When I stepped away from my role as a nonprofit executive, I needed to find outlets to keep my head healthy and to challenge myself physically.  One of the best decisions I’ve made in the past couple of years was to return to hot yoga classes, and I couldn’t have...

Most Tuesday mornings you will find me at 67th Avenue and Indian School Road, volunteering at the Maryvale Harvest Compassion Center. Working alongside other community members and a small group of employees, we spend the morning providing food and clothing, along...

Now that the 2022 tax deadline has passed, I wonder if the time has come to revisit Arizona’s charitable tax credit programs. Arizona has a variety of state tax credit programs, providing a direct offset to individual tax liability for donations made to worthy...

I’ve had the honor and privilege to work alongside amazing volunteers throughout my years as a charity CEO.   Women and men took time out of their personal lives to dedicate themselves to assisting charity causes that touched their soul and brought them joy.  So...

In my prior role, I initiated a Birthday Dreams program to celebrate children in foster care. Over 7 years, we provided personalized birthday packages to more than 18,000 boys and girls to let them know that their special day was important, and that they deserved...

Recently, I had the honor and privilege of saying THANK YOU to a few of the army of individuals who helped accomplish amazing things for children in foster care at the organization with which I used to be involved. We came together to celebrate the good work we did together, and to raise a toast to our accomplishments.