Our department, led by a publicly elected Superintendent of Public Instruction, comprises more than 600 staff across four state offices working to serve Arizona's students, families, educators, and school communities.

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Education

Arizona Department of Education

Diane Douglas

Susan Poole

Leonela Jimenez

Jonathan Varela

Fetti Ovidiu

Chris Duncan

Kelly Curtin

Kenneth Franz

Ed. D Adam Schwartz

Maria Syms

Will Ambos

Susan Shooter

Skelton Sandra

Sarah Ripperger

M. Deniece Hammons

Lee Fernwault M.ed

Kim Logan

Jane Smoudi

Heidi Putnam

Doreen Candelaria

Danielle Skrip

Connections Zhang

Celeste Nameth

Bianca Cervantes M.ed.

Amanda Wilber

Joe Carrillo

Karina J.

Milton Ericksen

Andrea Glenn

Xin Liu

Kelly Alkhoury

John A. Ward

Tracey Sridharan

Lisa Aaroe

Education Program Specialists

Education Support and Administration

Data Management and Analysis

Information Technology Support

Technology Development Team

Finance and Accounting

Program and Project Management

Education and Program Support

Technology and Data Specialists

Teams at Arizona Department of Education