Board of Directors
Scottsdale Country Day School’s governing board is established by the charter with a crucial role in promoting the mission of SCDS and the responsibility for the government of the school. The governing board ensures that SCDS continues to operate in the best interest and welfare of the school pertaining thereto including students, staff, and alumni.
To learn more about each board member, click on his or her name.
My name is Steve Prahcharov and I am the Headmaster of Scottsdale Country Day School. I am in my 14th year of education having started my career in England. I have a Masters degree in Educational Administration and have worked as a School Principal for the last six years. I love my job and am extremely fortunate to be in a position where I can help children and see them grow each and every day. I have been married to my wife Kathy for 20 years and we have 3 children in High School.
Soccer is a passion of mine and after playing semi-professional in England for seven years, I then coached soccer for nine years. I love to play golf whenever I get the chance and have been lucky enough to have achieved a hole in one! I also enjoy traveling and so far have visited 23 different countries, with Italy being my favorite.
Scottsdale Country Day School is a wonderful school and one which has an accelerated academic program and a great variety of enrichment programs. I invite you to join our Scottsdale Country Day School family! Please contact me at 480-452-5777 should you have any questions about our school or email me at [email protected]
Hello, my name is Kathy Prahcharov, and I am the Director of Operations at Scottsdale Country Day School. A native of New York City, I moved to Phoenix 20 years ago. I graduated from Arizona State University with a degree in business communication.
I possess extensive experience in event planning and international business communication. My business background and love of travel have presented many opportunities to experience different cultures such as enjoying brick oven pizza in Italy, coming face to face with monkeys in Costa Rica, enjoying the view from the Eifel Tower, and watching USA play at the 2006 World Cup in Germany.
At SCDS, I supervise the daily operations and management in the main office. A highlight of being the first point of contact in the office is the opportunity to get to know parents and interact with the students. It is personal relationships with our families that helps create a family community at school.
We are fortunate to have such hard-working and talented teachers who make great contributions at SCDS for our students. My goal in the office is to create an atmosphere that fosters learning, acknowledgment of successes, school pride, and an environment in which it is enjoyable to work and learn.
I can’t help but smile when I talk about our 3 wonderful children, Elle, Henry, and Spencer. They are the inspiration for SCDS and the driving force that gives Steve and me the continued knowledge, creativity, and dedication to this wonderful school. I look forward to watching each student flourish at SCDS.
Please contact me at 480-452-5777 or at [email protected] with any questions about our school.
Mary Alpaugh is a developmental writing specialist with more than twenty years of teaching experience. She has taught writing instruction to a diverse population of special needs groups including: learning disabled, attention disordered, language impaired, and twice-exceptional populations. Her specialty includes writing processes, six traits writing, and post-secondary writing genres. In order to optimize writing instruction, she works closely with occupational and speech therapists to address sensory processing deficits, fine motor delays, and functional language discrepancies.
Mrs. Alpaugh recently worked for the Paradise Valley Unified School District and is beginning her 10th year as an adjunct English/Education professor at Glendale Community College. She currently teaches English composition strategies and teacher preparation classes. She is a professor for The Thunderbird School of Global Management where she teaches writing instruction, presentation skills, and business communication strategies.
She is a graduate of Arizona State University where she graduated summa cum laude with a Master of Arts degree in Special Education. Additionally, she is a member of the Council for Exceptional Children, and the National Council of Teachers of English. Mary lives in Phoenix with her husband and their three children. She enjoys hiking, running, and yoga.
Please contact me at 480-452-5777 or at [email protected] with any questions about our school.
Robert F. Hill, CPA has been the President of American Reliable Insurance Company (“ARIC”), an operating unit of NYSE publicly traded company Assurant, Inc. since 2001. From 1995 to 2001, Mr. Hill held various positions with American Bankers Insurance Group (a predecessor to Assurant). Prior to 1995, he held various positions with Price Waterhouse LLP, Coopers and Lybrand, KPMG Peat Marwick, and the Texas Department of Insurance.
Mr. Hill served as Chairman of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Arizona. He serves as a Member of Board of Governors of Property Casualty Insurers Association of America. He is a CPA with an MS in accounting from the University of Texas–Dallas and a BBA in finance from the University of Texas–Austin. Mr. Hill is married with three children and resides in Arizona.
Please contact me at 480-452-5777 or at [email protected] with any questions about our school.
Pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431.02, Scottsdale Country Day School hereby states that all notices of the meetings of Scottsdale Country Day School will be posted on our website www.scdsaz.com/bod.htm. Such notices will indicate the date, time, and place of the meeting and will include an agenda or information concerning the manner in which the public may obtain an agenda for the meeting. A technological problem or failure that either prevents the posting of public notices on a website or that temporarily or permanently prevents the use of all or part of the website does not preclude the holding of the meeting for which the notice was posted if the public body complies with all other public notice requirements required by this section.