PHOENIX, AZ (Sept 23, 2022) – Legislation detailing the universal expansion of the Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) was recently signed to expand school choice options for Arizona families. The new ESA legislation allows parents to withdraw their children from public or charter schools and use 90% of the public-school funding [...]
{podcast} The connections we create within our communities are what make us truly feel like we are at home. For Paul Mulligan, President and CEO at Catholic Charities of Arizona, those connections were founded within the church. Today, he continues to build relationships while improving the lives of those in [...]
{podcast} Todd Bankofier, Chairman of the Catholic Education Arizona Board, dedicates his time to maximizing the good in his community. His experience is varied — having worked with nonprofits, private companies, and public organizations. Bankofier joined Nancy Padberg, President & CEO of Catholic Education Arizona, and Deb Preach, COO of [...]
Watch the video!
PHOENIX, AZ (September 15th, 2022) – Catholic Education Arizona is keeping good company with its 2022 Rank #7 in Culture/Education organizations in Arizona, next to Desert Botanical Garden and Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley. Each year the Phoenix Business Journal Ranks the top Non-profit organizations overall and in [...]
PHOENIX, AZ (October 18, 2022) – Catholic Education Arizona (CEA), Arizona’s largest Catholic school tuition organization (STO), reminds business owners there is $14.2 million dollars remaining in Low-Income Corporate Tax Credit available to claim. Nancy Padberg, President and CEO shared, “Each year, hundreds of Arizona companies redirect their state [...]
{podcast} Today's guest on Creating Future Leaders is an influential member of the local community. Dave Pratt, CEO of Star Worldwide Networks, joins Nancy Padberg, the President and CEO of Catholic Education Arizona, to talk through his children's experience in Catholic education and the value of taking the initiative to [...]
Name, Catholic School(s) attended, years graduated Eric Barkyoumb Christ the King Catholic School (K-8) Seton Catholic Preparatory (HS) Background: I’m an East Valley native and love this beautiful State of ours. My wife, Gillean, and I are both products of Catholic education and both attended the same elementary school and [...]
The CEA scholarship has made such an impact on my family! It helped make our children’s tuition much more affordable.
For the 2022-2023 school year, St. Jerome Catholic School community is excited to welcome Rodney Wilhelm as principal. Background – please share a little about your background and what brought you to Arizona and St. Jerome. I graduated from the University of Wyoming and began my teaching career in Ehrenberg, [...]
