Board of Directors
The Board of Directors is composed of five executive officers that make up the Executive Committee, and 17 County Directors – one for each county in Arizona, with two for Pima and Maricopa Counties due to their higher populations. The chairs of the ASBA Hispanic-Native American Indian Caucus and the ASBA Black Caucus also serve on the board of directors. Please note, all must be current school board members.
Executive Officers 2023

Desiree Fowler
President
desfowler.777@gmail.com

Tadeo De La Hoya
Treasurer
tadlh@hotmail.com

Monica Timberlake
Secretary
mtimberlake73@gmail.com

Monica Trejo
Past-President
trejofortempe@gmail.com
County Directors 2023

Arnold Goodluck
Apache
goodluck.arnold@gmail.com

Yulonda Boutte
Cochise
yulon25@cox.net

Dorothy Denetsosie Gishie
Coconino
ddgishie@gmail.com

Jacque Sanders
Gila
jacquesanders60@gmail.com

Troy Thygerson
Graham
troythygerson1@gmail.com

Bruce Lunt
Greenlee
b.lunt.dusd@outlook.com

Carolyn Freedman
La Paz
tc.freedman5@gmail.com

Armando Montero
Co-CD Maricopa
armandomonteroaz@gmail.com

Sophia Carrillo Dahl
Co-CD Maricopa
soysophiaalexis@gmail.com

Jarrahlyn Begaye
Navajo
wa_jbegaye@hotmail.com

Wendy Effing
Co-CD Pima
weffing@msn.com

John Sparks
Co-CD Pima
john@sparksfamily.net

Steve Johnson
Pinal
smjohn52@yahoo.com

Robert Rojas
Santa Cruz
bobbyred2016@gmail.com

Karen McClelland
Yavapai
klmsedona@gmail.com

Juan Castillo
Yuma
jcchuck28@gmail.com
ASBA Caucus/Alliance Leadership

Berdetta Hodge
Black Alliance Chair / Tempe Union High School District
hodge.berdetta@gmail.com

Juan Buendia
Hispanic/Native American Indian Caucus Chair / Baboquivari Unified School District
jbuendia@busd40.org

Nikkie Whaley
Hispanic/Native American Caucus Vice Chair / Washington Elementary School District
nikkiewhaley@gmail.com