ASBO Awards Scholarships to Emerging School Business Leaders

Ashburn, Va. – The Association of School Business Officials International (ASBO) is excited to announce the recipients of the 2018 Emerging School Business Leaders Scholarship. The scholarship awards school business managers who have fewer than five years’ experience with $2,000 to attend ASBO International’s Annual Meeting & Expo.

ASBO International’s Annual Meeting is the premier professional development event for school business officials. The conference provides attendees education sessions, workshops, and seminars on school business issues and offers invaluable networking opportunities. The 2018 Annual Meeting & Expo will take place September 21–24, in Kissimmee, Florida.

“The Emerging School Business Leaders Scholarship opens the path for district officials who are seeking professional development and a network of mentors to guide them in their careers,” says ASBO International Executive Director John Musso, CAE, RSBA. “At a time when school systems struggle to invest in professional development, we are grateful to be able to provide an award program that recognizes and develops new professionals into effective district leaders.”

Congratulations to this year’s Emerging School Business Leaders Scholarship recipients:

Demetri Andrews, Business Manager, North Crawford School District, Soldiers Grove, WI
Cari M. Aylsworth, Business Manager, Bondurant Farrar Community School District, Bondurant, IA
Alesha P. Bromen, MBA, Chief Financial Officer, Pass Christian Public School District, Pass Christian, MS
Valerie Caraveo, Director of Finance, Glendale Elementary School District, Glendale, AZ
Heather Carignan, MBA, CPA, CFO, Accounting Supervisor, Clarkston Community Schools, Hartland, MI
Mark DeBoer, CPA, CA, Director of Finance, Lethbridge School District 51, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Lesley Doyle, MBA, Executive Director of Finance, Deming Public Schools, Deming, NM
Marc Evans, Budget Analyst, Montgomery County Public Schools, Christiansburg, VA
Matthew Ferreira, M.S.Ed., Business Administrator, School Administrative Unit 21, Hampton, NH
Lyndsey Fleser, Finance Manager, Ottawa Area Intermediate School District, Holland, MI
Jessenia Kan, Assistant Business Administrator, Westwood Regional Public Schools, Ridgefield, NJ
Melissa Klaus, PRSPS, Purchasing Coordinator, Great Valley School District, Malvern, PA
Michelle D. Kovar, CSBO, Business Office Coordinator, Community Unit School District 300, Algonquin, IL
Lorianne O’Donnell, Chief Operating Officer, Greenwich Public Schools, Greenwich, CT
Ginger Ramer, CPA, CFE, CTSBA, General Ledger Coordinator, Humble Independent School District, Humble, TX
Jeffrey Serak, MBA, M.S.Ed., Business Manager, Stone Bank School District, Oconomowoc, WI
Robert Stegmueller, Budget Analyst, Adams 12 Five Star Schools, Thornton, CO
Caitlin Wood, Accountant, Waltham Public Schools, Burlington, MA

Learn more about ASBO International’s Emerging School Business Leaders Scholarship at asbointl.org/Scholarship and the Annual Meeting & Expo at asbointl.org/AnnualMeeting.

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