Democratic School Board Members

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Lydia Hernandez, Cartwright Elementary School Board

Mrs. Hernandez was appointed to the Governing Board in July of 2004.  She was elected to a two-year term in November of 2004.  She was re-appointed to the Governing Board in March 2007.  She was re-appointed to the Governing Board in March 2009.  Her current term expires in December of 2010.

In my capacity as board member I serve on some local and national level committees and organizations in and around education:
 
  • Arizona School Boards Association- Member
  • Maricopa County School Board Association- Member
  • Hispanic/Native American Caucus- Member
  • National Association of School Boards- Member
  • National Hispanic Caucus- Member
  • Council of Urban Boards of Education- Member
  • Racial Isolation Task Force Committee- Member
  • National Association of Elected Officials- Member
  • National Tri-Caucus- Latino Chair

 

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Sherri Connell, Tempe School Board

Sherri Connell was elected as a member of the Tempe Elementary School District Governing Board in November 2008 General Election to serve a four-year term officially sworn in January 1, 2009. Just this past June, she attended the Arizona School Boards Association annual legislative assembly on behalf of the Tempe Elementary Governing Board as their designated delegate.

Sherri has a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies with an emphasis in English from Northern Arizona University. She started work as an Editorial Assistant with the Phoenix New Times, promoted to Calendar Listings Editor and wrote a handful of feature articles published in the Night & Day section; however, her career was cut short due to a company layoff in 1999. Shortly after, she obtained work as a Program Service Evaluator III with the Arizona Department of Economic Security Family Assistance Administration tasked to determine eligibility for state and federal assistance working mostly from Vista del... [continue reading]