The Wickenburg Unified School's Governing Board is comprised of five elected community members who assist our District in delivering the best possible educational opportunities for our students. In addition to helping establish effective District policies, they volunteer their time helping District administrators set policy, hire and retain quality staff, and encourage parent involvement.

Joe Maglio, Board President (Board Term  2025 - 2028)
Mr. Maglio has been a member of the Wickenburg community since 1993 and is a business owner and agent with American Family insurance in the downtown area. He has two beautiful daughters.  He is a member in many community organizations, which include:
The Town of Wickenburg's Board of Adjustments (since 1997),  The Wickenburg Citizen's Patrol (since 2006) and The Wickenburg Unified School District Governing Board Member (since 2009).

 Ron Alexander, Board Member (Board Term  2022 - 2026)
Mr. Alexander is a retired US Naval officer and  pilot.  He is married with three grown daughters and three grandchildren. He grew up in Oklahoma in a rural community and attended a small rural school for 12 years. He graduated from Oklahoma State University prior to entering the Navy. Mr. Alexander moved to Festival Foothills in 2015.   He volunteers at Festival Foothills Elementary school and has given presentations at the school on the US Navy and aviation. He is a University of Arizona trained Maricopa County Master Gardener and provides information and training to clubs on landscape topics.

 Sandee Gill, Board Member (Board Term  2022 - 2026)
Ms. Gill has been a resident of Wickenburg and the surrounding area for 34 years. She has three grown children (all Wickenburg High School graduates) and four grandchildren. She is active in the community and has been a member of Friends of Music for 30 years (currently serving on the board of  directors).  She recently retired from APS where she had worked since 1984.

Susan Webster, Board Member (Board Term  2025 - 2028)
Mrs. Webster moved to Wickenburg in 2012 from Colorado. She grew up in North Carolina in a small town similar to Wickenburg and received her Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Meredith College.  She is married to Bryce (WHS Class of '93) and has two children. She is an avid supporter of our local schools and Wickenburg town activities. She works from home full-time in IT and teaches dance part-time.

Karen Steen, Board Member (Board Term 2025-2028) Mrs. Karen Steen moved to the Festival Foothills community in 2019. She hails from Iowa, earned her Bachelor's degree in Missouri, and has been in education ever since in Missouri, Nevada, Arkansas and Arizona, earning two education-related Master's degrees along the way. One in Curriculum and Instruction and one in Educational Leadership. In 2019, she and her husband, also an educator, chose Arizona as their retirement destination. Karen has remained active in education as a substitute teacher, an online English teacher/grader and as a health coach. She volunteers in the nursery at her church, serves on the Board for The Friends of Surprise Libraries, and for Mountain View Hospice. Her hobbies include reading, writing, watching Royals Baseball, visiting family throughout the United States and adventuring with her husband and dog.