FLAGSTAFF — The mission of LAUNCH Flagstaff is to advance world-class education for every child in Flagstaff from cradle through their career. We accept our shared responsibility in reaching this goal.
The following partners of LAUNCH Flagstaff support our children by reinvesting in our teachers and schools. Through seeking a permanent educational funding solution, we can ensure our education system is capable of achieving world-class status. We desire that all community sectors engage in this conversation and find the common ground that will produce the educational results we all want.
Sean Anthony, Founder & CEO
HYPO2
Wanda Billings-Reber, Member
Coconino County African American Advisory Council
Kerry Blume
Community Leader
Derek Born, President
Flagstaff Education Association
Christina Caldwell, Regional Director of Community Development
Goodwill of Central and Northern Arizona
Rita Hartung Cheng, President
Northern Arizona University
Sarah Darr
Community Leader
Brigid Dineen, Executive Director
STEM City
Sharon Singer Doctor, Chair
Coconino County Inter-Tribal Advisory Council
David Engelthaler, Co-Director and Associate Professor
TGen North
Jen Ernst, Assistant Director
Haven Montessori
Coral Evans, Mayor
City of Flagstaff
Renee Fauset, Director
Mountain School
Norma Gallegos, Interim Director
Coconino County Community Services
Robert Hagstrom, Director of Research and Assessment
Flagstaff Unified School District
Jeffrey Hall, Director
Lowell Observatory
Patrice Horstman, Partner
Hufford Horstman Mongini Parnell & Tucker, PC
Arizona Community Foundation of Flagstaff, P-12 Committee Chair
Toni Keberlein, Principal
Northland Preparatory Academy
Robert Kelty, Former County School Superintendent
Coconino County
Tim Kinney, President & CEO
Kinney Construction Services & The Genterra Group
Marica Martinic, NAHEC Manager
North Country HealthCare
Ramona Mellott, Dean – College of Education
Northern Arizona University
Brent Neilson, Superintendent
Coconino Association for Vocations, Industry and Technology
Michael Penca, Superintendent
Flagstaff Unified School District
Steve Peru, President & CEO
United Way of Northern Arizona
Scott Pettitt, President
Wharton Foundation
William P. Ring, County Attorney
Coconino County
Trish Robinson, Vice President of Programs
Association for Supportive Child Care
Greg Sampson, Senior VP & Northern AZ Regional Manager
Alliance Bank of Arizona
Aaron Secakuku, Afterschool Program Coordinator
Native Americans for Community Actions, Inc.
Colleen Smith, President
Coconino Community College
Miguel Vasquez, Professor Department of Anthropology
Northern Arizona University
Mary K. Walton, Assistant Superintendent, C&I
Flagstaff Unified School District
Virginia Watahomigie, Executive Director
Coconino Coalition for Children and Youth
Jamie Whelan, Vice-Mayor
City of Flagstaff
Cristy Zeller, Executive Director
Haven Montessori
This statement was also sent today to Governor Doug Ducey, all members of the Arizona State House and Senate, and the Arizona Education Association.
About LAUNCH Flagstaff: LAUNCH Flagstaff is a community owned partnership of cross-sector organizations that have come together to build relationships and use a data-driven collective impact framework to create a system of world-class education for every child in Flagstaff, from cradle through career. Major funding and infrastructure support for LAUNCH Flagstaff comes from the Arizona Community Foundation of Flagstaff, the United Way of Northern Arizona, and the Wharton Foundation.
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