Director of Public Health for Yavapai County Interview by Ray Newton ‘Helping people make healthy choices, for a better quality of life – that’s what my role in life is’ — Leslie Horton When her parents flew the family from Fairbanks, Alaska, to sunny Phoenix for a vacation in 1993, that’s all it took to … Read More…
First President and Co-founder of Make-A-Wish Foundation Interview by Ray Newton Frank Shankwitz’s compassion in 1980 for a 7-year-old boy dying of leukemia lead to what is now the world’s largest charity granting wishes to children with life-threatening illnesses. The movie Wish Man about his life was released in June 2019. It started when Shankwitz … Read More…
Interview by Ray Newton As a youngster growing up in a small community just outside Chicago, Debora Black never really considered a career in law enforcement. She laughingly admits seeing the ground-breaking weekly TV series Police Woman starring Angie Dickinson in the mid-1970s entertaining but didn’t exactly inspire her to the profession. No one in … Read More…
Yavapai County Superintendent of Schools Interview by Ray Newton Yavapai County Superintendent of Schools Tim Carter has a long look back in the rear view mirror of his education career. More than 46 years. Forty have been in Prescott, Arizona, where Carter served as a teacher, coach, assistant principal and principal until his retirement in … Read More…
Helping Build A Community: More than Bricks and Mortar Interview by Ray Newton For more than 40 years, Jim and Linda Lee have made their presence in the greater Prescott area known through visionary leadership and generous philanthropic support of dozens of community organizations. Beyond that, their efforts in creating and developing upscale residential and … Read More…
Making A Difference a Passion for Pam Jones and David Hess Interview by Ray Newton From the day they arrived in Prescott in May 2002, Pam Jones and David Hess have been influential in the greater Prescott community. Coming here as they did —from successful careers in health care and cardiology — they set out to … Read More…
Interview by Ray Newton Sheila Polk, the Yavapai County Attorney since 2001, is a native of Phoenix. She is a member of a large family, one of 13 children. After completing high school, Polk attended Phoenix College for two years, spent her junior year abroad in France, and then finished at Arizona State University (ASU) … Read More…
Interview by Ray Newton Greg Mengarelli has been a Prescott resident since 1995, when he and his wife Sheila and their family moved to Prescott. Mengarelli, CEO for United Christian Youth Camp (UCYC), was elected mayor for the City of Prescott in November 2017. It was his first experience in running for a political office. … Read More…
Interview by Ray Newton For almost 25 years, Sandy Moss has been a media influence in the greater Prescott area. Her career as a writer-reporter-editor, as a radio news broadcaster and talk show host, and ultimately, her role as a television talk show host and producer has given her a visibility not many in the … Read More…
As Chancellor of the Prescott campus of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) Dr. Frank Ayers is responsible for full oversight of academic, operational and professional activities. He provides strategic direction for a complex multi-layered organization, which ultimately is a part of an even larger university system. Since 2009, Ayers has guided campus administration. During those years, … Read More…