Podcasts

{podcast} D.J. Cole has been serving as Treasurer on the Board of Directors at Catholic Education Arizona for over four years and offering both professional and financial perspective on the CEA Finance Committee. Nancy Padberg and the team were thrilled to have D.J. Cole on the Creating Future Leaders Podcast [...]

{podcast} Monica Villalobos serves as the President and CEO of the Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, which she has been a part of for over 9 years. Founded in 1948, this organization continues to be critical to the community today, operating as the only Minority Business Development Agency in the [...]

{podcast} Catholic Education Arizona recently sat down with corporate partner Josh Ruggiero of Ace Hardware Stores to discuss how they and other businesses can direct their state tax liabilities towards supporting Catholic education. The Value of Catholic Education Josh Ruggiero is a business owner in Arizona with six Ace Hardware [...]

{podcast} Boys Hope Girls Hope of Arizona believes that children are the future, and they do what they can to empower children in need. Amy Pfeifer, Executive Director of Boys Hope Girls Hope of AZ, discusses this during her time with the CEA podcast, Creating Future Leaders. She discusses with [...]

{podcast} Tony Hernandez, Principal of Immaculate Conception Catholic School, and Jeff Leonard who serves as a Board Member, recently visited the Creating Future Leaders Podcast to discuss the growth of Catholic education in the Verde Valley.   Tony Hernandez became the Principal of Immaculate Conception two years ago, after many [...]

{podcast} Jennifer Ellis and Andrea Boring, cohosts of The Bishop’s Hour Podcast, recently sat down with Deb Preach and Colleen McCoy-Cejka of Catholic Education Arizona to discuss the benefits of Catholic education and the impact it has had on each of their lives. Each of the podcast hosts are mothers [...]

{podcast} In 1998, the Private Education Tax Credit was passed in Arizona, which revolutionized private education at the time. At the onset of this legislation, Catholic Education Arizona (CEA), previously known as Catholic Tuition Organization for the Diocese of Phoenix (CTODP), was created, a school tuition organization that turns tax [...]

Today's guest is Superintendent of schools in the Diocese of Phoenix and a current Board Member at Catholic Education Arizona. He has been working in the Catholic school’s office since 2014, first as Assistant Superintendent, then Superintendent for the past year. He is a native of Arizona, with 25+ years in public education. Thanks for being with us.

Today's guest is here to share some wonderful things that are happening at St. John Paul Catholic High School. Sister Mary Jordan Hoover, welcome. She has been with St. John Paul to Catholic High School since its inception, even before it had a building or a mascot. Just this past May, the school's first graduates made history.

Today's guest is here to promote great things happening at her school, St. Mary-Basha. Mrs. Katie Lyon is in her first year as principal at St. Mary-Basha and her first year in the administration of the Diocese of Phoenix.