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Katie Cosmas is a mom, businesswoman, and philanthropist.  She recognizes her greatest accomplishment as her three children, Cade 10, Addison 6, and her angel baby Taylor who would be 13.  Katie’s major philanthropy work began in 2010, after the sudden loss of her daughter, Taylor Paige Cosmas to SIDS.  Katie and her husband, Mark started the Three Butterflies SIDS Foundation, the umbrella non-profit to their event, Team Taylor which has raised over $1.4M for safe sleep education and SIDS research.  Katie also tells her heartbreaking story and the importance of safe sleep to reduce the risk of SIDS at various Moms groups and as continued education for Childcare providers in the Valley.  In addition to this passion project, she advocates regularly in the inclusion space on behalf of her daughter Addison who has Costello Syndrome, a rare disorder that results in both physical and mental delays.  In her day job, Katie leads business development for the Southwest at iHeartMedia.  She’s spent her entire career in Broadcast media in Phoenix helping businesses grow and strategize their next marketing move. Katie also volunteers at her children’s school and is a member of PANDA (People Acting Now, Discovering Answers) a women’s non-profit dedicated to raising money for various pediatric research projects at Steele Children’s Foundation.

Jenifer is the President and Principal of Davis Enterprises, a third generation, family owned commercial real estate investment and development business founded in Phoenix in 1948.  For the past 15 years, Jenifer has guided Davis with a portfolio that represents some of the best retail, office, industrial and multi-family properties in the Valley.  Jenifer began her career in Commercial Real Estate in 1997 at CBRE, where she worked for 10 years as an investment broker, earning the title of First Vice President of Investment Brokerage in the Private Capital Group.  A native of Arizona, Jenifer attended St. Thomas the Apostle, Xavier College Preparatory and graduated with a BS from The University of Arizona.  She serves on the Foundation Board at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, the Xavier Board of Trustees and the Arizona Women’s Board.  Jenifer currently resides in Phoenix with her husband, Dan, and their three children.

Isaac is a partner at the international law firm of Dorsey & Whitney LLP, and practices in the areas of commercial bankruptcy, creditor’s rights/distressed assets, and commercial litigation.  Isaac has successfully represented and assisted with the reorganization of multiple companies through Chapter 11 and has obtained numerous favorable trial verdicts in state and federal court.  Isaac also provides pro bono legal work for the Arizona Justice Project, a non-profit innocence project that reviews and assists cases of the wrongfully convicted where actual innocence is alleged.  Isaac graduated from the Sandra Day O’Connor Law School (ASU) in 2002, and from the University of Arizona in 1998 with a B.A. in Political Science and a minor in Spanish.  Isaac currently resides in Phoenix with his wife Alli, and their two young girls, Adelaide, and Raya.

Kuzi is Chief Experience Officer and a Partner at Texas Capital Partners and Mountain Capital Partners. Kuzi has over 20 years of experience in Real Estate Investment, Multi-Family Housing Management, and Hospitality operations. Kuzi is based out of Phoenix where he currently oversees various operations in Arizona, California, Colorado, Wyoming, Texas, and New Mexico. In addition, Kuzi has a passion for developing, managing, and overseeing a portfolio of initiatives to enhance customer experience at all of Mountain Capital Partners resorts. He has a BA from the University of Arizona, in Business and Communications. In his spare time, Kuzi loves to snowboard, golf, mountain bike, wakeboard, and really any form of high-intensity athletic pursuit that allows for a strong feeling of presence. Kuzi also currently sits on the board of Calidan Missions where he serves as Director of Philanthropy.

Blaine is the COO and Vice President of Arciterra Companies, LLC and Arciterra Strategic Retail Advisor. He is responsible for the operation and oversight of more than 80 retail commercial properties in 26 states, with offices in Arizona, Indiana, Florida and Hawaii.  He is responsible for the overall management and direction of the company’s operations, financing, acquisitions and dispositions.  Formerly a practitioner of real estate law, Blaine worked at two national law firms in Scottsdale and Los Angeles, practicing transactional law with a focus in real estate finance.  He received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Arizona, a Master of Business Administration from the Eller College of Management at the University of Arizona and a Juris Doctorate from the James E. Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona.

Dr. Rice is a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Arizona.  She holds a bachelor’s degree from Stanford University, a doctoral degree in Medicine from the University of Arizona, and a master’s degree in health evaluation sciences from the University of Virginia. She completed a Developmental-Behavioral Fellowship at the University of Virginia. She is an active clinician caring for children with disabilities, including seeing children with autism, spina bifida, cerebral palsy, brain injury, preterm birth, and early drug exposure. She participates in multiple research teams investigating each of these conditions.

As Chief Operating Officer of Guided Therapy Systems (GTS) and Ardent Sound, Steve Zastrow was responsible for the global commercialization of GTS’s Intense Therapeutic Ultrasound technologies. During this time, Steve also served as President of Actisound Limited, GTS’s commercial business unit in the United Kingdom, and was charged with managing GTS’s marketing and sales teams in Europe, Asia, and South America. Steve was also the lead executive responsible for the negotiation of joint ventures and corporate partnerships, financial management, and day-to-day business operations.

With more than 25 years of executive and consulting experience, Steve has advised many prominent organizations throughout the United States plan and execute transformational, strategic initiatives. Prior to his work in the private sector, Steve served as the Mayor’s Chief of Staff for the City of Tempe, Arizona, where he helped establish the Rio Salado Foundation. He has a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Arizona and a Masters in Public Administration from the University of Southern California. Today Steve is involved as an Angel investor in a number of startup and early stage companies and is focused on spending as much time as he can with his wife and three children.

Laura joined HCAS in July of 2023. She has worked in the field of disability throughout her life, including the past 14 years practicing as a licensed speech-language pathologist in Flagstaff, Arizona. Laura has worked in a variety of settings including the public schools, early intervention and runs her own private practice for pediatric speech sound disorders in addition to her role with HCAS. She is a passionate professional with unique interest in providing access to functional as well as recreational skills for children and adults with disabilities.

In her free time, Laura enjoys spending time with her family, working in her garden, connecting with friends, and running/hiking/biking/practicing yoga.

Truman was born and raised right here in Flagstaff, AZ. After graduating High school, Truman joined the Navy, where he served five years on an Aircraft Carrier as a Weapons Elevator Mechanic. After his Honorable Discharge in 2016, Truman jumped into school at NAU, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in Parks & Recreation Management with an emphasis in Community & Commercial Recreation and Tourism. In college, Truman was first introduced to the world of Adaptive Sports while volunteering for NAASA’s ski program (Now HCAS). After his second year of volunteering, Truman interned at the Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center (BOEC) in Breckenridge, CO, where he was further exposed to adaptive outdoor recreation, where his passion was ignited. After two summers with the BOEC and finishing his Degree, Truman took a paid position with NAASA as the Lead Adaptive Instructor and became the Program Coordinator shortly after.

Truman started and currently runs all summer and winter programming. He holds his Level II in adaptive ski instructing, a level 1 mountain bike instructor certification, is a trained Tetra ski instructor, and sits on the NAU Parks & Recreation Advisory Board. In his free time, Truman enjoys going on walks with his girlfriend and dog, mountain biking, backpacking, watching tv, and reading.