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Jessica Wade with Jessica Wade Real Estate and Kay Blackstock with Georgia Mountain Food Bank

September 3, 2019 by Beau Henderson

North Georgia Business Radio

Jessica Wade with Jessica Wade Real Estate and Kay Blackstock with Georgia Mountain Food Bank

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Beau Henderson, Jessica Wade, Kay Blackstock, Dr. Bill Lampton

Jessica Wade/Jessica Wade Real Estate

Jessica grew up in Gainesville, graduated from North Hall and them Kennesaw State University with a degree in marketing. Jessica has been in real estate for 6 1/2 years. She has been involved in hundreds of real estate transactions learning many of the ins and outs when it comes to buying and selling real estate. Let Jessica’s expertise and personality work for you!!

Kay Blackstock/Georgia Mountain Food Bank

Georgia Mountain Food Bank’s (GMFB’s) mission is to address hunger, health and quality of life by serving those in need. An affiliate of Atlanta Community Food Bank, they provide a vital link between sources of food supplies and hardworking community-based partner agencies who help get the food into the hands of families and individuals in need.

SCOTT-FOUNDATION THOUGHT AND SERVICE LEADERS Curt McCormick and Melissa McCormick Wise with Curt McCormick and Associates

July 25, 2019 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

SCOTT-FOUNDATION THOUGHT AND SERVICE LEADERS Curt McCormick and Melissa McCormick Wise with Curt McCormick and Associates

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SCOTT-FOUNDATION THOUGHT AND SERVICE LEADERS Curt McCormick and Melissa McCormick Wise with Curt McCormick and Associates

Curt McCormick has been a Real Estate Broker for 45+ years here in Arizona and previously in Illinois. Curt was a partner in a Real Estate & Insurance Brokerage in Taylorville, Illinois prior to moving to Scottsdale, AZ in 1978. Curt was born and raised in Southern Illinois and then moved his family to Scottsdale, Arizona in July of 1978. He started his Arizona Real Estate career with Ben Brooks & Associates and then less than 2 years later opened his own Real Estate office, Curt McCormick & Associates, LLC, and we are still going strong today selling and leasing Real Estate.

Curt is married to Debbie McCormick and will be celebrating their 57th wedding anniversary this September. They have 2 children, Brad McCormick who is 56, married and has 5 children, Melissa McCormick Wise who is 54 and married with 3 furbabies.

Melissa McCormick Wise grew up in Scottsdale, Arizona surrounded by the real estate industry. Her father, Curt McCormick, a real estate broker for 45+ years, has had his own company in Scottsdale for almost 40 years, plus her mother & aunt both worked as REALTORS® for more than 15 years with the company.

Melissa began her real estate career with her father in 1996. She has been dual licensed in 2 states, Texas and Arizona. Melissa regards “customer service” as her top priority, followed by dedication, loyalty and honesty. According to Melissa, one of the great attractions and challenges of real estate is it’s ever changing nature, and she makes it a priority to remain flexible when conditions necessitate this.

Are you looking for a Real Estate Team that believes in integrity & hard work? A Real Estate Team that will be there when you need them? A Real Estate Team dedicated to making your Real Estate Dreams a reality? We are a Real Estate Team that has over 67 years of combined real estate experience in Arizona! We look forward to speaking with you soon, call or text Melissa McCormick Wise at 602-432-1840.

You Deserve the Very Best Customer Service & Knowledge Available When Buying & Selling Your Home!

ABOUT THE THOUGHT & SERVICE LEADER Podcast and Scott-Foundation

Scott-Foundation has big aspirations and a different path for Arizona foster youth. They imagine a journey that changes the face of humanity and inspires their kids to be their absolute best today while making tomorrow’s world a much better place for all. They imagine an education and societal system focused on the power of community rather than competition; and they imagine a world where children are taught we are not separate, but instead, we are all a part of something much bigger than ourselves – we are one.

Scott-Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that invests in the future of Arizona foster youth who wish to make the world better than they found it. The foundation produces year-round experiential programming that highlights, inspires and educate youth on the importance of social emotional well-being, while mindfully developing their heart and purposeful career path.

WHAT DO YOU LEAVE BEHIND? What kind of person do you want to be? Life/Legacy Plan – What is the history of your future? How can you make the world better than you found it?

