Arizona

Commissioner

Peter C. Laing

Primary Point of Contact

Peter C. Laing
Interim Chief Financial Officer
Pima County School Superintendent’s Office
peter.laing@pima.gov ph 520.724.8997

Bio

Secondary Point of Contact

Aaron Wonders
Policy Advisor, K-12 Education
Office of Governor Katie Hobbs
awonders@az.gov

 

School Liaison(s)

Air Force
Elizabeth (Betsy) Fleming
School Liaison
Davis Monthan Air Force Base
elizabeth.fleming.1@us.af.mil ph 520-228-6040
Website: https://www.355fss.com/cyes-school-liaison

Stacey S. Holland
School Liaison Program Manager
Luke Air Force Base
stacey.holland.1@us.af.mil ph (623) 856-6378
Website: https://www.lukeevents.com/school-liaison-officer/

Army
Paula Smedes
School Liaison
Fort Huachuca
paula.d.smedes.naf@mail.mil ph 520-533-0874
Website: https://huachuca.army.mwr.com/programs/school-liaison-services

Shauna Nunn
School Liaison
Yuma Proving Ground
shauna.m.nunn.naf@mail.mil ph 928-328-3119
Website: https://yuma.armymwr.com/programs/school-liaison-services

Marine Corps

Candice Brown
Marine Corps Air Station Yuma School Liaison Program
candice.brown@usmc-mccs.org ph 928.269.5373
Website: https://yuma.usmc-mccs.org/marine-family-support/child-and-youth/school-liaison-program-k-12

Seal of Arizona

Chief State School Officer

Mr. Tom Horne, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Arizona Department of Education

Military/DOD Representative

Col Peter B. Abercrombie II, 56th Mission Support Group Commander, Luke AFB

State Council Members

Brig. Gen. Joseph Baldwin, National Guard Assistant for Director of the Army National Guard Staff, Arlington, Virginia
Senator Sonny Borrelli, Member, Arizona State Senate
Col. Charles Dudik, Commanding Officer, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma
Col. James Greenwald, Ret., Senior Manager, Data Link Products at Collins Aerospace
Maj. Gen. Anthony Hale, Commanding General, U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence & Fort Huachuca
Kathy Hoffman, State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Brig. Gen. Gregory Kreuder, Commander, 56th Fighter Wing, Luke Air Force Base
Gabriella (Gabee) Lepore, Representative from the Executive Branch
Kim Lopez, Professor, ASU School of Education
Col. Patrick McFall, Commander, U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground
Maj. Gen. Kerry Muehlenbeck, Adjutant General of Arizona
Bridget O’Neill, Teacher, Florence Unified School District
Representative Joanne Osborne, Member, Arizona State House of Representatives
Maj. Gen. Howard Purcell, Air Component Commander, Arizona Air National Guard
James Sheldahl, Superintendent, Yuma Elementary School District
Col. Joseph Turnham, Commander, 355th Wing, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
Nicola Winkel, Community Liaison, Arizona Coalition of Military Families

*Please note that Arizona is reviewing and working to update the current
membership of the State MIC3 Council to reflect changes in command
assignments and elected officials.

State Council Meeting

December 9, 2021 – Agenda | Minutes | Recording
May 16, 2024 – Agenda | Minutes (Pending)

 

End of Year Report

Resources

State Profile