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Elected School Board OfficialRecognized as Niche.com Number 1 School District in Arizona 2020, 2018 2017 for:Academics; Diversity; Teachers; College Prep; Clubs & Activities; Health & Safetyhttps://www.niche.com/k12/d/chandler-unified-school-district-no-80-az/Arizona Educational Foundation A+ Schools award recipient 2004 - 2021 at multiple school sites every year.State Champions: Football, Baseball, Women's Track, Badminton, Men's Soccer, Women's Soccer, Men's Golf, Women's GolfResponsible for Fiscal oversite for $360 million Annual Operating Budget of the second largest school district in Arizona.

Overall, the successes and failures aimed at Narrowing the Achievement Gap are scattered and encrypted. Educational Institutions, (many of which I am a part of) do a terrible job of communicating beyond our own walls. We hope to work collaboratively to ask School Districts across Arizona and North America to share their Achievement Gap successes.www.azachievementgap.org/ It's coming back in April !!!

Clients Include: Starwood Hotels, Alaska Airlines, Nordstrom, Steven Covey (7 Habits of Highly Effective People), Microsoft, Dale Chihuly-Pilchuck Glass, US PGA, Kiewit Construction, Pella Windows, Gayle King (Oprah), McKinsey & Co, Kenworth Trucks, Boeing