Occupation- President/CFO – Crandall Corporate Dietitians

Member Since- 2007

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PERSONAL-

I am honored to represent the residents of Mesa in the Arizona Senate. Being raised in Flagstaff and Safford has provided me with a love for Arizona and all it has to offer. Mesa has been my home for the last 15 years and is a wonderful place to raise a family, start a business, and educate my children.

I have been married to Patrice Crandall of Blanding, Utah for 21 years and we have seven children; Melissa, Kathryn, Camille, Allyson, Brianne, Rhett, & Savanna.

Because of our children, I have developed a passion for education in all of its forms whether from a district, charter, virtual school, home school or private school. I have also come to believe that high expectations combined with supportive parents and effective teachers make all the difference in the academic achievement of Arizona’s students. I try to promote legislation that supports these important principles.

EDUCATION/LICENSES-

•B.S. & MAcc Brigham Young University http-//marriottschool.byu.edu/macc

•MBA, Summa Cum Laude University of Notre Dame http-//business.nd.edu/mba

•Licensed Arizona CPA #8907-E

•Licensed School Nutrition Specialist

PROFESSIONAL-

•President/CFO, Crandall Corporate Dietitians – Crandall is the nation’s largest provider of consulting dietary services to the assisted living and long-term care industries. http-//consultingrd.com

•President/Managing Member, CN Resource – CN Resource provides oversight services on behalf of State Agencies for USDA child nutrition programs. http-//cnresource.com

•Minority Partner, Arizona Rattlers – The Rattlers are Arizona’s Arena Football team with a very promising future. http-//azrattlers.com

POLITICAL-

•Arizona House of Representatives, 2007-2010,

◦House Education Chair, 2009-2010

◦Vice-Chair of Commerce, 2007-2008

◦Appropriations Committee, 2007-2010

•Arizona Senate, 2011-2012

◦Senate Education Chair, 2011-2012

BOARD MEMBERSHIPS-

•A New Leaf (formerly PreHab) is a human service agency providing shelter services to homeless men, women and families as well as victims of domestic violence. http-//turnanewleaf.org

•Arizona Brainfood is the ”backpack” provider within the Mesa School District for weekend food for hungry students. http-//azbrainfood.org

•Past Board Member & President, Mesa Public Schools http-//mpsaz.org

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS-

•Executive Committee Member, National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) http-//ncsl.org

◦Vice-Chair of Education, NCSL

•Member, Mesa Baseline Rotary http-//mesabaselinerotary.org

•Member, ASCPA & AICPA http-//ascpa.com & http-//aicpa.org

•Past President, Arizona Management Society http-//ms.byu.edu/arizona

•Past Co-Chair, BYU Alumni of Phoenix http-//alumni.byu.edu

TASK FORCES-

•Digital Learning Council, http-//digitallearningnow.com

•Member, Task Force on Educator Effectiveness (NCSL)

•Steering Committee Member, Hunger Partnership (NCSL)

•Co-Chair, Task Force on School Dropout Prevention and Recovery (NCSL) completed Jan. 2011

•Member, Governor Brewer’s Education Data Governance Task Force