Board, Committees & Staff

The Board, created by Article 11 of the Arizona Constitution, is composed of eleven members: the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the president of a state university or state college, four lay members, a president or chancellor of a community college district, a person who is an owner or administrator of a charter school, a superintendent of a high school district, a classroom teacher and a county school superintendent. Other than the superintendent of public instruction, each member is appointed to a four-year term by the governor with the consent of the Senate.

State law allows an incumbent to continue to serve until his successor has been confirmed by the senate; nominees are prohibited from serving longer than one year after nomination without Senate consent.

The Board has numerous advisory committees and task forces, listed below.  The Department of Education often provides staff support for committees.  All committees are subject to open meeting law, and post notices of their meetings here. If you are interested in serving on a Board committee or task force, please submit an application here: Fillable Application.

Board Members

DR. DANIEL P. CORR -- PRESIDENT
Community College President
KATHERINE HALEY -- VICE PRESIDENT
Public Member
SUPERINTENDENT TOM HORNE
Superintendent of Public Instruction
JASON S. CATANESE
Classroom Teacher
DR. JACQUI CLAY
County School Superintendent
JENNIFER CLARK
Public Member
DR. SCOTT HAGERMAN
High School District Superintendent
JULIA MEYERSON
Charter School Administrator
KARLA PHILLIPS-KRIVICKAS
Public Member
DR. JOSÉ LUIS CRUZ RIVERA
University President
ANNA TOVAR
Public Member

Advisory Committees

Certification Advisory Committee (CAC)
Professional Practices Advisory Committee (PPAC)
Accountability Technical Advisory Committee (ATAC)
Alternative Accountability Technical Advisory Committee (AATAC)
Special Education Advisory Panel (SEAP)
Approved Online Instruction Accountability Technical Advisory Committee (AOI-ATAC)
Special Education Evaluations Ad Hoc Subcommittee
K-3 Early Literacy Ad Hoc Subcommittee

COMMITTEE APPLICATION

Staff Members

SEAN ROSS
Executive Director
BRUCE DUPLANTY
Deputy Director
MELISSA BECERRA
Operations Manager
GARNETT BURNS
Director of Enforcement Actions
SHANNON ETZ
Project Director of Constituent Services
LUCINDA FLOREZ
Administrative Assistant of Empowerment Scholarship Accounts
JESSICA MUELLER
Research and Data Analyst
SANDY ROGERS
Administrative Assistant III
KATHERINE RUIZ
Project Director of Empowerment Scholarship Accounts
DAVID SPELICH
Chief Investigator
DAWN STOLAROW
Enforcement Actions Specialist
FEDERICO YANEZ
Project Director of Policy