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3811 N. 44th St.
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phone: 480-484-6100
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Ms. Karen Beckvar
President
480-484-6238
e-mail: kbeckvar@susd.org

Karen was first elected to the Board in 2002 and reelected in 2006. Karen earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Cornell University and her Masters in Business Administration from the Tuck School at Dartmouth College. She has business experience as a programmer, user support analyst, and as an operational auditor. She also has taught programming and management classes at the college level and worked as a substitute teacher in the Scottsdale Unified School District. Her volunteer activities include serving on PTO boards at four schools, five years on Scottsdale Parent Council, site councils at two schools, executive board of Arcadia Pride, and more than ten years in scouting leadership. Currently she works in leadership development at the AZ School Boards Association. Karen is married and has two sons.
Current term of office: 2006-2010

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Dr. Eric Meyer
Clerk
480-484-6238
e-mail: emeyer@susd.org
Eric was elected to the Board in 2004. A graduate of Chaparral High School, he graduated from the University of Southern California and the University of Arizona College of Medicine, and served as the director of the Emergency Department at Providence Medical Center in Portland. He has served on the Parent Council and PTO for Arcadia Neighborhood Learning Center, as the liaison from the Scottsdale Parent Council to the Chamber of Commerce and the Arizona Legislature and as a district parent Budget Committee member from 2002 to 2004. Eric is married and has two children in Scottsdale schools.
Current term of office: 2004-2008
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Mrs. Molly Holzer
480-484-6238
e-mail: mollyholzer1@susd.org
Molly was elected to the Board in 2004. She has lived in Scottsdale for 17 years. She lives in North Scottsdale with her husband Todd and two children. Molly graduated from Creighton University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing. She has business experience as a manager for two national health care companies opening two new health care sites, marketing company services, developing/implementing budgets and recruited/trained staff for 24 hour care. In addition, she has consulted on hundreds of medical/legal cases. She has volunteered in Scottsdale schools since 1996, and she has served on numerous committees, including the 2000 bond, Community Action Committee to develop a long-range facility plan and Scottsdale Parent Council. She has also lobbied the Legislature to maintain desegregation funding and served on the 2004 Code of Conduct Committee.
Current term of office: 2004-2008


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Mrs. Jennifer Petersen
480-484-6238
e-mail: jpetersen@susd.org

Jennifer was elected to the Board in 2004. A native of Dallas, Texas, she has lived in Scottsdale for 17 years with her husband, Ron. They have three children, all of whom attend Scottsdale schools. A business major at SMU in Dallas, Jennifer worked as a retail executive for 16 years before deciding to devote her time entirely to volunteering at her children's schools and being an active advocate for education. Jennifer has served on several district committees and site-based management teams and has acted as PTO President at Anasazi Elementary and Mountainside Middle Schools. Jennifer also is involved in the National Charity League, Daughters of the American Revolution, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts and other organizations.
Current term of office: 2004-2008
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Mr. Dieter Schaefer
480-484-6238
e-mail: dschaefer@susd.org

Dieter was elected to the Board in 2006. An Arizona resident since 1977, he earned his Bachelor of Science degree from ASU and has worked over 20 years in corporate audit, finance, and personal investments. He has served on the Parent Council, as president in 2004, and the PTO and site council for Laguna Elementary School . He also serves on the Board of Directors of EMPACT, a non-profit organization that works in suicide prevention. Dieter is married and has two children in Scottsdale schools.
Current term of office: 2006-2010

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