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CANDY AND DOUG HAVE BEEN IN THE BOOK BUSINESS FOR 13 YEARS SERVING ARIZONA SCHOOLS BY PROVIDING EXCELLENT SERVICE AND PRODUCTS.  DOUG AND CANDY WORK WITH A NATION WIDE NETWORK OF OTHER DEDICATED SELLERS AND BUYERS TO PROVIDE YOU WITH THE UTMOST PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AND PRODUCTS.

DURING THE 13 YEARS IT HAS BEEN PRIMARILY A FAMILY BUSINESS.  CANDY OPERATED THE INSIDE OFFICE AT HOME AND HELPED BUY BOOKS IN THE SUMMER.  THE KIDS- JIMMY, EMMIE, AND JARED ALSO WENT ON BUYING TRIPS IN THE SUMMER PURCHASING TEXTBOOKS AND WORKING THE TAKE-ALLS.   JIMMY HAS BEEN DRIVING TRUCKS DURING THE SUMMER WHEN NOT WORKING FOR SEARS.  EMMIE DID THE COMPUTER ENTRY WHEN NOT TEACHING ART OR WORKING AT THE U OF A. JARED HELPS WITH INVENTORY AND PICK UPS.
JIMMY IS 25 AND A MANAGER AT SEARS.  EMMIE IS 20, A SOPHOMORE AT THE U OF A AND WORKING AS AN ORIENTATION LEADER FOR INCOMING FRESHMAN. JARED IS 18, A SENIOR AT CATALINA FOOTHILLS HIGH SCHOOLS.

FOR 8 YEARS DOUG SERVED ON THE TANQUE VERDE SCHOOL BOARD A DISTRICT LOCATED EAST OF TUCSON.  HE SERVED AS PRESIDENT AND AS A MEMBER,  HE ATTENDED MANY NATIONAL AND LOCAL CONFERENCES.  DURING THEIR YEARS WORKING WITH THE DISTRICT CANDY AND DOUG WENT TO WASHINGTON AS PART OF THE ARIZONA DELEGATION TO LOBBY CONGRESS FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR EDUCATION AND CHANGES IN EDUCATIONAL LAWS, INCLUDING NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND. AN IMPORTANT ACCOMPLISHMENT WHILE ON THE SCHOOL BOARD WAS THE PASSAGE OF THE LAW ENABLING A JTED FOR PIMA COUNTY.  ENSPIRED BY MARICOPA COUNTY AND THEIR JTED SCHOOLS, DOUG LOBBIED A LEGISLATURE TO WRITE AND SPONSER A BILL FOR PIMA COUNTY.  WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE TUSD AND VAIL SUPERINTENDENTS THE BILL WAS PASSED AND PIMA COUNTY WAS GIVEN THE GO AHEAD TO HAVE AN ELECTION.  TODAY WITH THE HELP OF SCORES OF TUCSONANS THE PIMA COUNTY JTED IS A REALITY.

PRIOR TO WORKING FOR ABS DOUG WAS A HIGH SCHOOL HISTORY TEACHER WITH THE AMPHITHEATER SCHOOL DISTRICT.  CANDY HAS WORKED IN THE TANQUE VERDE SCHOOLS SUPPORTING OUR CHILDREN AND THOSE OF OUR COMMUNITY.  PRIOR TO THAT SHE WAS A MANAGER WITH DILLARDS AND GATEWAY APPAREL IN PHOENIX AND TUCSON.

DOUG HOLDS A BACHELORS DEGREE FROM THE U OF A IN EDUCATION AND CANDY HOLDS A BACHELORS OF SCIENCE IN RETAIL AND CONSUMER SCIENCE.



DOUG                                               CANDY AND EMMIE


JARED                                            JIMMY WITH THE REST OF US