Voices That Matter
The ASBA “Voices That Matter Campaign” was created to honor voices, emotions and experiences on racial injustice in the United States.
ASBA condemns racism and police brutality against black people. Along with our community, we mourn the lives of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and the endless list of black lives lost as a direct result of racism, white supremacy, and systemic oppression.
Black, brown and other underrepresented voices in our schools must be amplified. This campaign is one opportunity to do this and help our staff and members express themselves and heal through these difficult times.

Tadeo A. De La Hoya
Gadsden ESD Board Member/ASBA Yuma County Director
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Jill Humphreys
Gilbert Public Schools Board Member/ASBA Maricopa Co-County Director
One of the strengths of the Arizona School Boards Association is the diversity of our members. We come together—Native American, Latinx, African American, Asian American,...

Leigh Jensen
ASBA Governmental Relations Associate
One of my first few days at ASBA was our Legislative Workshop, where a board member from the Navajo Nation told us how some of...

Heidi Otero
ASBA Director of Communications
My first experience with social injustice and racism was at six years old. My grandmother was physically assaulted by her neighbor with a metal baton...

Ellen White
ASBA Director of Business & Conference Services
I was shopping at a local Hallmark store when a family of four came in - Mom, Dad and two children. One of the children...

Dr. Sheila Harrison-Williams
ASBA Executive Director
“Hello, I’m Sheila Harrison-Williams, the Executive Director of the Arizona School Boards Association. I felt compelled to reach out to you today. I moved to...

David DeCabooter
ASBA Policy Consultant and Staff Attorney
This kind of piggybacks off Steve’s experience witnessing the riots in Watts in 1965, but the most formative memory I have of realizing the injustice...

Kristi Sisk
ASBA Executive Assistant to the Executive Director
I experienced something that is very unsettling and sad to me. A few years ago, I had a new neighbor move into the house next...