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Michael Chihak is producer and host of “Arizona Week” on KUAT-6 TV, former editor and publisher of the Tucson Citizen newspaper, and a strong supporter of education and community development. Mr. Chihak initiated a partnership with the school district and stayed involved in leading very well attended town halls in the Sunnyside community.
Refugio “Cuco” Del Cid has been the mariachi teacher at Sunnyside High since 1995. He teaches music skills and instills pride and appreciation for Mexican culture and traditions. A musical prodigy as a child, he was a member of Los Camperos for more than two decades. He is the director of Mariachi Los Diablitos de Sunnyside, Mariachi Herencia and Los Corazones de Oro.
Eric Giffin served as a Sunnyside District Governing Board member for 12 years and is a long-time community activist. He achieved Master of Boardsmanship from the Arizona School Boards Association. Mr. Giffin is active in the Elvira and Sunnyside neighborhood associations, was a founder of Project Export/Sunnyside and Elvira Advocates for Health Coalition, and was a member of the Sunnyside District team that established its Learning Community Initiative as one of four communities in the national Learning Communities Coalition.
Clarence “Nick” Nichols (deceased), served as a Sunnyside District Governing Board member for 18 years from 1956 to 1977. He was a leader in the Arizona School Boards Association, of which he was named an honorary life member, and in the National School Boards Association. Mr. Nichols was instrumental in the building of several new schools in the 1960s.
Monique Soria is the director of public relations for the Sunnyside Unified School District. She championed the district’s participation in the national Learning Communities Coalition and was active in the establishment of the Alumni Association and its Dollars for Scholars scholarship program. She initiated the district’s logo, brand development, website and cable TV broadcasting.
Elaine Valenzuela retired this year as manager of the Valencia Branch of the Pima County Public Library. She attended Sunnyside schools since elementary and graduated from Sunnyside High. Ms. Valenzuela has brought many services to the library that have made it a constantly busy hub of the community. She is active in the Sunnyside Neighborhood Association, is a Board Member of the Sunnyside Foundation, a member of the Liberty Partnership Council since its inception 13 years ago, and a member of the Literacy for Life Coalition and REFORMA, a national library organization that promotes library services to Latinos.|
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Dr. Kathleen Bethel
Lynne Dailey
Jim Mielke
Gene Repola
Patti Snyder
Mario A. Castro, Sr.
Dr. Mary Belle McCorkle
Ned Norris, Jr.
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