All-Arizona Superintendent of the Year Announced

Seth Staples, superintendent of the Ash Fork Joint Unified School District, is the Small District Superintendent of the Year. Staples is known and widely respected for his natural talent for generating ownership from all stakeholders in a common pursuit of excellence. He has created a school the entire community is proud to call their own.

David Lykins, superintendent of the Sedona-Oak Creek Unified School District, is the Mid-Size District Superintendent of the Year. Lykins’ strengths and talents are clearly recognized in his charismatic personality and goal-oriented leadership who always keeps the end results in mind as he sees the “big picture”.

Doug Wilson, superintendent of the Marana Unified School District, is the Large District Superintendent of the Year. He took Marana School District to the forefront with his strong and effective leadership skills. He values the talents and individual contributions of employees and always shares credit for accomplishments with team members.

The Arizona Superintendent of the Year, who will represent the state in the National Superintendent of the Year program is Dr. Denton Santarelli, superintendent of the Peoria Unified School District. Santarelli’s leadership skills can be articulated best through his focus on student success and the qualities and abilities of each employee in Peoria Unified School District.