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Arizona Correctional Educators, Inc. (ACE) is the only active professional membership organization for correctional educators and related professionals in the state. ACE is compromised of educators and related professionals from federal, state, county communities, and tribal jurisdictions.

ACE’s mission is to advocate for excellence in correctional education by providing high-quality services and resources for members. ACE values and promotes excellence, innovation and evidence-based practices supported by data and research.

Secure care education in Arizona is a continuum for court-involved juveniles and adults. Therefore, ACE provides a network where secure care professionals can share expertise and build excellence across the continuum, thus benefiting our secure care students.

Who We Are

Professional membership organization for correctional educators.

What We Do

Value and promote excellence, innovation and evidence-based practices.

How Do We Accomplish This

Yearly symposium that provides a venue for professional development.

Region Representatives

Northern, Central, South Central, South Eastern, Southern

We advocate for excellence in correctional education by providing high-quality services.

How do we accomplish this?

For over twenty years, ACE has sponsored a yearly symposium that has provided a venue for customized professional development/training for educators and related professionals for all court-involved individuals, adult as well as juvenile. Local, state, national and international presenters have brought a high level of integrity, experience, and expertise to symposium attendees.

In addition to your yearly symposium. ACE has also provided localized SEI and TBI training and continues to seek out professional development opportunities related to our field.

ACE has aligned to four geographical regions with a regional representative assigned to each.

Regions
Northern Region
  • Apache County
  • Coconino County
  • Mohave County
  • Navajo County
  • Yavapai County
Central Region
  • Maricopa County
South Central Region
  • Pima County
South Eastern Region
  • Gila County
  • Graham County
  • Greenlee County
Southern Region
  • Cochise County
  • La Paz County
  • Santa Cruz County
  • Yuma County

This structure helps to provide locally defined and accessible professional development, educational services, and technical services to address the statewide high priority initiatives including but not limited to: Data Use, Standards and Assessment. Great Teachers-Great Leaders, Struggling Schools and STEM.

MEET THE BOARD

Kellie Burns

President

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President-Elect

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Brian Lawrence

Past President

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Danna Rivera

VP of Professional Development

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Secretary

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Deborah Thompson

Treasurer

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Lisa Preston

VP of Membership

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Northern Region Rep

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Candace Wilson

Central Region Rep

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Southern Region Rep

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Eva Carrillo-Dong

South Central Region Rep

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South Eastern Region Rep

How can you help

Give a Donation

Give financial resources that enable ACE to continue making a positive impact through professional development skills

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