Arizona Teacher’s Walk-out: LAUNCH Flagstaff Issues Statement for World-Class Education Funding. See related stories here

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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