Mr. Toby Payne was sworn into the Yavapai College District Governing Board today by Yavapai County School Superintendent Mr. Tim Carter at the Board’s regular meeting in Sedona.

Payne, a resident of Clarkdale, was appointed to the District 3 seat vacated in January and will represent Big Park, Bridgeport 1 and 2, Clarkdale, Clemenceau, Coffee Pot, Cottonwood, Fir, Jacks Canyon, Jerome 1 and 2, Mingus, Orchard, Quail Springs, Red Rock 1 and 2, Red Rock East, Red Rock West, Verde Village, Western, and Wild Horse.

His term will run through 2024.

“I am excited to welcome Toby Payne to our Board and believe he will be a great representative for our students and the communities in the Verde Valley and all of Yavapai County,” said Ms. Deb McCasland, Chair of the Board.

Payne is a second-generation Arizona native raised in Phoenix who spent twenty-five years in Cave Creek and Carefree. He spent thirty years as an entrepreneur in the audio-visual industry, as the founder of State Sound of Arizona, and also taught for ten years at the International Communications Industries Association Institute for Professional Development.

Payne previously served on the Governing Board of the Cave Creek Unified School District and twice served as President of the Board.

He has worked with various non-profits and community groups for many years, including Arizona Town Hall, Kiwanis, site survey for the Mabery Pavilion on the Clarkdale campus of Yavapai College, the Growth Committee of the Clarkdale-Jerome School District, and the Verde Valley Amateur Radio Association.

The Yavapai College District Governing Board’s role is to act as a link between the taxpayers of Yavapai County and College executive leadership. They fulfill this accountability by developing policies that govern the operations of the College, and then hold the College accountable for the delegated areas through a structured monitoring process.

The Board consists of five community members elected from their districts in Yavapai County.

More information on the Yavapai College District Governing Board can be found at yc.edu/dgb.