Motivated by tragedy, youth transform to find their true self and become self- supporting, successful, community-minded, “compassionate people”.

ABOUT YOUR HOSTS

Rosa Ibarra, Thought & Service Leader & Mentor. Her Scott Foundation journey began at 14 and her passion as makeup and music. Being with her siblings makes her the happiest. She describes herself as pretty, confident, strong, caring and stubborn. Her challenge is learning to get along with new people, and her biggest fear is being alone and the dark.

Her wish for the future is to own her own business working with makeup and to even create her own brand. When asked how she wants to help the world, Rosa shares, “I want to help give people confidence.”

Heading into her third year as a growing leader, her gift of “creativity and love for animals” is guiding her journey to help both herself and others find inner peace and beautify.

SarahAnn Goree, Thought & Service Leader & Mentor. Her Scott-Foundation journey began at 14 and her passion is helping others in need, drama club and writing. She is happiest when she is helping her siblings and others; and loves being together with them.

She describes herself as nice, funny, caring, loving and terrific. Her challenge is depression and bad memories along with her eye sight. Her biggest fear is not being able to feel and control her emotions.

Heading into her third year she has found her gift of “love that guides her to stay strong as a growing leader. Her future is bright with career interests of starting a band, dancing, singing and acting, writing, public speaking and helping other foster kids. Her wish for the future is to be successful and help others. She wants to be an actress with a message of peace and nonviolence.

Follow Scott-Foundation on Facebook.

Jude Rasmus with Properly and Monica McCoy with Monica Motivates

July 9, 2019 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Jude Rasmus with Properly and Monica McCoy with Monica Motivates

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Jude Rasmus is the Co-Founder & Head of Real Estate of Properly, a venture backed Real Estate Tech company founded in Atlanta. Jude has over 25 years of real estate experience, primarily focused on the stabilization of distressed assets.

Jude holds brokers license in seven states and is responsible for acquisition and disposition of over 20,000 residential assets in Atlanta MSA ($2 billion+ value) and the Southeast. She is a top three volume broker in Wall Street Journal’s “The Thousand” consistently.

Selling a home is the largest transaction most people make in their lives, and Jude has always believed it should be simple and transparent. She Co-Founded Properly because she knows that real estate can be better and more affordable for the average homeowner, and wants to help bring about that change.

Connect with Jude on LinkedIn and follow Properly on Facebook.

Monica McCoy is a highly-sought after global speaker, business strategist, executive coach and consultant. As founder of Monica Motivates, LLC., Monica provides coaching, speaking and consulting services, that helps women transition from being mere spectators, to pursuing their dreams and becoming active participants in having fulfilling, successful personal and professional lives.

A former Acting Global Director of Strategy and Innovation for the McDonald’s Division for The Coca-Cola Company, McCoy left to pursue her own dreams in 2017 after 15 successful years. Recognizing that female start ups only received $1.9 billion of the $85 billion total invested by venture capital firms last year, Monica became committed to closing the gap and helping women founders effectively prepare to access the funding that is available to them.

As a result, she founded Pitch University, a comprehensive and interactive workshop, featuring strategies and tactics shared by current and former executives of major multinational companies. In addition to Pitch University, Monica’s company also holds quarterly Global Supplier Diversity Curriculum events and an annual Global Supplier Diversity Conference, which started in 2018.

An award-winning business owner, McCoy was among 50 global women leaders who received the prestigious Women’s Economic Forum 2017 “Iconic Women Creating a Better World for All’ Award in New Delhi. She has shared her professional expertise at industry and professional groups like Mercedes Benz USA, Cisco, GA Tech, The Coca-Cola Company, etc. McCoy also just released her second book, “Treating Your Brand like a Fortune 100 Company,” at the event. Her first book, “The Best life Lessons Learned From Real People,” was released last year.

Connect with Monica on LinkedIn and Twitter and Facebook.

Don Adams with Premier Branded Specialties and William Ferguson with Sun Realty Group

June 25, 2019 by Beau Henderson

North Georgia Business Radio

Don Adams with Premier Branded Specialties and William Ferguson with Sun Realty Group

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Dr. Bill Lampton, Don Adams, William Ferguson, Beau Henderson

Don Adams/Premier Branded Specialties

Premier Branded Specialties, helps business brand themselves using Promotional Products, Screen Printed Shirts, Hats, and Jackets. Premier Branded Specialties likes to ask questions and learn about client needs and find the right products to help them go after their target clients.

