United Parent Council
The PV United Parent Council is a shell organization designed to look like it represents parents of the Paradise Valley Unified School District. So, what do they really represent?
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Here's the 2022-2023 Executive Board:
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President Kea Carota - Democrat
Kea will now be the UPC President in consecutive years.
Kea's Facebook profile pictures include banners for Yes on 208 (Invest in Ed), a PVEA banner, a UPC "Stay Home, It Could Save Lives" banner, a Yes for PV Students PAC banner, and a RedForEd banner.
Her Facebook Likes include Arizona Educators United, Arizona School Boards Association, Paradise Valley Education Association, Paradise Valley Support Employees Association, Yes For PV Students, Save Our Schools Arizona Network, and a host of liberal politicians and TV shows.
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Erica Moriarty (VP Membership) - Democrat
Erica's Facebook profile pictures include LBGTQ ally and RedForEd banners
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Megan Starr (VP Programming)
Megan is an environmentalist attorney.
She conceals most of her Facebook profile from public viewing.
She appears to live outside of the PV district and has been an outspoken activist on the liberal Respect Our Scottsdale Students Facebook page.
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Treasurer Hara Demrowski - Democrat
Hara's Facebook profile picture is an image containing a mask inside the outline of the state of Arizona with the caption "Right 2 Safe Schools AZ".
Her Facebook Likes include Arizona Educators United, Arizona Schools Boards Association, Paradise Valley Education Association, Paradise Valley Support Employees Association, AZ Blue 2020, Planned Parenthood Arizona, and a host of liberal politicians and TV shows.
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FORMER UPC BOARD MEMBERS
Julie Blumenreich (Programming 2021-2022) - Democrat
Julie's Facebook profile picture has a banner that read "Disinformation Is Deadly, Vaccines Save Lives".
Her Facebook Likes include Paradise Valley Education Association, Yes For PV Students, ActBlue, Progress Arizona, and a host of liberal politicians and TV shows.
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Rachel Williams (Membership 2021-2022)
Rachel's Facebook Likes include Paradise Valley Education Association, Paradise Valley Support Employees Association, and Yes For PV Students.
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Jessica Wani (President 2020-2021) - Democrat
Jessica's Facebook Likes include ACLU of Arizona, AZ Red For Ed Facts, Arizona Educators United, Arizona LD 15 Democrats, Arizona School Boards Association, Paradise Valley Education Association, Paradise Valley Support Employees Association, Secular Coalition for Arizona and Yes For PV Studnet.
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Community Legislative Network
Lisa Hoberg (Chair) - self-declared RINO; Hoberg is not a PV resident
Kea Carota (UPC) - Democrat
Julie Blumenreich (UPC) - Democrat
Jessica Wani (UPC) - Democrat
Susan Chubrich Seep (PVEA) - Democrat
Josh Atkins (PVEA) - Democrat
Michelle Courtright (PVSEA)
Greg Bauchmoyer (PVSEA)
Mat Droge (PV Dir. of Marketing and Comm.) - "Unaffiliated"
Marc Danner (Asst. Principal Sweetwater)
Valerie Sepersky (Transportation)
Jill Baragan (PV Asst. Superintendent, Bussiness Ops)
Shaun Holmes (PV Asst. Superintendent, HR)
Troy Bales (PV Superintendent)
Ryan DeMenna (Lobbyist)
Ilse Borquez (Lobbyist)
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Key:
PVEA - Paradise Valley Education Association (PV teachers' union)
PVSEA - Paradise Valley Support Employees Association (PV support employee union)
SCoRe - Superintendent's Committee on Reopening
Mitch von Gnechten (Dir. Student Services - Secondary)
Lori Berman (UPC) - Democrat
Kea Carota (UPC) - Democrat
Melissa Schwartz (UPC)
Jessica Wani (UPC) - Democrat
Susan Chubrich Seep (PVEA) - Democrat
Leah Knaeble (PVEA) - Democrat
Michelle Courtright (PVSEA)
Shawn Webster (PVSEA)
Brandon George (Dir. of Transportation)
Lora Herbein (Dir. of Student Services - Elementary)
Melissa Molzhon (Principal North Canyon HS) - Democrat
Jerry Withers (Principal Campo Bello Elem) - "Unaffiliated"
