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/

Samuel Smith
School Liaison
Luke Air Force Base
samuel.smith.114@us.af.mil

LaurieAnn Goodier
Regional School Liaison Specialist
Central and Western Region
laurieann.goodier@us.af.mil, ph (210) 965-4639

Army
Brittany Ramsey
School Liaison
Fort Huachuca
brittany.c.ramsey1.armyvls@gmail.com ph (520)-533-0874
Website: https://huachuca.army.mwr.com/programs/school-liaison-services

Evelyn Alston
School Liaison
Yuma Proving Ground
evelyn.e.alston.naf@army.mil ph (910) 907-5049
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

Brig. Gen. David Berkland, 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 Flavio Bravo, Member, Arizona State Senate
Col. Jared Stone, Commanding Officer, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma
Col. James Greenwald, Ret., Senior Manager, Data Link Products at Collins Aerospace
Col. Michael Childs, Fort Huachuca
Tom Horne, State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Brig. Gen. David Berkland, Commander, 56th Fighter Wing, Luke Air Force Base
Kennesha Jackson, Representative from the Executive Branch
Kim Lopez, Professor, ASU School of Education
Col. John Nelson, Commander, U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground
Maj. Gen. Kerry Muehlenbeck, Adjutant General of Arizona
Kara Sehr, Principal, Dysart Unified School District
Representative Stacey Travers, Member, Arizona State House of Representatives
Maj. Gen. Howard Purcell, Air Component Commander, Arizona Air National Guard
Denis Ponder, 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)
May 13, 2025 – Agenda | Minutes
May 28, 2026 – Agenda

 

End of Year Report

Resources

State Profile