Boards & Commissions

Metropolitan Education Commission (MEC)

1) Documentation:

Current Agenda	Past Agendas	Reports
Current LAR	Past LARs
Current Minutes and Audio	Past Minutes and Audio

2) Description

Identify issues of economic, political, and social importance to education and coordinate the work of the many agencies that support education. 8 year term limit.

3) Maximum Number of Members

4) Meeting Location

To be provided.

5) Meeting Time

Meets as required.

6) Information Sheet

7) Members

Member	Role	Appointor	Classification
Mr. William (Bill) Ardern	Treasurer	Chair, Pima County Board of Supervisors	Representing Health Care Community
Dr. Linda Arzoumanian	Ex-Officio (Non-Voting)
Dr. Mary Jan Bancroft	Member	Mayor and Council	Social Service Agencies Servicing Children/Youth
Mr. Dennis Barger	Member	Arizona School Administrators Association	Principal
Mr. Kent Paul Barrabee	Member	Arizona School Boards Association
Ms. Teri Bohr-Laguna	Member	Arizona Education Association	Representative
Mr. Leshawn Bowen	Member	Youth Advisory Council/Tucson Teen Congress
Mr. James Cook	Member	Mayor and Council	Parks/Recreation/Housing
Ms. Jennifer Darland	Member	Mayor and Council	Parent
Mr. Patrick Derrig	Member	Youth Advisory Council/Tucson Teen Congress
Dr. David Dore	Member	Pima Community College	Representative
Mr. Richard Elias	Member	Chair, Pima County Board of Supervisors	Member, Board of Supervisors
Ms. Deborah Embry	Member	Tucson Urban League	Representing African American Community
Mr. George Favela	Vice Chairperson	Chair, Pima County Board of Supervisors	Parent
Mr. Steven Freeman	Member	Commission	Disabled Community Representative
Ms. Molly Gilbert	Member	Tucson Metro Chamber
Mr. Javier Herrera	Member	Hispanic Community Forum
Ms. Jessica Kull	Member	Arizona Education Association	Representative
Mr. Alexander Lewis	Member	Native American Community
Mr. Paul Lovelis	Secretary	Chair, Pima County Board of Supervisors	Social Service Agencies Servicing Children/Youth
Mr. Luis Manjarrez	Member	Mayor and Council	Libraries/Musems/Arts
Ms. Beth Matthias-Logrhy	Member	Commission	At-Large Commission Appointee
Mr. Rafael Meza	Member	Commission	Regionally Accredited Private Institution Representative
Ms. Jo Riester	Member	Education Enrichment Foundations
Dr. Daisy Rodriguez Pitel	Member	Asian American Community	Representative
Ms. Regina Romero	Member	Mayor and Council	Member, Tucson City Council
Ms. Jennifer Sprung	Member	Arizona Education Association	Representative
Mr. Alan Storm	Member	Greater Tucson School University Partnership	Superintendent
Dr. Kasey Urquidez	Member	University of Arizona	Representative
Mr. George Vance	Member	Tucson Regional Economic Opportunities
Dr. June Webb-Vignery	Ex-Officio (Non-Voting)
Ms. Patricia Wiedhopf	Chairperson	Commission	At-Large Commission Appointee
Pastor James Wiltbank	Member	Chair, Pima County Board of Supervisors	Representing Religious Community

For further information please contact the City Clerk's Office at (520) 791-4213.

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