DHEDF is honored to announce that Dr. Melissa Sadorf has joined the DHEDF Board of Directors.

Dr. Melissa Sadorf is the Executive Director of the Arizona Rural Schools Association (ARSA). She recently retired from the superintendency of the Stanfield Elementary School District, a rural district in Arizona, where she also served as the business manager, federal grant programs director, and HR director. Prior to her work with Stanfield, Melissa was a teacher, literacy coach, assistant principal and principal. Melissa also is the Director of the Northern Arizona University Rural Resource Center, and the Arizona Affiliate of ASCD. She is very involved in the National Rural Education Association (NREA) where she is currently the Immediate Past President of the Executive Board. She facilitates monthly round tables for rural superintendents, has created a Rural Leaders Network that spans the country, and produces and hosts a podcast called “The Rural Scoop” that highlights best practices in rural school systems. She serves as an Assistant Teaching Professor for Northern Arizona University, teaching educational leadership and principal preparation courses. Her book “The Resilient Rural Leader: Rising to the Challenges of Rural Education” was recently published by ASCD.