Staff and Board

Staff & Board of Directors

The Arizona Charter Schools Association is a nonprofit membership and professional organization that advocates and strengthens the autonomy, equity, and quality of Arizona’s diverse public charter schools. Founded in 1995, the Association is dedicated to supporting Arizona’s thriving public charter school sector. Since its inception, the Association has served as an innovative leader in transforming public education for Arizona’s 1.1 million students. Driven by the belief that all Arizona students should have access to a high quality public school, the Association is focused on creating and sharing innovative programs designed to support leaders and teachers as they work to improve student achievement. Find out more about our impact here.

Staff

Board of Directors

“A Director should be a person of experience and good reputation in the community who will actively support the goals and objectives of the Arizona Charter Schools Association and who is willing to contribute his or her time and effort to achieve such goals and objectives.”​

Chairman

DeAnna Rowe
Executive Officer
BASIS Charter Schools, Inc.

Vice Chairperson

Heidi Mitchell
Chief Executive Officer
Reid Traditional Schools

President and CEO

Jake Logan
Arizona Charter Schools Association

Directors

Susan Chan, M.Ed.
District Administrator
Kingman Academy of Learning

Michele Kaye
Chief Operating Officer
The Leona Group

Nicole Kirkley
Chief Academic Officer
Legacy Traditional Schools/Vertex

Honorable Eileen Klein
Former Arizona Treasurer

John R. Snider, Jr.
Former Managing Director
RBC Capital Markets

Brandon Crowe
Superintendent
Great Hearts Academies