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GOVERNANCE

Arizona DECA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization chartered by DECA Inc. and held by the Arizona Department of Education.

 

The Executive Director of Arizona DECA is an employee of the Arizona Department of Education.

Arizona DECA
Constitution & Bylaws

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

DANIEL POFFINBARGER

ARIZONA DECA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION

ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

DAN.POFFINBARGER@AZED.GOV

JULIE ELLIS

ARIZONA CTSO STATE DIRECTOR

ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

JULIE.ELLIS@AZED.GOV

CRISTAL

HURTADO GONZALEZ

BOARD MEMBER

PROGRAM PROJECT SPECIALIST

ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

CRISTAL.HURTADOGONZALEZ@AZED.GOV

ELENA

GALLEGO RASCON

BOARD MEMBER

PROGRAM SPECIALIST

ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

ELENA.GALLEGORASCON@AZED.GOV

DAVID CARTER

 

PAST BOARD CHAIR 

CASA GRANDE UNION HIGH SCHOOL

DCARTER@CGUHSD.ORG

KELLY ABBOTT

 

BOARD CHAIR

TREVOR BROWNE HIGH SCHOOL 

KABBOTT@PHOENIXUNION.ORG

KRISTINE KWANT

BOARD MEMBER

IRONWOOD HIGH SCHOOL

KKWANT@PUSD11.NET

MIKAYLA CERWINSKE

BOARD MEMBER

WEST POINT HIGH SCHOOL

MIKAYLA.CERWINSKE@TUHSD.ORG

MATTHEW PEAGLER

 

BOARD MEMBER

BUSINESS & INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVE

mdep000@gmail.com

MATTHEW PEAGLER

 

BOARD MEMBER

BUSINESS & INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVE

ALBERT BUI

 

BOARD MEMBER

BUSINESS & INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVE

JOEY PALOMAREZ

BOARD MEMBER

BUSINESS & INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVE

The Spaghetti Shack Franchising, inc

STACEY ETHERINGTON

BOARD MEMBER

BUSINESS & INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVE

EVIT

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