Meet Our Board members
at Premier Amarillo Scholarship fund

Our Team

Founded in 2024 to provide scholarships to the students of  Amarillo.

Education is important to the members of Premier Amarillo Scholarship Fund. All of our members are former educators or staff of schools. Our goal is to provide financial aide for students who qualify for our scholarships inspiring them in life.  Premier Amarillo Scholarship Fund is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to helping inspire students strive for excellence in life. None of our members are compensated in any shape or form for duties preformed. It is our standered to operate ethically in a non bias manor.

Craig Brucker - President / Chairman

The Premier Amarillo Scholarship Fund is the brain child of Craig Brucker.
Craig has a long history of helping non-profits and children in Texas.
He is our founding president / chairman. Craig was there from PHS®-Amarillo's inception and worked as the Front Office Manager/ Registrar of Premier High School® in Amarillo for almost a decade.  He always had the desire to try to help motivate students and get students scholarships. Craig is very excited to help the Premier Amarillo Scholarship Fund help change the lives of students.

Casey Brucker

Casey is the founding teacher of PHS-Amarillo®. From the first conversation her and her husband Craig Brucker had she expressed desire to be an educator. She is extremely excited and proud of the Premier Amarillo Scholarship Fund as from the start she felt the need for the students to be able to obtain financial aide. Throughout the years she always takes the time to help the students apply to different scholarships around the nation.

Charlotte Nord

Charlotte  worked at PHS-Amarillo® as the registrar before moving on to working at Region 16. She has a passion for helping children and those in education. She is a huge advocate for autism awareness. She was very close friends with Mrs. Sutton and Mr. Kilton the founding scholarships are named after. Her knowlage and energy bring a lot to the table at the Premier Amarillo Scholarship fund.

Sharon Buckley

Sharon is a huge advocate for children and people in general. She has been a substitute teacher for many years and is finishing up her nursing degree. She can be found helping out with the Boy Scouts of America, or the Elks club in Amarillo, along with many other non profits. She is the owner of Five Dog Solutions a company that has helped many non profits over the years, and she brings a wealth of knowledge to help the Premier Amarillo Scholarship Fund when it comes to helping make us successful.

Melanie Maddox - Secretary Treasurer

Melanie is the front office registrar of PHS- Amarillo®. She is the first person many people see when entering the school and makes a strong effort to say hello and good bye to every student each day! She is very excited to be part of the Premier Amarillo Scholarship Fund and help the students
She has a background as respiratory therapist in the hospitals. She was also involved in the Waco Kiwanians club.

Debi Clinite  

Mrs. Clinite is one of the SPED department leads at PHS-Amarillo®. Her passion for helping others is part of who she is.
She earned her bachelors with honors and became at teacher at PHS-Amarillo® before transitioning into her dream roll of being a SPED Teacher. She has thrown herself into any roll required of the school and is considered one of the heartbeats of the campus.

The Premier Amarillo Scholarship Fund a Registered 501.c.3 that independant and is not affiliated with Premier High Schools® nor it's parent company Responsive Education Solutions® or any affiliate of RES.

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