William Ferguson/Sun Realty Group

Sun Realty Group is here to serve you with all your real estate needs. Versed in Selling and Buying Specialties. Covering Hall and North Gwinnett Counties. From Lake Estates to Investment Properties, William knows this area like the back of his hand. Let Sun Realty Group find you that perfect property.

SCOTT-FOUNDATION THOUGHT AND SERVICE LEADERS Curt McCormick and Associates with Melissa McCormick Wise and Generation Justice with Rebecca Masterson

March 17, 2019 by Karen

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Phoenix Business Radio

SCOTT-FOUNDATION THOUGHT AND SERVICE LEADERS Curt McCormick and Associates with Melissa McCormick Wise and Generation Justice with Rebecca Masterson

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SCOTT-FOUNDATION THOUGHT AND SERVICE LEADERS Curt McCormick and Associates with Melissa McCormick Wise and Generation Justice with Rebecca Masterson

Curt McCormick & Associates, LLC is a real estate company in Scottsdale Arizona since April of 1980. We sell the entire Valley & will help you in any way possible.

Melissa McCormick Wise grew up in Scottsdale, Arizona surrounded by the real estate business. Her father, Curt McCormick, a Real Estate Broker for 45+ years has had his own company in Scottsdale for 39 years, and her mother was a Realtor for more than 15 years.

Melissa began her own real estate career with her father in 1996. She continued her real estate career in Houston when she moved there with her husband. Melissa regards “customer service” as her top priority, followed by dedication, loyalty and honesty. According to Melissa, one of the great attractions and challenges of real estate is its ever changing nature, and she makes it a priority to remain flexible when conditions necessitate this.

Are you looking for a Real Estate Team that believes in integrity & hard work? A Real Estate Team that will be there when you need them? A Real Estate Team dedicated to making your Real Estate Dreams a reality? We are a Real Estate Team that has over 67 years of combined Real Estate experience in Arizona! We look forward to speaking with you soon, Call or Text Melissa McCormick Wise at 602-432-1840 You Deserve the Very Best Customer Service & Knowledge Available When Buying & Selling Your Home!

Connect with Melissa on Facebook and McCormick Real Estate.

Generation Justice protects abandoned, abused and trafficked children through a pro bono legal network, and reforms the child protection system to prevent future injustice.

Every child has worth and is entitled to the full protection of the law. But the scales of justice provide greater protections for the criminally accused than for children. Gen Justice pioneers rights and strengthens protections for child victims.

Rebecca Masterson, an experienced attorney, consultant and entrepreneur, was the first to join Generation Justice in 2017.

While litigating at one of Phoenix’s busiest litigation and trial firms, Rebecca was named a Super Lawyers Rising Star and invited for membership into Arizona’s Finest Lawyers. After several years in the court room, she founded a successful boutique firm, specializing in special education and disability law. She continues to be a sought-after speaker and panelist about the legal rights of disabled children under state and federal laws.

Rebecca is a published writer and creator of the popular blog, Sincerely Becca. She is a small business owner, a volunteer lawyer for foster children with disabilities, and the mom to two teen boys.

Follow Generation Justice on Facebook and Twitter.

ABOUT THE THOUGHT & SERVICE LEADER Podcast and Scott-Foundation

WHAT DO YOU LEAVE BEHIND? What kind of person do you want to be? Life/Legacy Plan – What is the history of your future? How can you make the world better than you found it?

Motivated by tragedy, youth transform to find their true self and become self- supporting, successful, community-minded, “compassionate people”.

ABOUT YOUR HOSTS

Autumn Wilson has proudly stepped into the Community Relations Specialist position with Scott-Foundation as well as continued work as a Thought & Service Leader and Mentor.

Having been in the foster care system since she was 3, she began her Scott-Foundation journey at 15 and her passion is “helping others”. Things that make her the happiest is her sisters, helping people and “knowing” she will never be like the people who hurt her.

