John Abram

John and his wife Kay have lived in Cave Creek for 10 years after relocating to the Foothills from Southern California.  Originally raised and educated in New York City, John has lived in Western Europe, the Northern California Bay Area as well as along the Southern California coast.  Following a thirty-year career in industrial electronics in executive leadership with Motorola, Phillips, Arrow Electronic and Bell Industries, John led several technology and telecommunications acquisitions and start-ups.  John's wife Kay Abrams, Director of CCUSD Special Education, encouraged John’s participation on the Public Education Partnership, Inc. (PEP) Board.  He became PEP chair in 2003 and since the merger of PEP with the Foothills Community Foundation, continues to lead the Education Division Steering Committee.  The Abrams have four grown children and six grandchildren.  John enjoys golf, skiing, hiking the highest peaks of the southwest, NFL football and cards.  He hopes to help strengthen FCF and its role in the community