QUALIFIED CANDIDATE

• School Counselor, Tolleson Elementary School District, - 12 years
• Adult Substance Abuse and Domestic Violence Counselor, part time, - 14 years - Currently working as Licensed Substance Abuse Counselor
• Program Contractor Specialist, Arizona Department of Economic Security; monitored contracts, agency budgets and services - 15 years

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree, Northern Arizona University
• Master’s Degree, Arizona State University

Board Experience

• Pendergast Elementary School Board - 8 years
• ComCare Board Mental Health Agency (now Magellan) – 2 years
• Commission on Appellate & Supreme Court Appointment - 1 year
• Supreme Court Confidential Intermediary Program Advisory Committee on Adoptions - 2 years
• Behavioral Health Examiners Board – Substance Abuse Credentialing Committee, present member  -  served 2 years of a 4 year term

Community Experience

• Bible Study teacher
• Youth soccer coach & referee - 6 years
• Youth Little League assistant coach
• PTA member
• City of Surprise Citizen Police Patrol

Experience in an Educational Environment

• School Counselor - 17 years
• Bond Campaign Chair – three successful school bond elections
• Coordinated school uniform collection and distribution
• Conducted parent involvement workshops; taught parenting classes
• Coordinated annual school holiday gift programs for children
• Conducted youth workshops on:  Drugs and alcohol abuse, grief and loss, anger management, social skills, trauma, harassment and school success
• Team leader in Child Study program
• “All Arizona School Board Award,” presented by the Arizona School Board Association, 1990 (highest award given to a school board member)
• Advocated for the Arizona School Board Association and the National School Board Association