Southern Arizona Education Council (SAEC) formerly Metropolitan Education Commission (MEC)

1) Documentation: Current Agenda Past Agendas Reports Current LAR Past LARs     Current Minutes and Audio Past Minutes and Audio     Past LARs: MEC Executive Board LAR 05-29-25 MEC Executive Board LAR 03-18-25 MEC Executive Board LAR 07-25-24 SAEC Legal Action Report 01-26-26 MEC Legal Action Report 08-22-25 MEC Legal Action Report 06-10-25 MEC Legal Action Report 03-03-25 MEC Legal Action Report 01-23-25 MEC Legal Action Report 01-17-25 MEC Legal Action Report 12-03-24 MEC Legal Action Report 11-25-24 MEC Legal Action Report 10-09-24 MEC Legal Action Report 10-01-24 MEC Legal Action Report 08-29-24 MEC Legal Action Report 08-12-24 MEC Legal Action Report 04-17-24

2) Description

**Updates to the SAEC are in progress** Identify issues of economic, political, and social importance to education and coordinate the work of the many agencies that support education. Per Resolution #24041, all member terms are 2 years with a max of 6 consecutive terms. 12 year term limit.

3) Maximum Number of Members

24

4) Meeting Location

To be provided

5) Meeting Time

Meets as required

6) Information Sheet

• Bylaws
• MEC Datapage

7) Members

Member	Role	Appointor	Classification
Jennifer Allen	Member	Chair, Pima County Board of Supervisors	Member, Board of Supervisors
Jake Blumenthal	Member	Commission	At-Large Commission Appointee
Dr. Marla Franco	Co-Chairperson	Commission	At-Large Commission Appointee
Jose Gastelum	Member	Commission	Public School District Superintendent
Sharon O'Brien	Member	Commission	Representative of a Local Agency Serving Children or Youth
Mr. Rocque Perez	Co-Chairperson	Commission	Chief Executive Officer
Robert Ramirez	Secretary	Commission	At-Large, Representative of the Broader Academic of Civic Community
Dr. Irene Robles-Lopez	Member	Appointed or Assumed by Post-Secondary Institutions	Representative of Pima Community College
Lane Santa Cruz	Member	Mayor and Council	Member, Tucson City Council
Karla Silva	Member	Commission	At-Large, Representative of the Broader Academic of Civic Community
Dr. Kasey Urquidez	Vice Chairperson	Commission	At-Large Commission Appointee
Jennifer Vasquez	Member	Commission	Educator Representative, Grades 9-12
Mr. Dustin Williams	Ex-Officio (Non-Voting)		None

For further information please contact the City Clerk's Office at (520)791-4213.

Datapages for the boards are provided in Adobe PDF format. You'll need the free Acrobat Reader to view the documents.