Who We Are
Our Board of Directors
| President: Ron Barber, Former Congressman US House of Representatives*
Vice President: Cathie Batbie, News Director KVOA-TV Treasurer: Jim Rowley, Partner, Strongpoint Marketing Secretary: Joni Jones, Retired, Former Staff Member Congresswoman Gifford’s Office Brad Bradley, Assistant Fire Chief – Operations, Northwest Fire District Karen Christensen, Arts Consultant Mark Kimble, Retired, Former Congressional Employee Ian McDowell, Regional Director, Tucson, Vice President of Sundt Dr. John Pedicone, Educational Consultant and Advocate Maricela Solis de Kester, Director of Operations and Government Relations, World View Enterprises Ross Zimmerman, IT Network Principal Analyst, Pima Community College *Survivors Our Staff Crystal Kasnoff, Executive Director Stephany Haack, Executive Assistant |
Advisory Council
| Judy Burgard, Tucson’s January 8th Memorial Development Committee
Dr. Monica Casper, Associate Dean and Professor, University of Arizona Ken Dorushka, Retired Executive, AT&T, Lucent Technologies/Agere Systems* |
Dr. Meredith Hay, Professor, University of Arizona
Dot Kret, Owner, DKA Archive Advantage Mr. Edward D. Manuel-Chairman, Linda Mayro, Director, Sustainability and Conservation, |
Joseline Mata, Student, University of Arizona
Captain Paul Sayre, Tucson Police Department Dr. Eric Schindler, CEO, Child and Family Resources Pamela Simon, Former Outreach Coordinator for Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords* |
Honorary Campaign Committee
| Honorary Co-Chair: Gabrielle Giffords, Former U.S. Congresswoman*
Honorary Co-Chair: Jim Click, Jr., Jim Click Automotive Ron Barber*, Former Congressman, US House of Representatives for Arizona’s 2nd Congressional District Greg Byrne, Director of Athletics, University of Alabama Karen Christensen, Arts Consultant Ken Dorushka* Retired Executive, AT&T, Lucent Technologies/ Agere Systems Bruce Dusenberry, Horizon Moving Systems Susan Friese, Tucson’s January 8th Memorial Development Committee Pam Grissom, Arizona List Meredith Hay, Ph.D. Professor, University of Arizona |
Carl Joeshart, SVC, CEO, TIRR Memorial Hermann Rehabilitation and Research
Jim and Mary Kautz, Retired Daniel and Penny Kautz, K&S Companies Most Reverend Gerald F. Kicanas, D.D. Bishop of Tucson, Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson Dot Kret, Owner, DKA Archive Advantage Jim Kolbe, Former Republican Member of the US House of Representatives for Arizona’s 5th and 8th Congressional Districts Dennis Kuhl, Chairman, Angels Baseball Chris Monson, Rocking K Development Renee Morton, HomeStyle Galleries Graham Nash, Singer-Songwriter, Two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee with Crosby, Stills, and Nash and the Hollies |
John Pedicone, Ph.D. Education Consultant and Advocate
Emily Rhee, Tucson’s January 8th Memorial Development Committee Jonathan Rothschild, Mayor, City of Tucson Jim Rowley, Partner, Strongpoint Marketing Congressman David Schweikert, US House of Representatives for Arizona’s 6th Congressional District Pamela Simon* Former Outreach Coordinator for Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords* Scott Stiteler, Tucson Urban, LLC Cristie Street, Founder, Nextrio Bob Walkup, Former Mayor, City of Tucson Tom Warne, J.L. Investments Adam Weinstein, The Gadsden Company, LLC *Survivors |
Former Volunteers & Advisors
| Alexandria Caster, Archivist/Curator
Jacquelyn Jackson, Communications Angie Johnson Smith, Smith & Dale Development Consultation Kim Bourne Mindy Blake Bonnie Golden Susan Friese Emily Nottingham Annie Andre Jane Bell Monica Durazo |
Beth Hunter Liz Miller Amelie Hernandez Judy Nagle Ellen Punyon Jennifer Nolan Catherine Tornbom Maribel Alvarez Lea Maahs Jennifer Haley-Brown
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Celeste Ann Del Russo Chapman Rita Magdaleno Diane Austin Crystal Carpenter Lariane Daly Jones Les Roe Rebecca Seiferle Mary Ellen Wooten Nadia Hagen Jeanette Mare |