She describes herself as brave, courageous and kind. Her challenge is trust, very hard to do, and her biggest fear is being left alone, being lonely and empty.

Her direction in life has always been very clear for her since she was little, with a dream to be an Inspirational Public Speaker and possibly a Therapist advocating for kids in foster care. She’s grown a lot since she’s been with Scott-Foundation and very quickly declared her wish to take the Founder & CEO of the Scott-Foundation’s position, Colleen Walski.

If she could make one rule that everyone in the world had to obey, it would be – “Everyone would be caring.”

When asked how she wants to help the world, Autumn shares, “I want to make it safer, better for us to live in. I want everyone to know there are people that are out there and care about them.”

Her future is bright with career interests of being a Thought & Service Leader, Public Speaker, helping others use their voice, being there for others, making her mark on the world and by making Scott-Foundation’s worldwide and breaking the cycle of foster care.

Follow Scott-Foundation on Facebook.

Kirkland Carden with Duluth City Council and R.J. & LaVerne Cox with Evergreen Investment Realty

February 14, 2019 by Mike

Gwinnett Business Radio

Kirkland Carden with Duluth City Council and R.J. & LaVerne Cox with Evergreen Investment Realty

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Kirkland Carden, R.J. Cox, LaVerne Cox, Mike Sammond

Kirkland Carden/Duluth City Council

Kirkland Carden is a current council member for the City of Duluth, GA. Duluth is recognized as a model city for Gwinnett County. It is poised with a perfect blend of small businesses, entrepreneurial enterprise, major corporations, and visionary developers. Its success rate has been obtainable through sound economic efforts, business advocacy and leadership development. The vitality of Duluth is no accident. It is the result of careful planning and great foresight on the part of its business and community leaders. From tangible communication programs to local events that influence and impact the business environment, Duluth embraces a unique, concentrated form of government.

As the second largest city in Gwinnett County, Duluth is noted first in financial stability throughout the State of Georgia. As a result, there are no bond ratings, and the City basks debt free. This, in addition to Duluth’s favorable growth pattern, has earned it the reputation of a suburban oasis, making it a very desirable address, particularly at the start of a new millennium.

Duluth remains a busy hub today, continuing in the vanguard of the Metro area’s great business and residential expansion. Despite phenomenal growth, it has retained its small-town character, where personal camaraderie, spirited by annual holiday and festive events, is savored. Duluth is home to more than 26,688 residents who live, work and play in its 9.8 square-mile community. Its commercial corridor is among Gwinnett County’s busiest. Over 1,750 businesses are located within the City limits.

R.J. & LaVerne Cox/Evergreen Investment Realty

Evergreen Investment Realty is a niche brokerage dedicated to serving as the solutions provider to the acquisition, operation, and disposition of residential to commercial real estate portfolios. Their services are customized for the investors’ specific needs. They provide personalized advisory services to each of their clients. Bottom line: Evergreen Investment Realty helps investors make the right acquisition and operation decisions depending on their specific situation. Evergreen works extensively with wholesalers, builders, and landlords from local to institutional sized investors.

Tucson Business Radio Empower U Episode 3

January 9, 2019 by angishields

Tucson Business Radio

Tucson Business Radio Empower U Episode 3

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Keller Williams of Southern Arizona
1745 E River Rd #245
Tucson, AZ 85718
520-631-4638
donna@reedtucson.com

Donna Reed was born and raised in a tiny town of 500 people in NW Ohio. The only girl with 3 brothers. she was lucky enough to go through 8 grades with the same 25 or so “kids” and then in 9th grade we joined the “city kids” at the big school in Fremont, Ohio. In the 1970’s that meant going from about 25 kids to almost 600! Donna got good grades, graduated high in her class and had tons of friends. Her parents were married until her mother’s death in 1995.

After high school, Donna joined Up with People and during the US Bicentennial, she traveled all across the US and down into Mexico. For a kid who loved languages, people and travel, it was a perfect fit. After her second year of working and traveling through Europe, Donna started college at the University of Arizona. It was there that she met her husband Gilbert. They married in 1980 and moved back to Ohio to be near Donna’s family. While in Ohio, Donna had 3 sons, finished her degree in business at the University of Toledo, and lived in the same small town where she grew up. She started her career working in admissions for a technical college. For the next 20 years, while her jobs changed, they always centered around sales and/or management.

