OSBORN

Rhiannon was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona. She has worked in public education in roles ranging from classroom teacher, Academic Interventionist, and Administrator, in Phoenix and Tucson. She earned a Bachelor's degree in Education for History and Social Studies from Northern Arizona University, a Masters in Geographic Education from Arizona State University and an Administrative Certificate from the University of Arizona. 

Throughout her entire career, Rhiannon has advocated for families and students. In her role as Governing Board, she will continue her passion for advocacy by being a voice for parents, students, staff, and community members. Rhiannon believes that all students should receive a high-quality and equitable education, no matter what school they attend in the Osborn School District.

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Leanne Greenberg is a first-generation Arab-American, mom, educator, and local activist. She currently works as an ESS Content Specialist in the Phoenix Union High School District.

Her previous roles in education have been as a special education teacher, instructional leader, and union organizer with the Arizona Education Association. Previously, she served as the President of the Phoenix Elementary Classroom Teachers Association for two years and was also a member of the Maricopa County Superintendent Teacher Advisory Team under Maricopa County Superintendent Steve Watson. She believes that all students deserve access to a high-quality public education. Her experience as an educator gives her an inside perspective on the needs of our schools.

She works to elevate the voices of our amazing staff members at all levels, increase the pay of educators, and ensure that our schools are inclusive, safe places to learn and grow.

She holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Special Education from Michigan State University and a Master’s in Applied Behavior Analysis from the University of Cincinnati. She is passionate about education and ensuring that every student is prepared to succeed in school and in life.

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Violeta was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona and has lived in the Osborn School District for 13 years. She is a proud product of public education and is the reason she is so passionate about advocating for the community she lives, works, and leads in. She is a first-generation graduate in her family to receive a bachelor’s degree in Spanish from the University of Arizona and a Master’s in Organizational Leadership from Northern Arizona University. Violeta has 11 years of previous work experience in the nonprofit sector supporting various marginalized and underserved communities, where her heart and passion lies most. She strives to empower these communities to not view themselves as barriers but as valuable assets that bring power, culture, and positive change to the table!

Violeta recently left the world of teaching where she was able to provide mentorship to her first generation students by providing college readiness resources and additional support to set her students up for success. Violeta is now the Managing Director of Leadership Programs at ALL in Education. There she strives to train the next generation of leaders to provide advocacy and representation for quality education in our state. 

Violeta served as a board member for Rising Youth Theatre for 6 years and served on the Advisory Council for the Kellenberger & Tollefson Center for LGBTQ Philantropy through the Arizona Community Foundation for 1 year. Violeta also served on Governor Hobbs’ Educator Retention Task Force in 2023.

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Eric is the father of two Osborn students and has lived in the district for more than a decade. 

He is a CPA and works as the chief financial officer for Tempe Elementary School District. Prior to that, Eric audited school districts across Arizona.

Eric earned a bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism from the University of Missouri and a master’s degree in Accounting from Iowa State University. He previously worked as a TV journalist and driver of the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile. 

Prior to joining the governing board, he served as treasurer for the 2022 M&O override campaign and the 2023 bond and DAA override campaigns. He also served as a board member on the Osborn School District Education Foundation.

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