Creighton School District Governing Board
The Governing Board Members would like to hear from parents and the community. Please feel free to contact them by email (preferred) or regular mail. To send email to all of the Board Members, please email Governing_Board@creightonschools.org. To contact an individual Board Member, please click on their name below. [1]
| Ms. Robin Krevitsky-Ferguson, Governing Board President |
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Robin Krevitsky-Ferguson was appointed to the board in October 2003 and elected to her second four-year term in 2008. She has lived in the Creighton district all her life. Her son attended Papago School, as did she. She has a Bachelor's degree in history from Northern Arizona University and a Master's degree in management from the University of Phoenix. Ms. Ferguson, a true believer in life-long learning, attends Phoenix College and is enrolled in the school's Creative Writing Program. She works full-time for the Department of Veterans Affairs. She was a Cub Scout and Boy Scout volunteer for six years and has been active in community service through the United Way. She is married and has a grown son. When she has time between work, school and the governing board, she is an avid cross-stitcher, reader, writer, movie fan, and loves sports. |
| Mr. Carl Zaragoza, Governing Board Clerk |
Carl Zaragoza has a genuine interest and concern about the current state and future of our public schools. Carl believes that all children are capable of learning at extraordinary levels, and he was duly elected to the Creighton Governing Board in 2008. Carl brings to the Board the perspective of a local restaurateur, former teacher, Ironman athlete, and Army veteran. Carl graduated magna cum laude from Arizona State University in 2002 and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. Carl continued his liberal arts studies abroad in a graduate program in Israel, and he is now interested in going back to school to earn a Master’s degree in Business Administration. Carl looks forward to celebrating our children’s academic success in the very near future. |
| Mr. Matt Jewett, Governing Board Member |
 Matt Jewett was appointed to the board in July 2008 and elected to a two-year term in November 2008. He has worked since 2004 as a Research Associate for Children's Action Alliance, a non-profit organization that advocates for children in setting public policy in Arizona. He previously worked as an efficiency analyst for the Arizona Governor's Office, a civil rights investigator for the Arizona Attorney General's Office, and as an aide to two Members of Congress. Matt is a fluent Spanish speaker who enjoys traveling in Latin America. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of Arizona and is pursuing a Master of Administration degree from Northern Arizona
University. |
| Ms. Suzanne Schweiger-Nitchals, Governing Board Member |
Suzanne Schweiger-Nitchals is a Phoenix native and has been a resident of the District for 28 years. She is an architect with the firm of Devenney Group Architects. She has been on the Creighton board for 10 years. She is very active at the state and national level promoting public education for children, and she just completed a year as President of the Arizona School Boards Association. She has been married for 30 years to Glenn Nitchals and has two sons who attended Creighton schools. Greg is a graduate of the University of South Carolina, and Grant is attending Gateway Community College. |
| Ms. Donna Young, Governing Board Member |
Donna Young has lived in the District for 10 years and is currently employed by CPS as a supervisor in the adoption unit. Ms. Young has prior experience with the developmentally disabled and believes that each child's educational needs should be addressed. She was elected to her second four-year term on the board in 2008. |
[1] Please be aware that email, letter, faxes and other correspondence to the Governing Board are public record and may be requested by the media or others under Arizona’s Public Records Law. The Board may be restricted by Arizona Open Meeting Law from responding to your emails.