Testimonials

Pictured left to right: Nancy Padberg, CEA President & CEO; Colleen McCoy-Cejka, CEA Director of Strategic Partnerships; Lance Venable, Attorney and CEA Corporate Partner; Victor Serna, Principal of Seton Catholic Prep; Caitlin Wooten, CEA Finance Manager Making Catholic Education Accessible and Affordable!  At a breakfast at Seton Catholic Prep on [...]

Background and Accomplishments: After graduating Bourgade, I attended Arizona State University, WP Carey School of Business and graduated with degrees in Finance and Communications. I have been CFO and Director of Administration for Baker Bros Flooring since 2005. They say to do something that you love and it will be [...]

Joanna Guadalupe Garcia, MA., Xavier College Preparatory, Class of 2010 Background: “I am the proud daughter of two immigrant parents who fled from the civil wars in Colombia and El Salvador. Their resilience and determination to provide my sister, Gina Garcia XCP ’14, and me with brighter and equitable futures [...]

Alumni News -- María Escárcega, Notre Dame Preparatory High School, 2005 Background: “I completed a BA in Psychology at ASU and studied Psychology abroad at La Universidad del Valle de México. I was blessed to have been a part of 1st Way Pregnancy Center fighting for the unborn and impacting [...]

TESTIMONIAL:  The Sullivan Family from St. Mary Magdalene Parish Jackie and Tim Sullivan 9 children attended St. Mary-Basha & Seton Catholic Prep   Why was it important that your children attend Catholic schools? “Catholic schools are so important to us because if you think about it, our kids are spending [...]

Alumni News Frank Stubbs, Saint Thomas the Apostle ’92, Saint Mary’s High School ‘96 Background: “The Stubbs Family is a 3rd generation Harley-Davidson Dealer.  My father started the dealership in Phoenix in 1966.  After I graduated from University of San Diego (also a Catholic school) in 2000 I pretty much took [...]

The Reveles Family, St. Jerome Catholic School Question 1: As a parent, how has CEA helped make Catholic education attainable and affordable for your family? We are so grateful that we were awarded the CEA scholarship this year which has allowed us to continue our religious goal in raising our [...]

SEPTEMBER Alumni Spotlight: Lisa Colangelo Fischer, Ph.D., Xavier College Preparatory, 1988 Background: “I am a third generation native of Arizona and share a “birthday” with the Diocese of Phoenix (December 2, 1969). I was born with profound sensorineural hearing loss and wore my first hearing aids as a 5-month old [...]