cgadirector@gmail.com

Bob serves as the Director of nonprofit CGA, Inc and the Casa Grande Alliance, a 30-year-old grassroots, community-led effort to build stronger communities through strengthening families and developing youth leaders. The Alliance convenes a 50+ member community coalition and the Pinal County Substance Abuse Council, chaired by the county attorney. Additionally, through collaborative partnership, he works with local business, human service organizations and schools to promote a deeper understanding of Adverse Childhood Experiences, serving as a certified ACEs trainer, providing coaching on the strengthening of trauma-informed systems and was recently elected to the board of the Arizona Adverse Childhood Experiences Consortium. After 34 years of service to the State of Arizona, Bob officially retired in April. Arizona Governor Doug Ducey commended Bob for "creating a stronger, safer and healthier Arizona for all. The day before his retirement, Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego proclaimed April 10 as Bob Shogren Day, for "weaving the ethos of service into the fabric of public life across Arizona and for his unequivocal commitment to bringing more people to the table to solve difficult issues." In June Bob was recognized by Public Allies Arizona with the Honorary Ally Award for exemplifying all Public Allies Six Core Values: Diversity & Inclusion, Integrity, Focus on Assets, Collaboration, Continuous Learning and Innovation. Bob worked with the Governor's Commission on Service and Volunteerism and served as the AmeriCorps Director for three governors over fourteen years. Bob served two terms on the board of America’s Service Commissions and chaired the Membership Committee, helping to build the training and technical assistance arm of the association. Long ago, he also facilitated a session in Saint Louis that resulted in ASCs first Strategic Plan! He also has served as a member of the Arizona Statewide Citizen Corps Council and as the State Manager for the ASPIRE Project (US Dept of Education funded 5-year longitudinal study). His past experience includes 20 years with the Mammoth-San Manuel Schools, first as an eighth-grade teacher and then as the Director of the Community Schools programs. During that time, he led the incorporation of two nonprofits and served on the board of several others that addressed: youth leadership and positive youth development, behavioral health, community health care, and substance misuse and addiction prevention. He also served as the secretary of the Tri-Community Food Bank for many years. Bob is the Charter President of the Casa Grande Daybreak Rotary Club and has served Rotary District 5500 as Membership Chair and as the Visioning Facilitation Chair. He has led strategic thinking events for Rotary Clubs across Southern Arizona. Bob earned his Masters in Educational Leadership from Northern Arizona University in 2001.