis
Head of Global Sales & Marketing
Boxlight

Vice Chair, Business
Vispi Karanjia
Principal 
Orcutt|Winslow Partnership

Vice Chair, Education
Thomas Tyree
Yuma County School Superintendent

Treasurer
Paul Stanton
Superintendent, Washington Elementary School District

Secretary
Kristi Wilson
Superintendent, Buckeye Elementary School District

Education

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

Arizona Education Association
Joe ThomasPresident

Arizona K-12 Center
Dr. Kathy Wiebke, Ph.D. Executive Director

Arizona School Administrators, Inc.
Dr. Mark Joraanstad, Ed.D., Executive Director

Arizona School Boards Association
Dr. Sheila Harrison-Williams, Ed.D., Executive Director

Secretary
Kristi Wilson
Superintendent, Buckeye Elementary School District

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

Buckeye Elementary School District
Dr. Kristi Wilson, Ed.D., Superintendent

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

Challenge Charter School
Wendy MillerPrincipal and CEO

Cochise County Schools
Jacqui Clay, 
Superintendent

Dysart Unified School District
Dr. Quinn Kellis, Ed.D., 
Superintendent

Glendale Union High School District
Brian Capistran, 
Superintendent

Grand Canyon University
Dr. Jennifer Johnson, Ed.D., Assistant Vice President, Academic Alliances

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

Madison Elementary School District
Dr. Kenneth Baca, Ed.D., Superintendent

Maricopa County Community Colleges
Dr. Eric Leshinskie, Ed.D., Interim Provost

Maricopa County Schools
Steve WatsonSuperintendent

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

Phoenix Elementary School District
Dr. Larry Weeks, Ed.D., CEO

Phoenix Union High School District
Dr. Chad Gestson, Ed.D.
Superintendent

Pima County Schools
Dustin Williams, 
Superintendent

Saddle Mountain Unified School District
Dr. Paul Tighe, Ed.D., 
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)
Greg DonovanSuperintendent

Yuma County Schools 
Tom Tyree, Superintendent

Yuma Union High School District 
Gina ThompsonSuperintendent

Business

ADM Group, Inc.
Ben Barcon, Principal

Boxlight (formerly EOS Education)
Daniel Leis, Head of Global Sales & Marketing

Buckeye Valley Chamber of Commerce
Deanna KupcikPresident & CEO

Calderon Law Offices PLC
Ernest Calderon, Attorney

Cox Communications
Gene CarlManager Government, Education, & Hospitality

Economic Independence LLC
Richard ConditPresident

Edgenuity
Monica Gilfillan, Arizona Account Executive

Hallman & Affiliates, P.C.
Hugh HallmanManaging Director

McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.
Steve PoulinProject Director

Orcutt|Winslow Partnership
Vispi KaranjiaManaging Partner

Pilkington Construction
Clint HarringtonPresident

Primary Consultants, LLC
Paul Ulan, Principal

SPS+ Architects
Scott Moellenberndt,  Education Liaison

Sodexo School Services
Megan EddingtonDirector of Business Development

Southern Arizona Leadership Council (SALC)
John PediconeDirector

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

Willmeng Contruction
Jimmy Lindblom, Community Outreach

Business

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

Healthy Future Arizona
Scott Turner, President & CEO

Valley Interfaith Project
Joe RubioLead Organizer

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