In 2000, Donna and her family moved back to her husband’s hometown of Tucson. In 2005 she began her career in Real Estate and have been doing it ever since. Donna is currently at Keller Williams Southern Arizona representing both buyers and sellers in residential Real Estate, and has been in the top 20% of the company for the past 10 years. She loves working with people and has a passion specifically for helping those who might need someone to help with French! Donna has been on KWSA’s Agent Leadership Council for all but 3 of the past 10 years and enjoys working with their Culture Committee.

Donna is active in her church, St Mark’s United Methodist, as a praise team member in contemporary worship.She recently served as the head of the Staff Parish Relations committee, as well as President of the Campus Christian Center. This year, she hopes to work with the Inn Project, helping immigrants coming to the US through Tucson on their way to their new homes here in the United States.

Connect with Donna on LinkedIn and Facebook.

About Your Host

The Hopman Group, LLC
3561 E. Sunrise Drive
#131
Tucson, AZ 85718
(520) 326-1625

As a financial advisor with more than 20 years of experience, Pam Hopman, Founder and President of The Hopman Group, LLC, creates and grows wealth for her clients throughout the United States. On the personal financial planning side, she had created The Money Profile, a financial behavior analysis tool. With it and her planning process called “The Natural Financial Solution”, she creates conscious personalized financial solutions for every personality.

For businesses, she has a process called Take Flight that addresses the financial missteps made by a business that can, if not addressed and corrected, kill a business. She says “My team and I can’t help ourselves when we see something that can be made better, we have to speak.”

Connect with Pam on LinkedIn and Facebook.

SCOTT-FOUNDATION THOUGHT AND SERVICE LEADERS with Gretchen Jewell with HomeSmart

October 12, 2018 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

SCOTT-FOUNDATION THOUGHT AND SERVICE LEADERS with Gretchen Jewell with HomeSmart

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SCOTT-FOUNDATION THOUGHT AND SERVICE LEADERS with Gretchen Jewell with HomeSmart

Gretchen Jewell is a professional Real Estate Agent with a natural excitement for helping you find your dream home in your most desired neighborhood. Her philosophy is to bring dedication and loyalty to your transaction and treat you like she would her own family. Gretchen’s approach is to carefully assess your needs to find the best possible fit for your family and lifestyle. She’ll work smart to negotiate the best possible terms for your sale or purchase.

Gretchen works in all parts of the greater Phoenix area and she supports buyers, sellers and investors in all types of home sales from condominiums, townhomes, single family homes, short sale, bank-owned (foreclosure) and new home construction builds. Phoenix is a great place to own a home for the enjoyment of ownership and the strong investment opportunity. The market is exciting and complex and Gretchen would be honored to help you navigate your sale or purchase!

Gretchen has a husband and three wonderful children that they adopted through the foster care system. They are foster care and adoption advocates and want to see all children have a chance at a loving home. Part of this advocacy means supporting a great organization that provides for local foster children, Scott Foundation. Scott Foundation cares for Foster Children in many ways including a sponsorship program for foster teens who need support and guidance as they age out of the foster care system and into independent adult life. After the closing of each sale or purchase using her services, Gretchen will donate $250 to this important service organization.

Please contact her for more information to buy or sell your home. She’s committed to making this a lucrative and enjoyable process for you.

Connect with Gretchen on Facebook.

LOVE, PEER SUPPORT & SENSE OF FAMILY

Scott Foundation has big aspirations and a different path for Arizona foster youth. They imagine a journey that changes the face of humanity and inspires their kids to be their absolute best today while making tomorrow’s world a much better place for all. They imagine an education and societal system focused on the power of community rather than competition; and they imagine a world where children are taught we are not separate, but instead, we are all a part of something much bigger than ourselves – we are one.

Scott Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that invests in the future of Arizona foster youth who wish to make the world better than they found it. The foundation produces year-round experiential programming that highlights, inspires and educate youth on the importance of social emotional well-being, while mindfully developing their heart and purposeful career path.

WHAT DO YOU LEAVE BEHIND? What kind of person do you want to be? Life/Legacy Plan – What is the history of your future? How can you make the world better than you found it?

