Grade School: Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Scottsdale, Graduated 1999 High School: Xavier College Preparatory, Graduated 2003 I am the third of four children. My parents sent my sisters, brother and me to Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Scottsdale for grade school and to Xavier and Brophy for high school. [...]
It is a rare experience to work for a leader that insists that the only way to become the most effective team and turn out the best quality of work is by creating a work environment based on trust, support, faith, kindness, communication, and self-care.
Desirae Outcalt, VP, Commercial Banker Why do you partner with Catholic Education Arizona? Bell Bank is one of the nation’s largest family-owned banks. Care for our communities is an absolute core focus for the organization, as shown in all the ways we pay it forward through gifts, volunteering, and forging [...]
This fall, Catholic Education Arizona welcomes three new members to the Board of Directors. Learn more about Carol Trueg and Nancy Dougherty and their commitment to the mission and purpose of CEA. Carol Trueg A native of Dubuque, IA, Carol Trueg and her husband Mike recently relocated to the Phoenix [...]
At Catholic Education Arizona, we change lives one scholarship at a time. We've been helping families obtain a quality Catholic education for 26 years, thanks to generous supporters of the Arizona Tax Credits in our community. Nationally, approximately 2 million children attended Catholic schools in 2016 and were able to [...]
Catholic Education provides students with a strong foundation, instilling moral character, a spiritual worldview, and leadership skills. Approximately 10% of Catholic teenagers attend a Catholic school, and many have gone on to become celebrities, athletes, famous musicians, and influential politicians throughout the years. Listed below are five graduates of Catholic [...]
Welcome back! Two relatively small words that mean such a great deal to our schools. Welcome back to the 2021-2022 school year. A lot has happened in the last 16 months; more than most of us could have ever dreamt of. We continue to face many challenges with the pandemic, [...]
Catholic schools thrive on tradition and take pride in their rich history. However, when the opportunity to update or even replace the “historic” parts of campus arises, school communities are filled with joy. Updated classrooms, high-speed internet, new infrastructure, and modern architecture are welcomed each summer on school campuses in [...]
Back to School is upon us! Having grown children and working in this industry brings back fond memories of all things back-to-school! The uniform purchases, supply shopping and book covering (which really dates me!) were always met with excitement and anticipation for a year filled with possibility. I’ve been reminded [...]
With gratitude and prayer, I wish our students, parents, pastors, principals, faculties and staffs a successful new school year. We all have been students or leaders in some way in our lives. We have learned and practiced patience, trust, understanding, and mostly we have learned the power of prayer and [...]
