Bernadine Declay, CEO Assistant, grew up in Phoenix, Arizona, and is from the White Mountain Apache tribe. She received four associate degrees, two certificates from Mesa Community College, and a bachelor’s in administration from Northern Arizona University. Declay has worked for various school systems since 1993 and transitioned to healthcare administration in 2022. She is an avid collector of planners and enjoys movies and reading. She has four children: Dacy, Carlos, Shelby, and Kolby, who are precious and dear to her heart.