SIERRA VISTA — Trudy Berry and Raul Torrez have been busy.

As both vie for the Cochise County school superintendent position, Berry as the incumbent and Torrez as the newcomer, their schedules are packed with meetings and events as they try to make their cases.

“A lot of activities,” said Berry, the Republican candidate. “I think every weekend there’s at least four or five events that I could maybe attend.”

“I kind of wish I could clone myself,” Torrez, the Democratic candidate, said with a laugh. “I’m just trying to follow through on the schedule.”

Trudy Berry, Republican

• Age: 56

• City or town of residence: Sierra Vista

• Resident of area or state since: State since 1975, Sierra Vista since 1983

• Education and/or military service: Certified teacher in Arizona since 1975; bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Northern Iowa; a master’s degree in teaching English as a second language from the University of Arizona; a real estate license since 1979; and a broker’s license since 1983.

• Employment background: Served voluntarily as the Service Unit director for 45 Girl Scout troops in southern Cochise County from 1983 to 1988, while also selling real estate for Jim Wardle Realty; employed by Cochise College from 1990 to 2001 and became the director of Adult Education in 1993, establishing 20 Cochise County sites and serving up to 2,000 students per year; elected to the County School Superintendent’s Office in 2000 and have served two terms, which began in January 2001.

• Community affiliations: Member of Thunder Mountain Republican Women’s Club; Huachuca Area Republican Women’s Club; 1200 Club; Team Cochise Education Committee; High Desert Chili Pod, which supports charitable events; and Cochise County representative to Arizona Association of Counties.

• Political offices held: 7 1/2 years as Cochise County school superintendent.

• Contact: By phone, (520) 378-3692; by e-mail, bandtberry@cox.net

Raul ‘Raulie’ L. Torrez, Democrat

• Age: 58

• City or town of residence: Bisbe

• Resident of area or state since: Arizona resident since birth (was born in Jerome).

• Education and/or military service: Bisbee High School graduate, 1967; bachelor of arts in education, Arizona State University, 1972; master of arts degree in teaching English as a second language, Northern Arizona University, 1987; master of arts in educational administration, Northern Arizona University, 1991.

• Employment background: Cochise College instructor; ASPC in Douglas; retired educator (19 years)/administrator (12 years); districts worked in: Douglas Unified, Bisbee Unified, Naco Elementary; associate professor, Cochise College

• Community affiliations: Kiwanis and Bisbee Democrats

• Political offices held: None

• Contact: By phone at (520) 432-7938;  by e-mail at rltorrez66@hotmail.com; by mail at 110 Azurite, Bisbee AZ 85603.