Leadership Team

Binky Michele Jones is the Senior Vice President and Charter Representative for Ombudsman Educational Services, a division of Chancelight. With over 30 years in educational and business administration, Binky has devoted her career to advancing education for at-risk youth.

Her leadership includes key roles within the Arizona Alternative Education Consortium (President, President-Elect, and Secretary) and as chairperson of the Alternative Accountability Technical Advisory Committee (AATAC) for the Arizona Department of Education.

Binky’s dedication has earned her recognition as a Chancelight Brand Ambassador and the Chancelight Servant Heart Leadership Award. Passionate about supporting at-risk students, she remains committed to serving the charter community, addressing youth disconnection, and advancing alternative education.

Binky holds a Master of Education in Vocational and Educational Administration (1993) and a Bachelor of Science in Education, Business, and Marketing Education (1995) from the University of Missouri Columbia. Her certifications include Principal Standard Secondary Education, Structured English Immersion, Microsoft Innovative Educator, and Glasser Quality School, with additional training from Harvard’s Making Caring Common Program.

Finn earned her master’s in education from DePaul University, specializing in language, literacy, and specialized instruction, and holds certifications in special education, English, reading, and social studies. As a graduate assistant, she managed the Reading and Learning Lab, aiding K-12 students and tutoring college students in reading, organization, and test-taking. With over two decades of experience, Finn has held roles ranging from Ombudsman teacher to regional manager, focusing on curriculum development, implementation, and evaluation. She’s recognized for implementing evidence-based instructional strategies and providing ongoing professional development for educators.

Dorothy began her career in education in 2001 as a classroom teacher. She joined the Ombudsman team in 2008 as a lab manager and became principal of East Charter. Dorothy now leads an exceptional team of principals and oversees operations for Ombudsman’s nine Arizona charter schools. She is passionate about second chances, fresh starts, serving her community, and helping students graduate. Dorothy has a Master of Educational Leadership from A.S.U. and a Bachelor of Arts in history and political science from Columbia University. Additionally, she has Arizona certification as a principal, English and social studies teacher, and adult educator.

Evan’s younger brother, who has disabilities, inspired Evan’s commitment to special education. Evan has 22 years of experience, and has served as a special education teacher, special education support facilitator, behavior specialist, athletic director, assistant principal, intern principal and principal. Evan has a Bachelor of Science in health science and a Master of Science in special education and educational leadership

Joseph has more than 10 years of experience constructing and using information systems in businesses and schools. He has built several student data tracking systems and is responsible for data management that supports Ombudsman students and staff, responding to requests for records, generating reports and providing training and support regarding Ombudsman’s systems.

Stacy graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurship in 2017 and with a Masters of Business Administration in 2019 from Arizona State University. She served for four years as Administrative Coordinator for the Arizona Latino Arts and Cultural Center, where she managed daily operations and assisted accounting to successfully eliminate the organization’s debt. After that, she joined the Ombudsman team in 2016. Since then, she has served in various roles in administration and marketing. In her current role, she hopes to connect as many students as possible with Ombudsman to give them an opportunity to earn their high school diploma.

Tarinda Craglow, with over 20 years of experience, joined Ombudsman in 2018 and has since taken on various roles, including Outreach Specialist, School Social Worker, and Director of Social Work. Awarded Arizona School Social Worker of the Year in 2021, she holds a Bachelor’s in Psychology and a Master’s in Social Work. Within Ombudsman she has created the program Connecting and Advocating for Resilience in Educational Success (C.A.R.E.S.). This program supports and mentors Social Work Interns by providing opportunities for them to grow their skills and places more social workers in our schools.

Kimberly’s goal is to ensure Ombudsman students have every opportunity to be successful. She has a Bachelor of Science in chemistry, a minor in mathematics, and a master’s in instruction and curriculum, and has served as a teacher and director at Ombudsman. Before becoming a teacher, Kimberly worked as a chemist in the manufacturing and environmental industries.

April was a teacher and director at Ombudsman before becoming an academic advisor. She has nearly 25 years of experience in education, teaching Spanish, writing, math, and English as a second language. April earned a Bachelor of Arts with an emphasis in Spanish and a minor in linguistics with certification in Teaching English to Others as a Foreign Language.