Board of Directors
Wayne Ballard
president
Wayne has been a resident of Chino Valley since the fall of 1996. At that time, he became the Lead Pastor of Grace Church. He and his wife Jenda have enjoyed being part of this community for over 30 years. Both he and his wife are actively involved in the school district.
His wife Jenda is the Unified Sports coach at Chino Valley High School. Together, they have raised three children who graduated from the Chino Valley Unified School District and have continued their education at NAU. Wayne volunteers at sporting events at Chino Valley High School, speaks to classes at Heritage Middle School, and reads with the 3rd graders at Del Rio. Wayne is also active on several community and non-profit boards.
Alex Daniels
Vice president
Alex Daniels is a 2017 graduate of Chino Valley High School. Currently, he is an IT Team Lead at Yavapai County Government in Prescott, AZ. He has a passion for serving in his community.
In 2018, he co-founded a program called Chino Valley Food Neighbors which to date has collected and distributed over 250,000 pounds of food to date. When Alex isn’t busy serving on the Foundation Board, he can be found hiking, camping, and exploring the outdoors.
Board Members
Marty Campitelli
Marty Campitelli was born in Brooklyn, New York, and lived there for 17 years. He then spent the next 18 years of his life in Huntington Beach, California. He received a Bachelor of Arts in English Education with an emphasis in Literature from the California State University at Long Beach. He then continued his education at CSU Long Beach, where he completed a California Single Subject Credential in English. After earning his teaching credential, he taught Language Arts and Reading Skills at Westminster High School in California. Since then, he has completed a Master’s degree in Educational Counseling and a Pupil Personnel Service Credential at National University, Costa Mesa. He later received a 2nd Master’s degree in Educational Leadership from Northern Arizona University.
Currently, he lives in Prescott Valley, Arizona with his wife Jodie and their daughter, Harper and is an Assistant Principal and Athletic Director at Chino Valley High School. In his spare time, he enjoys sports, reading, collecting books, traveling, and spending time with his family.
Rhonda Smith
Rhonda Smith has lived in Chino Valley for many years and is a retired Correctional Officer from the State of Iowa.
She has always had a desire to help others in many ways, so she joined various organizations in Chino Valley. She joined the Chino Valley Morning Lions Club in September of 2016, the Lion/Lioness Club in June of 2018, Chino Valley Area Chamber of Commerce in January 2019, Hungry Kids from 2016-1019, and last but not least, the Chino Valley Education Foundation from 2018 to present.
Phil Krznarich
Phil Krznarich is a third generation Arizonan. He has been married to his wife Ruthann for over 40 years and has a son (Justin), daughter (Jacquie), and four grandchildren.
He has been in the financial services industry for over 21 years. He obtained Series 7 and Series 63 securities licenses in 2001, his Series 24 in 2008, and his Series 66 in 2018. He also received an Accredited Asset Management Specialist certification from the College of Financial Planning in 2006. Phil was an Investment Representative with Edward Jones from 2001 to 2007 and LPL Financial from 2007 to 2017, before starting his independent practice, Thunderbird Wealth Management, Inc., a Registered Investment Advisor, in 2017. He has been on the board of the Chino Valley Education Foundation since 2019. In his spare time, he enjoys fishing, travel, reading, and spending time with his family.
Chad Pipkin
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John Coomer
John Coomer is a quarter-century resident of Chino Valley where all three of his sons are graduates of Chino Valley High School and two grandsons are Territorial Early Childhood Center students. He and his wife Jo have been married since 1984.
He’s been active in the Quad Cities for many years having served on numerous boards including West Yavapai Guidance Center (now Polara Health), Yavapai Exceptional Industries, Prescott Area Leadership, Prescott Alternative Transportation and the Yavapai County Education Foundation.
His experience includes community college leadership, non-profit leadership, healthcare administration and franchising. He also is a veteran, serving as an Officer in the United States Army. He earned his BA in Education at the University of Arizona in 1976 and MBA from Northern Arizona University in 1986.
Ron Stephensen
Ron Stephenson has lived in Chino Valley for over 10 years. He retired as a Corporate Controller 14 years of service. Before that, he held programming, IT planning and budget management positions in the banking industry for over 25 years.
Ron has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Accounting Option from California State University, Hayward. Ron has been married to his wife, Sue, for 46 years and has 2 adult daughters. Ron enjoys time outdoors and spends time working on handicrafts.
Cindy Daniels
Cindy has served as the Superintendent for the Chino Valley Unified School District since April 2024. Ms. Daniels is a native of Alberta, Canada and has been a proud US citizen since March 1980.
She is the mother of two Chino Valley High School graduates, Alex (2017) and Addie (2019), both currently living and working in Prescott, Arizona.
Dr. Ronald Minnich
Dr. Ronald Minnich retired after serving 18 years as Superintendent of Chino Valley Unified School District in 2002. He came to this position after serving in other Arizona communities as: Assistant Superintendent in Globe; Principal of Sacaton Middle School; Assistant Principal of JFK Middle school in Phoenix; and Teacher in Willcox Unified.
He earned educational degrees at the University of Arizona, following 7 years in the US Army as an Infantry Officer and helicopter pilot. Dr. Minnich served as Director of Teacher Education at Yavapai College for 5 years, following retirement from CVUSD. Since then, he has continued serving on several non-profit boards and enjoys spending time with his young granddaughters and lots of travel to far away places with his wife Janet, an elementary school teacher for more than 30 years in Arizona.
Cheyenne Wilson
Cheyenne has been a resident of Chino Valley since 1976 and continues to love both living and working in her hometown. As a member of Chino Valley High School’s first graduating class in 1992, she, along with her classmates, had the rare opportunity to create many of the traditions still carried on today, including the choice of school colors and mascot. Since 2013, she has worked for the local school district in a variety of roles, most recently as an administrative assistant in the district office. Her experience spans public, private, and homeschooling environments, giving her a unique perspective on education.
Together, she and her husband raised four children, actively participating in local community sports, church activities, and running various small businesses. When she’s not busy at work, she enjoys the Arizona outdoors, gardening, and her backyard chickens.
Myrza Lamper
Myrza Lamper has been a resident of the Prescott area since 2006, where she lives with her husband and two children. Her son, Logan, is currently a senior at Chino Valley High School, and her daughter, Makayla, is a sophomore at Prescott High School.
She has been working for the Chino Valley Unified School District since 2023. It is where she first began volunteering for a range of community services offered by the district. Volunteer work has always been her passion and a meaningful way for her to give back to the community. She takes great pride in working for an organization that is deeply committed to serving all members of the community.
Myrza holds a Bachelor’s degree from Northern Arizona University and is on track to complete a second Bachelor’s degree from Yavapai College by the end of 2026. Outside of her professional and academic pursuits, she enjoys traveling and adventuring to new places around the globe, as well as attending music concerts with her husband and children.
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