Business and Education Partnership

Vaughn E. Croft, Ed.D.

Senior Program Coordinator

[email protected]

Primary Roles:

• Facilitates business and education groups by bringing together educators and business professionals to work together to advance excellence in K-12 education in Pima County.
• Develops and coordinates the Office of the Pima County Superintendent Career Shadowing Program, serving over 1400 8^th grade students in Pima County .  Program includes over 300 businesses and professionals who host students for workplace visits.

Active Roles in Groups and Committees:

• Tucson Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, Business and Education Partnership  Committee,   Committee Chairperson
• Workforce Investment Board, Youth Council, Committee Chairperson
• Pima County Business Education Roundtable and Committees, Facilitator
• Pima and Santa Cruz Counties Career and Technical Education Symposium, Committee Chairperson
• Southern Arizona, Arizona Technology Alliance Organization, Conference Exhibitors Chairperson