Executive Board
Arizona School Administrators is proud to be a member-governed, member-driven and member-led association.
Laura Toenjes
ASA President
Our Governance Structure
The ASA Executive Board, which determines the vision, mission and goals of the association and has fiduciary oversight responsibility. The Executive Board comprises a president, president-elect, secretary-treasurer and past president, elected annual by a vote of the full membership, as well as the presidents of each of ASA’s six divisions. Division presidents are elected annual by members of their divisions. A member at large, the current president of the Arizona Association of Latino School Administrators, also serves on the Executive Board. Terms are July to June.
Divisions (Elementary, Middle Level, Secondary, Education Services, Superintendents and Higher Education) promote and support educational excellence through leadership, peer support and training to ASA members within each. Each division has a president, who serves on the ASA Executive Board, officers, and regional directors. Terms are July to June for the Association President, Past President, President-Elect, and Secretary-Treasurer. The Superintendents’ Division President also serves a one year term. The Presidents of the Elementary, Middle Level, Secondary, Education Services and Higher Education Divisions serve two-year terms.
Elections
Elections are held each spring and conducted by electronic voting.
ASA's EXECUTIVE BOARD
ASA PRESIDENT
Laura Toenjes, Superintendent
Kyrene Elementary School District
ASA SECRETARY-TREASURER
Dr. Barbara Remondini, Superintendent
Wickenburg Unified School District
ASA PRESIDENT-ELECT
Dr. Steve Bebee, Superintendent
Buckeye Union High School District
ASA PAST PRESIDENT
Brian Capistran, Superintendent
Glendale Union High School District
PRESIDENT-ELEMENTARY DIVISION
Brian Minarcik, Principal
Mesa Unified School District
Dr. Gary Zehrbach, Deputy Superintendent
Deer Valley Unified School District
PRESIDENT-MIDDLE LEVEL DIVISION
Tammy Nelson , Principal
Flagstaff Unified School District
PRESIDENT-SUPERINTENDENTS DIVISION
Dr. Curtis Finch, Superintendent
Deer Valley Unified School District
PRESIDENT-SECONDARY DIVISION
Dr. Lynn Miller, Principal
Deer Valley Unified School District
PRESIDENT-HIGHER EDUCATION DIVISION
Dr. Joetta Gonzales, Professor
Arizona State University
MEMBER AT LARGE (AZALAS)
Monica Mesa, Assistant Superintendent
Mesa Public Schools