Motivated by tragedy, youth transform to find their true self and become self- supporting, successful, community-minded, “compassionate people”.

Colleen Walski, Former Intel Manager, turned entrepreneur, who’s founded a philosophical service learning organization that also serves the social emotional well-being of youth in the Arizona foster care system; free of charge.

Colleen’s soulful story of resilience and purpose began on her intended journey of re-building hope after her only son, Scott tragically passed. The transformative power of selfless service is revealed as she finds the Universe has oddly aligned the destiny of many to make an inspiring impact that continues to unfold and enrich the fortune of Scott’s legacy and her own!

Frustrated by traditional thinking of the nonprofit business model, health and crisis intervention statistics at an all-time high, a failing education system, and inadequate support for children’s social services, Colleen mindfully surrounds herself with present Thought Leaders, Change-Makers, Philanthropists and Executives that like to take action, and begins serving the market in a way that it’s never been served before.

Colleen is as a very results-driven and active community member, providing ongoing leadership in humanitarian services to local youth programs with ongoing commitment to increase awareness for peace and support of community partnerships.

Connect with Colleen on LinkedIn, and follow Scott Foundation on Facebook.

TMB E6: Realty Executives Tucson Elite & McDonald House

August 6, 2018 by angishields

Tucson Business Radio

TMB E6: Realty Executives Tucson Elite & McDonald House

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Today’s guests on Tucson Means Business with Mark Bishop

Jeff Murtaugh

CEO and Founder

Realty Executives Elite

(520) 907-3606

jeffmurtaugh@realtyexecutives.com

Jeff Murtaugh has more than 37 years in commercial, residential, investment, management, brokerage, development, entitlement, stabilization, lease-up, and disposition of all sectors of real estate.

Jeff is a partner of Kinetic Companies and is the President and CEO of Realty Executives Phoenix, Tucson, Yuma, Green Valley, and Tubac, Arizona. As one of Kinetic Companies operating assets, the Realty Executives Company includes over 1,000 agent/brokers in 16 offices generating more than $2.7 billion in annual sales.

As a “Top 25 Real Estate Company in the US” according to Real Trends rankings) Jeff manages the day to day affiliate company holdings such as title, mortgage, and many other associated asset services for the Realy Executive franchises.

His extensive brokerage career spans nearly four decades while building over 1,300 production and spec custom homes throughout the southwestern United States.

John Dwyer

President

Realty Executives Tucson Elite

JDwyer@RealtyExAz.com

520-977-7571

As President of Realty Executives Tucson Elite, John is responsible for the day to day operations of the Company’s Southern Arizona operations. His leadership philosophy is a servant one that incorporates “walk-around management,” ensuring that agents and staff in the Brokerage receive the support they need to be successful.

John has been in a sales and management role since his University of Arizona days. He began his management career in the retail environment until he launched his real estate career in the early ’80s in Tucson.

During the 80’s and until 1992 he was a successful real estate agent. In 1992 he was named Branch Manager of a major regional real estate company in Arizona. He was then promoted to Regional Manager and finally to VP and General Manager for that same organization. In 2005 John retired from the organization. In early 2006 John was asked to consult with two real estate brokerages in Phoenix to help them increase their overall growth and profitability, which he did until he was recruited by a national real estate company in late 2006 to establish and grow their real estate brokerage business in the southwest United States holding the position of VP and General Manager for that company.

In 2012 John joined Realty Executives Tucson Elite in a leadership role and has been a driving force in the growth of Realty Executives in Southern Arizona from one office to 10 and from 45 agents to over 400. In 2017 Realty Executives Tucson Elite closed 4,500 transaction sides and over $900 million in business in Southern Arizona.

Kate Maguire Jensen

CEO

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern Arizona

(520) 326-0060 x107

(520) 307-8831 (cell)

kjensen@rmhctucson.org

Kate Maguire Jensen is the new president and CEO of the nonprofit Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern Arizona, succeeding Diana Sheldon in the roles.

Jensen holds a University of Arizona master’s degree in public health and has worked in marketing, communications and healthcare administration. She was director of business development at Carondelet St. Mary’s Hospital since 2013; and previously served as UA vice president for marketing and community affairs director at Steele Children’s Research Center for the UA’s College of Medicine.