Cindy Matus Morriss received the award that honors Barbara
Robey, who was ASBA’s first
full-time lobbyist, and director of governmental relations for 17 years.
Words like mentor, advocate, champion and friend are used
by many to describe Cindy. But the description that rises above all others is
servant leader. Defined as a person naturally inclined to serve who then
consciously chooses to lead, this is an undeniable description of what Cindy
stands for - in her community, in Arizona and among national school board
leaders.
A member of the Patagonia Elementary Governing Board for
since 1989, Cindy’s unwavering support for the young people in her beloved
southern Arizona community quickly grew into a commitment to public education
and students statewide – and nationally. She served on the Arizona School
Boards Association board of directors consecutively for two decades, ending her
service on the board last spring. During that time, she was a three-time Santa
Cruz County director; secretary, treasurer, vice president and president of the
board.
She also has been a member of ASBA’s legislative network; served
as chair of the awards committee; and as district-four director of ASBA’s
Hispanic-Native American Indian Caucus. Cindy is a past recipient of the ASBA
All-Arizona School Board Award. In her community, Cindy applies her unending
energy to her role as volunteer for the Patagonia Public Library, Santa Cruz
Young Audiences, Carondelet Hospice, 4-H and United Way.
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