Coconino County Superintendent of Schools, Cheryl Mango-Paget, has been recognized as a 2022 Woman Achiever of Arizona by the Arizona Capitol Times.
The Arizona Capitol Times states that this award celebrates the accomplishments of women leaders who persevered and excelled in their work this year. A Woman Achiever of Arizona helps Arizonans today and prepares the state for a flourishing future. Cheryl Mango-Paget will be honored with other Women Achiever Winners at a luncheon on October 25, 2022, at the Phoenix Art Museum. She will also be profiled in a special edition of the Arizona Capitol Times. A list of the awardees can be found at https://azcapitoltimes.com/2022-women-achievers-of-arizona/.
Over the past 14 years, Cheryl Mango-Paget has grown the CCESA (Coconino County Education Service Agency) from a small resource and professional development office with only a handful of employees to a full-service agency with 25 full time employees and 15 temporary employees, providing services for county schools and educators! She was able to accomplish this feat through grant funding from the National Science Foundation, Governor’s Office of Youth, Faith, and Family, Mathematics and Science Projects, Title III, Arizona Community Foundation, STEM, ESSER III funds through the Arizona Department of Education and literacy grants. Cheryl has raised more than $30 million dollars to support Coconino County schools, educators, and families. Most recently, she helped write a grant for $4.8 million that is being used to provide schools in Coconino County with the knowledge, skills, practices, and mental health personnel needed to promote the healthy social, emotional, and behavioral development of students, to accelerate academic success, and to respond to student mental health crises and trauma. Many of her grants have been written in collaboration with other agencies to better serve community members.
Cheryl has received many awards recognizing her dedication and contributions to Coconino County. These awards include a National Public Service Award (2015 and 2017) and STEM City Community Leader (2018). The Office of Innovation and Development (now called CCESA), which she led, received the STEM Organization of the Year award in 2019.
Cheryl was appointed to the office of Coconino County Superintendent at the beginning of 2021. She has served in this capacity with the same zeal that she led the Innovation and Development department. As the Coconino County Superintendent of Schools, Cheryl has made outreach to rural communities a priority. Regularly visiting outlying communities to spread awareness for services offered through CCESA and to recruit candidates for school board positions. Her efforts to go out to the communities and bring the notaries and other services needed to file candidate paperwork increased participation and made the process easier for those in rural areas.
Cheryl Mango-Paget is a Woman Achiever who is indispensable to her community! Cheryl’s advocacy for students, families, schools, and educators through innovative, collaborative ideas have provided Coconino County with meaningful services. Her leadership has created a group of professionals who share her enthusiasm and desire to make a difference in the lives of others and better support education. Cheryl is a true advocate for educators and for the wellbeing of the children of Northern Arizona.
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