Barbara Trautwein to quit Sedona-Oak Creek School District Governing Board1 min read

Yavapai County School Superintendent Tim Carter has announced a vacancy on the Sedona-Oak Creek School District Governing Board. The opening was created by the resignation of Governing Board Member Barbara Trautwein, “due to circumstances outside of my control.” The resigna­tion is effective Saturday, Oct. 1.

The press release stated that “the services that Ms. Trautwein provided to the students, parents and residents of the school district is greatly appreciated.”

Those who are interested in filling the vacancy can send a letter of interest and a resume to Carter, Yavapai County School superin­tendent, Yavapai County Education Service Agency, 2970 Centerpointe East, Prescott, AZ 86301; by fax to (928) 771-3329; or by email to Tim.Carter@ yavapaiaz.gov.

Candidates should include information about themselves, why they would like to be a board member, their residence and mailing addresses and home/work phone numbers.

Candidates may include letters of recommendation or support if they wish.

To be eligible to hold this seat a person must be a registered voter, a citizen of the United States, at least 18 years of age, possess their civil rights, have continually resided within the school district for at least one year immedi­ately preceding taking office and they or their spouse cannot be employed by the district or work as a third-party provider for the district. This is a non-partisan seat.

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Deadline for receipt of letters of interest is Wednesday, Sept. 21, at 5 p.m. Carter will interview finalists at the SOCSD office on Monday, Sept. 26. The appointment should be announced by Tuesday, Sept. 28, and be valid from Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022, through Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. Call Carter at (928) 925-6560 for information

Christopher Fox Graham

Christopher Fox Graham is the managing editor of the Sedona Rock Rock News, The Camp Verde Journal and the Cottonwood Journal Extra. Hired by Larson Newspapers as a copy editor in 2004, he became assistant manager editor in October 2009 and managing editor in August 2013. Graham has won awards for editorials, investigative news reporting, headline writing, page design and community service from the Arizona Newspapers Association. Graham has also been a guest contributor in Editor & Publisher magazine and featured in the LA Times, New York Post and San Francisco Chronicle. He lectures on journalism, media law and the First Amendment and is a nationally recognized performance aka slam poet. In January 2025, the International Astronomical Union formally named asteroid 29722 Chrisgraham (1999 AQ23) in his honor at the behest of Lowell Observatory, citing him as "an American journalist and longtime managing editor of Sedona Red Rock News. He is a nationally-recognized slam poet who has written and performed multiple poems about Pluto and other space themes."

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