​The Nadaburg Education Foundation

32919 Center Street, Wittmann, Arizona 85361

This is my 25th year serving the Nadaburg family.  I began my journey here in early 2001 as a substitute science teacher working in the 7th & 8th grade junior high.  Over the years I have held several titles; teacher, coach, bus driver, coordinator, athletic director, principal and now the Proud President of the Nadaburg Education Foundation.  

A native Oregonian, I was born in Salem and raised around the state, finally settling in Redmond where I graduated with the Spirit of ’76 class.  1976 that is…😊

I joined the United States Navy after graduation, serving at various commands both ashore and afloat on the cryptologic side of the intelligence community.  After a rewarding career I retired with 20 years honorable service. Along the way, I managed to earn a BSc in Geography with a minor in Early American Colonial History from the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland and a MSEd in Elementary Education from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia.

After my retirement I settled in Arizona where I was a supervisor for the 2000 U. S. Census, where I managed the destruction of census forms at the Western Regional Center in Maryvale, Arizona.  I attended night school at Northern Arizona University to earn my administrative certificate.

This is my 2nd year as the Proud President of the Foundation, I was one of the original founding members in 2014.  Since that time, I have worked to further the Foundation’s mission and vision to provide additional resources to the students in the Nadaburg Unified School District.  

I look forward to working with each and every one of you as we strive to exceed every expectation and accomplish every goal to help every student achieve their dreams.ur paragraph here.

Curtis McCandlish, Nadaburg Education Foundation President