PHOENIX, AZ (December 26, 2019) — Nancy Padberg, President & CEO of Catholic Education Arizona, announced, “Catholic Education Arizona had a record Giving Tuesday, raising $678,715 from individual tax payers for the underserved students in the Catholic schools of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix.” Arizona legislation gives taxpayers the [...]
Featured image: Students from Xavier College Prep with Peter D. Morkert, Ed.D. Director of Outreach for Canyon Christian Schools Consortium, Grand Canyon University and Nancy Padberg, President and CEO of Catholic Education Arizona Why did your corporation decide to work with CEA through the Low-Income Corporate Tax Credit? GCU is a firm [...]
"We are excited to have Colleen assist in diversifying our revenue streams and strengthen relationships in our community for Catholic Education Arizona," Padberg said. "The Arizona Catholic Schools have known Colleen for several years and recognize her commitment to education as well as disabled and displaced children. She brings an [...]
At schools like Queen of Peace in Mesa, more than 90 percent of its 260 students receive a need-based scholarship from Catholic Education Arizona and other student tuition organizations. “It gives them the opportunity to give their kids a Catholic education and the same values that they’re getting at home,” [...]
Phillips also knows that by directing dollars to Catholic Education Arizona’s general fund, which distributes to the schools most in need, Sunwest Bank is providing high impact in the community. By law, corporate tax credit funds are dedicated exclusively to the tuition needs of children living within the state and [...]
You don’t have to be Catholic, or even religious, to benefit from Catholic education. In fact, 20 percent of students across the CEA schools are non-Catholic. They are still part of the whopping 99 percent of students at Catholic schools who graduate high school. Ninety-seven percent of these grads go [...]
“We set our sights high, so to speak, for a new chief executive officer,” said Harry Plummer, Diocese of Phoenix superintendent of schools. “We wanted a practicing Catholic passionate about the mission of Catholic school education; an experienced, highly motivated person with a well-established record of leadership, teamwork and success. [...]
"We are thrilled to have Nancy lead Catholic Education Arizona," Soza Fees said. "The schools, the staff, and the board of directors were all so taken with Nancy's commitment to the mission and her servant leadership philosophy. She brings an impressive skill set between her MBA and her digital marketing [...]
Nancy has been in leadership roles with media and marketing firms in Santa Monica and San Francisco, most recently with Hearst Media, leading the go to market strategy for Education. She has won the Hearst's Diamond Club multiple times as well as President's Club with over $3.5 million in new [...]
