Tribal Leaders PRE-Conference Monday, May 2, 2016 7:00 AM – 1:00 PM DoubleTree Resort by Hilton 5401 N. Scottsdale Road Scottsdale, AZ 85250 Monica Antone Lieutenant Governor Gila River Indian Community benjamin.notah@gric.nsn.us Patrick Armstrong Partner Canal Partners/JDA Investments patrick@jdainvestments.com Sheila Arredondo Senior Program Associate WestEd sarredo@wested.org Maria Arvayo Development Director Pascua Yaqui Tribe maria.arvayo@pascuayaqui-nsn.gov Agnes Attakai MPA Director Health Disparities University of Arizona College of Health Juanita L. Ayala Coordinator Pascua Yaqui Tribe juanita.l.ayala@pascuayaqui-nsn.gov Cheryl Bakari Director Pascua Yaqui Native American Career Technical Education Program cheryl.bakari@pascuayaqui-nsn.gov Judy Basham TOA Phoenix Union High School District basham@phoenixunion.org Collene Bauer Dean, Specialized Programs University of Phoenix Karilyn Begay Parent Kayenta Unified School District #27 kbegay06@hotmail.com Victor Begay Director Arizona State University vbegay@asu.edu Dan Belcher Director of Workforce Development National Center for Construction Education and Research dbelcher@nccer.org Public
Matt Bernard Employability Solutions Consultant Pearson matthew.bernard@pearson.com Charlie Boyce Community Impact Director Valley of the Sun United Way bvancejohnson@vsuw.org Kathy Boyd Coordinator Orange Unified School District Jim Buchanan Deputy Associate Superintendent Arizona Department of Education Kellie Burns District Executive Director Yavapai Accommodation School District kburns@yavapaicountyhs.org Nora Castaneda Special Projects Director Creighton School District ncastaneda@creightonschools.org Lana Chanda Employment & Training Director Gila River Indian Community lana.chanda@gric.nsn.us Scott Chapman Vice President of Training and Development American Hotel and Lodging Association schapman@ahla.com Jaime Cole Superintendent Peach Springs Unified School District colej@psusd8.org Rodale Cooley College & Career Readiness Specialist Phoenix Indian Center rcooley@phxindcenter.org Sherry J. Counts Chairwoman Hualapai Tribe scounts@hualapai-nsn.gov Kimberly Daingkau-Begay Native American Education Coordinator Amphitheater Schools kbegay@amphi.com Dr. Paul Dale Interim Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Maricopa Community Colleges paul.dale@domail.maricopa.edu Mary Dawes Director of Major & Career Exploration Arizona State University medawes@asu.edu Dempsey Education Supervisor Pascua Yaqui Tribe lenny.dempsey@pascuayaqui-nsn.gov Therese DiVerde Director of Recruitment and Retention Ombudsman Charter Schools tdiverde@ombudsman.com Emma Espel Research Associate RMC Research Denise Estudillo Federal Programs Director Winslow Unified School District
Marcelino C. Flores Council Member Pascua Yaqui Tribe marcelino.c.flores@pascuayaqui-nsn.gov Sybil Francis Executive Director Center for the Future of Arizona Francis-Begay Assistant VP, Tribal Relations University of Arizona kfbegay@email.arizona.edu Felicia Ganther Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Maricopa Community Colleges felicia.ganther@domail.maricopa.edu Elvira Garcia Advisor Phoenix Union High School District egarcia@phoenixunion.org Deidra Goldtooth Youth Specialist Phoenix Indian Center dgoldtooth@phxindcenter.org Maryah Gowan Student Kayenta Unified School District gowanmaryah@gmail.com Steve Greene Vice President National Center for Construction Education and Research sgreene@nccer.org Nadine Groenig Director of Indian Education Arizona Department of Education Nadine.Groenig@azed.gov Cori Groth Associate Director University of Utah cori.groth@utah.edu Pete Guerrero