Meet Our Team

Nicola Hartmann

Chief Executive Officer

Jean Fedigan

Founder and Chief Mission Officer

Dee Apodaca

Facilities Manager

Emily Bridson

Director of Philanthropy

Penny Buckley

Director of Grants

Jennifer Edwards

Director of Operations

Elizabeth Lyons

Philanthropy Assistant

Tia Nichols

Program Director

Peggy Stefanski Brown

Administrative Assistant

Loki

Secretary of Snuggles

Board of Directors

President:
Shelley Watson
Southern Arizona Leadership Council

Vice President:
Gwen Gallegos
Community Member

Treasurer:
Tracy A. Scholz
Community Member

Secretary:
Aida Samuel
The Offshore Group

Board Members:
Rob Burris, Burris & MacOmber, PLLC
Msgr. Tom Cahalane, Community Member
Melisa Ley, Pima Air & Space Museum
Mark Mistler, Community Member
Anahi Ortiz, Community Member
Treth Sanchez, City of Tucson
Diana Sheldon, Diana Sheldon Non Profit Consulting
Cristie Street, Nextrio

Meet Our Team

Nicola Hartmann

Jean Fedigan

Dee Apodaca

Emily Bridson

Penny Buckley

Jennifer Edwards

Elizabeth Lyons

Tia Nichols

Peggy Stefanski Brown

Loki

Board of Directors

Tia Nichols, Program Director

Brenda Druke, Program Assistant

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Nicola Hartmann, Chief Executive Officer

Emily Bridson, Director of Philanthropy

Loki, Secretary of Snuggles

Penny Buckley, Director of Grants

Jean Fedigan, Founder and Chief Mission Officer

Jennifer Edwards, Director of Operations

Peggy Stefanski Brown, Administrative Assistant