APS Superintendent History

APS has had 29 superintendents (a few served as interim superintendents) in its 133-year history. Except for John Milne, who served as superintendent for 45 years beginning in 1911, the average tenure of an APS superintendent is just under three years.

Previous Superintendents

1. Charles Elkanah Hodgin: 1891–1897
2. J. T. Perigo: 1897–1898
3. Mayo E. Hickey: 1898–1902
4. A.B. Stroup: 1902–1905
5. James Elton Clark: 1905–1906
6. W.D. Sterling: 1907–1911
7. John Milne: 1911–1956
8. Charles Spain: 1956–1965
9. Noah C. Turpen: 1965–1966
10. Robert L. Chisholm: 1966–1969
11. Tom Wiley: 1969–1971
12. Ernest Stapleton: 1971–1977
13. Francisco D. Sanchez: 1977–1978
14. Joseph P. Robitaille: 1978–1980
15. Francisco D. Sanchez: 1980–1985
16. Lillian C. Barna: 1985–1988
17. Jack Bobroff: 1988–1994
18. Dr. Peter P. Horoschak: 1994–1998
19. George Bello: 1998
20. Dr. H. Bradford Allison: 1998–2002
21. Joe Vigil, Beth Everitt, Tom Garrity, Michael Vigil: 2002–2003
22. Joe Vigil: April–July 2003
23. M. Elizabeth Everitt: 2003–2007
24. Linda Sink, Interim Superintendent: January–July 2008
25. Winston Brooks: 2008–2014
26. Dr. Brad Winter, Interim Superintendent: 2014–2015
27. Dr. Luis Valentino: June–August 2015
28. Raquel Reedy: 2015–June 2020
29. Scott Elder: July 2020–June 2024
30. Gabriella Durán Blakey: July 2024–Present

This page was last updated on: December 15, 2023.