- 2011-2012 Convened business & education leaders for Deputy Secretary, US Department of Education
- 2010-2011 Convened business & education leaders for Assistant Secretary, US Department of Education;
- 2009-2010 Launched the Arizona Middle School Career Exploration Pilot Project
- 2008-2009 Received “Award of Excellence” from the Arizona School Public Relations Association
- 2007 Selected Leader of the Year in Public Policy for Education by the Arizona Capitol Times
- 2003-2004 Launched the AZ Academic Scholars Initiative, a statewide effort to increase rigor in course taking and advocate increasing Arizona high school graduation requirements which resulted in Arizona State Board of Education policy change increasing graduation requirements.
