A name from the past, one with credibility issues

I generally don't cover individual school board races, but sometimes there should be exceptions to that personal rule.

Dennis Dowling, husband of indicted former Maricopa County School Superintendent Sandra Dowling, is running for a spot on the Litchfield Elementary School District Governing Board.

His organizational paperwork states that he is a "retired educator".

His LinkedIn profile states that he is an "educational consultant".

Not a big discrepancy, in and of itself - many retirees become consultants in their area of expertise.

Nope.  That's not it.

The job title of educational consultant makes him sound like an employee, but records at the Arizona Corporation Commission indicate that he is the agent of the corporation that he "consults" for, The Learning Tree, LLC, and that the only member of that corporation is Sandra Dowling.

Oh, and his alma mater for his doctoral degree, Berkley University, has "problems".  To put it mildly.

From the East Bay Times in 2005 and updated in 2016 -

‘Berkley’ university online diplomas just a tad bogus

The real University of California, Berkeley, is a world-renowned research institution where annual tuition will set you back about $7,000 a year and earning a diploma takes years of dedicated study.

But an Internet search and $5,000 can net you a diploma from the “University of Berkley” with “no studies,” “no attendance” and credit granted for “life experience.”

Except the Pennsylvania Attorney General says the “University of Berkley” is fake, and its Pennsylvania-based owner has made millions from an online diploma mill that is an obvious attempt to capitalize on UC Berkeley’s prestige.

The voters in the district have a choice to make.