Education Director Pascua Tribe pete.guerrero@pascuayaqui-nsn.gov Sapna Gupta Senior Policy Analyst Morrison Institute & Global Pathways Institute, ASU sapna.gupta@asu.edu Shawna Havatone Board Member Peach Springs Unified School District shawnahavatone@gmail.com Mario L. Hernandez JAG Works Coordinator Jobs for Arizona's Graduates mario.hernandez@jagaz.org Patricia Hibbeler Chief Executive Officer Phoenix Indian Center phibbeler@phxindcenter.org Justin Hongeva Outreach Coordinator University of Arizona jhongeva@email.arizona.edu Candida L. Hunter Senior Director of Tribal Affairs First Things First Faiza Issa
Director Markle Foundation FISSA@MARKLE.ORG Dr. Florinda Jackson Education Program Manager Diné Education florindajackson@nndode.org Dan Jesse Senior Research Associate RMC Research Corporation jesse@rmcres.com Tim Johnson Senior Director of Government Relations National Center for Construction Education and Research tjohnson@nccer.org Janelle Kappes Lecturer Arizona State University janelle.kappes@asu.edu Elaine Kasch Program Director Flagstaff Unified School District ekasch@fusd1.org Amy Kaufman Administrator Orange County Department of Education mellison@ocde.us Denise Kingman Program Manager Pima County Community College dkingman1@pima.edu Robin Larson Coordinator Pima County Community College rlarson6@pima.edu Cecilia Lenz School Counselor Winslow Unified School District clenz@wusd1.org Susana Lopez CI Manager Valley of the Sun United Way slopez@vsuw.org Shannon Manuelito 2nd grade teacher Kyrene School District sallison@kyrene.org Maria Martinez Education Assistant Specialist Pascua Yaqui Tribe maria.g.martinez@pascuayaqui-nsn.gov Clyde McBride CTE Coordinator Kayenta Unified School District #27 cmcbride@kayenta.k12.az.us Michael Meaney Project Manager ASU/Markle Michael.Meaney@asu.edu Greg Mendoza Youth Development Specialist Phoenix Indian Center gmendoza@phxindcenter.org Deonoveigh Mitchell Native American Lead Teacher Creighton School District tpineda@creightonschools.org Seth Mones Vice President, Global Philanthropy JPMorgan Chase seth.mones@jpmchase.com
Isaac Salcido Director, Education Department Gila River Indian Community isaac.salcido@gric.nsn.us Dr. Adama Sallu Director of Equity Kyrene School District asallu@kyrene.org Chuck Schmidt Board Member Arizona State Board of Education c2schmidtaz@gmail.com Patsy Schultz Indian Education Committee Winslow Unified School District pschultz2007@yahoo.com Leonor Sebastia VP Strategic Partnerships Odysseyware lsebastia@glynlyon.com Ravae Shaffer Coordinator Education Service Center, Region 20 ravae.shaeffer@esc20.net Valerie Shirley Assistant Professor University of Arizona vshirley@email.arizona.edu Dr. Alberto Siqueiros Educational Consultant BFAE asiqueir@q.com Jeren Smallcanyon Business Manager Peach Springs Unified School District smallcanyonj@psusd8.org Becky Smerdon Senior Research Associate WestEd bsmerdo@wested.org Brian Spicker Chief Community Impact Officer Valley of the Sun United Way bspicker@vsuw.org Ron Stiffarm Native American Program Coordinator Tempe School District rstiffarm@tempeschools.org Colleen Sulzer School Counselor Blackwater Community School collee.sulzer@bwcs.k12.az.us Emma Tapija Member Peach Springs Unified School District em_clark@hotmail.com Anna Tarazon Education Pascua Yaqui Tribe anna.tarazon@pascuayaqui-nsn.gov Mark Thurston Director of Sales Arizona School Board Association Insurance Trust Markt@azschoolplans.com Lillian Tsosie-Jensen Coordinator Utah State Office of Education lillian.tsosie-jensen@schools.utah.gov Ashley Tsosie-Mahieu Doctoral Student University of Arizona atsosie2@email.arizona.edu