Scottsdale Unified School District Foundation

Board of Directors

Dr. Mark Stieg

Dr Mark Stieg, a Scottsdale area orthodontist, attended Pima Elementary School and Scottsdale High School. He then attended Arizona State University followed by the Ohio State University College of Dentistry and the University of Iowa for his orthodontic training. Dr Stieg is actively involved in several local community and charitable organizations including the Scottsdale Charros.

 

 

Brad Casper

Brad Casper is President and Chief Executive Officer of The Dial Corporation, a Henkel AG & Co. KGaA company. Casper joined Dial from Church & Dwight, where he served as President, Personal Care. Prior to joining Church & Dwight, Brad spent 16 years at Procter & Gamble. Casper serves on the Board and Executive Committee of the Personal Care Products Council (PCPC), Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE), and is on the Board and Executive Committee of the Grocery Manufacturers' Association (GMA). Locally, Casper is a member of Greater Phoenix Leadership (GPL), and a Board Member of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC). Casper holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Virginia Tech University, where he also serves on the Pamplin Business School Advisory Council.

Jim Cramer

Jim Cramer is Vice President & CIO at Scottsdale Healthcare and has been in that role since 1991. Before joining Scottsdale Healthcare, he was a consulting Partner of Ernst & Young's Phoenix office. Prior to relocating to Arizona, Jim was employed by Andersen Consulting in Chicago IL. Jim is a graduate of the School of Industrial Engineering, Purdue University (B.S.) and he received a M.S. in Industrial Administration, Krannert Graduate School of Management of Purdue University. He is married and has twin boys attending  Copper Ridge School.

 

Scott Donaldson

Scott Donaldson is a partner with Ernst & Young. As a member of Ernst & Young's National Exempt Organizations Tax Practice, Scott practices exclusively in the nonprofit organization arena where he provides tax advisory and tax compliance services to many of the Firm's largest nonprofit clients including colleges and universities, health care organizations, foundations, and trade associations. Scott has advised clients on a broad array of issues faced by the nonprofit sector and he has represented many nonprofit organizations before the Internal Revenue Service in connection with IRS examinations, tax-exemption applications, and private letter ruling requests. Scott, a Certified Public Accountant, received his B.S. in Accounting and Masters in Taxation from Arizona State University. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Arizona Society of Certified Public Accountants. He is active in several community and professional organizations.  Scott graduated from Scottsdale High, is married and has two sons — one at Arcadia High School and the other at Ingleside Middle School.

 

Doug Jorden

 

 

Doug Jorden is managing partner at the Jorden Bischoff & Hiser, PLC law firm in Scottsdale.  Prior to entering private practice, he was the Town Attorney for the Town of Paradise Valley.  His current focus is in land use, real estate, municipal law, environmental, and Indian law.  Doug is a graduate of the University of Arkansas where he received both his B.A and his J. D.  He is the co-author of Arizona Land Use Law, the treatise on Arizona zoning and land use law published by the State Bar of Arizona and is on the board of The Rocky Mountain Land Use Institute in Denver, Colorado.  He is married and has three children, all graduates of Chaparral High School.

 

Kim Leinweber

 

 

Kim Leinweber is a Residential Realtor with The Team with MORE at Russ Lyon Sotheby's International Realty. Kim's Team is ranked within the top 1% of her real estate firm, since joining the company in 2000. Prior to real estate, Kim spent 15 years in technology sales and sales management where she was consistently recognized as a top sales producer. Kim has a Bachelor of Arts from Michigan State University. She is married and has two children, one attending Copper Ridge School. Kim is heavily involved in the community, she served 3 years on the Site Council at Copper Ridge School. She has been involved with several charitable organizations throughout the Valley.

 

Jack Partridge

 

 

Jack Partridge is President of Partridge & Associates Inc., an Arizona-based consulting firm providing advisory services in customer development, public policy management, and corporate strategic planning. Before establishing his consulting business in 2001, he served three years as Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer of The Grand Union Company, a $2 billion food retailer serving six northeastern states. Mr. Partridge's service with Grand Union followed a distinguished 23-year career with The Kroger Company, where he served as Group Vice President-Corporate Affairs, President of the Kroger Foundation, and as a member of the company’s Senior Management Committee. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Checkpoint Systems, Inc. (NYSE: CKP), SPAR Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:SGRP), and the Board of Advisors of DemandTec, Inc. He was a founding member of the Board of America’s Second Harvest (the U.S. food bank network). He has served on the Boards of The Urban League, the Museum Center of Cincinnati, and United Way of Cincinnati. He is the recipient of the Jewish National Fund’s “Tree of Life” Award.

 

Dr. Milissa Sackos

 

 

Milissa Wolven Sackos is the Executive Director of Student and Community Services for the Scottsdale Unified School District.  Dr. Sackos joined the Scottsdale Unified School District in 2000 where she has served as an alternative education teacher, Director of Alternative Education, and Student Services Administrator.  Prior to moving to Arizona, she served as a classroom teacher for 5 years in California.

Dr. Sackos holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication Studies from California State University, a Masters degree in Curriculum and Instruction from Arizona State University and a Doctorate Degree in Educational Administration from Arizona State University.  Dr. Sackos is also an adjunct professor for Northern Arizona University where she teaches within the Educational Leadership Department.

She is a member of the Arizona School Administrators Association and Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. Milissa is married and has two daughters— both  at Cherokee Elementary School.

Lisa Urias

Lisa Urias is the owner of Urias Communications, an advertising and public relations firm located in Scottsdale. Lisa founded the firm in 2003, which is now billing more than $6 million annually. Prior to this, she spent 15 years in international marketing, primarily in the energy and water sectors. Lisa also serves on the boards of the Arizona Latino Research Enterprise and theArizona Theatre Company. She was recently named a Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce Athena Award nominee for her business acumen and contributions to the community. Lisa is married to attorney David Colby and has two daughters, one who attends Chaparral High School, the other attends Sonoran Sky.