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CANDY AND DOUG HAVE BEEN IN THE BOOK BUSINESS FOR 11 YEARS SERVING ARIZONA SCHOOLS BY PROVIDING EXCELLENT SERVICE AND PRODUCTS.  DOUG AND CANDY ARE HERE WITH A NATION WIDE NETWORK OF OTHER DEDICATED SELLERS AND BUYERS TO PROVIDE YOU WITH THE UTMOST PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AND PRODUCTS.

DURING THE 11 YEARS IT HAS BEEN PRIMARILY A FAMILY BUSINESS.  CANDY HANDELED THE INSIDE OFFICE AT HOME AND HELPED BUY BOOKS IN THE SUMMER.  THE KIDS- JIMMY, EMMIE, AND JARED ALSO WENT ON BUYING TRIPS IN THE SUMMER PURCHASING TEXTBOOKS AND WORKING THE TAKE-ALLS.   JIMMY HAS BEEN DRIVING TRUCKS DURING THE SUMMER WHEN NOT WORKING FOR SEARS.  EMMIE DID THE COMPUTER ENTRY WHEN NOT TEACHING ART AND JARED IS NOW WORKING AT CENTURY THEATERS SO HE WILL FIT US IN WHEN NOT AT THE MOVIES!
JIMMY IS 22, A SENIOR AT THE U OF A.  EMMIE IS 18, A SENIOR AT CATALINA FOOTHILLS HIGH SCHOOL AND JARED IS 16, A SOPHOMORE ALSO AT CATALINA FOOTHILLS HIGH SCHOOLS.

FOR 8 YEARS DOUG SERVED ON THE TANQUE VERDE SCHOOL BOARD OUTSIDE TUCSON.  DURING THAT TIME HE SERVED AS PRESIDENT AND AS A MEMBER,  HE ATTENDED MANY NATIONAL AND LOCAL CONFERENCES.  LAST YEAR CANDY AND DOUG WENT TO WASHINGTON AS PART OF THE ARIZONA DELEGATION TO LOBBY CONGRESS FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR EDUCATION AND CHANGES IN EDUCATIONAL LAWS, INCLUDING NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND. 

PRIOR TO WORKING FOR ABS DOUG WAS A HIGH SCHOOL HISTORY TEACHER WITH THE AMPHITHEATER SCHOOL DISTRICT.  CANDY HAS WORKED IN THE TANQUE VERDE SCHOOLS SUPPORTING OUR CHILDREN AND THOSE OF OUR COMMUNITY.  PRIOR TO THAT SHE WAS A MANGER WITH DILLARDS AND GATEWAY APPAREL IN PHOENIX AND TUCSON.

DOUG HOLDS A BACHELORS DEGREE FROM THE U OF A IN EDUCATION AND CANDY HOLDS A BACHELORS OF SCIENCE IN RETAIL AND CONSUMER SCIENCE.



DOUG                                               CANDY AND EMMIE


JARED                                            JIMMY WITH THE REST OF US