Local First Arizona Foundation Staff
Kimber Lanning | Executive Director
602-956-0909, ext. 5 kimber@localfirstaz.com
Maya Azzi | Rural Programs Coordinator
602-956-0909 ext. 14 maya@localfirstaz.com
Tanairi Ochoa-Martinez | Director Fuerza Local
602-956-0909 ext. 16 tanairi@localfirstaz.com
Natalie Morris | Director of Food Initiatives
602-956-0909 ext. 13 natalie@localfirstaz.com
Jenny Strickland | Individual Giving Manager
602-956-0909 ext. 1 jenny@localfirstaz.com
Erica Fetherston | Communications Director
602-956-0909, ext. 7 erica@localfirstaz.com
Chrisal Valencia | Creative Marketing Director
602-956-0909 chrisal@localfirstaz.com
Kate Radosevic | Local Foods Development Coordinator
602-956-0909 ext. 15 kate@localfirstaz.com
Ruth Ellen Elinski | Northern AZ Director
602-956-0909 ext. 4 ruthellen@localfirstaz.com
Michael Peel | Southern AZ Director
(520) 261-0824 mike@localfirstaz.com
Lauren Haggerty | AmeriCorps Vista
602-956-0909 lauren@localfirstaz.com
Rachael Hudson | Outreach Coordinator, AmeriCorps Vista
602-956-0909 rachael@localfirstaz.com
Shelbi Lindersmith | Outreach Coordinator, AmeriCorps Vista
602-956-0909 shelbi@localfirstaz.com
Board of Directors
Deanna Salazar
Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona
Keisha Tatem
State Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Robin Romano
President/CEO, Marisol Federal Credit Union
Bo Hughes
Executive Vice President/COO, Pinnacle Bank
Jenna Rowell
Community Affairs Manager, Arizona Public Service (APS)
Jeffrey Brodin, Board Chair
Principal, Brodin HR Law
Angie Harmon, Vice Chair
Social Investments Manager, Freeport-McMoRan Foundation
William Mandeville, Board Secretary
Director of Development, The Nature Conservancy
Levi Esquerra, Treasurer
Director, Rural Policy Institute, Program Director,
Center for American Indian Economic Development, NAU
Dr. Jonathan Koppell
Dean, College of Public Service and Community Solutions, Arizona State University
