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Interim superintendent named for CCUSD BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Foothills Focus Executive Editor
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r. Cort Monroe has taken personal leave from his position as Cave Creek Unified School District superintendent, which paved the way for the governing board to name chief financial officer Marcie Rodriguez to temporarily fill the role
on Feb. 27. Board president Janet Busbee read a statement from the governing body after the unanimous vote. “Mrs. Rodriguez has over 20 years of cabinet experience with school districts in the Valley,” she said. “Her financial expertise coupled with her administration experience will lend itself to moving the district forward
in a positive light.” She continued that Rodriguez is “keenly aware” of the needs and issues facing staff and students, and she will “diligently reestablish a cohesive environment in which all will thrive and to make the remainder of the school year a positive and successful teach-
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Arizona Foothills 911 to launch whistle initiative BY SUMMER AGUIRRE Foothills Focus Staff Writer
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unny Parker started her safety whistle initiative with one hope: to bring people home to their families unharmed. After hearing about the deaths of hikers Dr. Evan Dishion and Kathleen Patterson in fall 2022, Parker created the Arizona Whistle Initiative through her nonprofit, Arizona Foothills 911, to provide hikers and other individuals with safety whistles for emergencies. The initiative will launch at an event honoring Patterson and Dishion from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 22, at Spur Cross Ranch Conservation.
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Arizona Foothills 911’s founder and CEO, Sunny Parker, is launching the Arizona Whistle Initiative through her nonprofit. The initiative’s purpose is to provide hikers and other individuals with safety whistles for emergency situations. (File photo)
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