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Featured Dancers
Evelyn Casuga
Angela Doerr
Dr. JoEtta Gonzales
Dr. Nadeem Kazi
Paula Lambert
Scott Lehman
Mayor Craig McFarland
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Bobbi Jeen Olson
Mayor Christian Price
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INTRODUCTION
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Master of Ceremonies Skyla Teel
PERFORMANCES TEAMS 6-10
YOUTH DANCE TEAM
CLOSING REMARKS
The Studio Eva Rodriquez, Boys & Girls Club Alumni
Jenni Cardenas, Board President Angelica Canez, Parent
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AWARDS CEREMONY
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Welcome
I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to Dancing for our Stars! We are excited that you have decided to join us this evening. Over the past few months, the 10 dance teams have worked tirelessly to perfect the routines you are about to see. If you asked any of them why they subjected themselves to all of the practices, and ultimately why they agreed to dance tonight, all would give some variation of the same answer: “It’s all for the kids!” I hope you remember that tonight as well. Some of these dances will make you laugh. Some may make you cry (for good reasons). And some might make you want to dance — we have already started recruiting dancers for next year’s event. Each of these dancers is here tonight because they want to help our organization have a positive impact on the lives of the youth that we serve, even if it pushes them out of their comfort zone. So as each dance ends, I hope that you will stand up and applaud. Help us recognize these dancers for their bravery and vulnerability. Help us celebrate their skill and technique. But most of all, join us in appreciating their efforts to make our community a better place for children. We hope you enjoy the show!
Matthew Lemberg
Executive Director Boys & Girls Clubs of the Casa Grande Valley
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Skyla Teel Skyla Teel is a wife, mom, Professor of Reading and Education and a rodeo coach at Central Arizona College. She is also a columnist for the Casa Grande Dispatch and the host
of the show “Rec Talk” which is filmed at Central Arizona College. Teel is excited for the opportunity to emcee this inaugural event and is not at all jealous of the dancers. Why? What did you hear?
Performance Order TEAM 1:
Angela Doerr & Krisenna Hancock “World Dance Medley”
TEAM 2:
Scott Lehman & Grace Hambright “Party Rock Anthem”
TEAM 3:
Dr. JoEtta Gonzales & Daniel Kent “Sway”
TEAM 4:
Paula Lambert & Alexander McQueen “On Broadway”
TEAM 5:
Mayor Craig McFarland & Corrie Lemberg “You’re Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile”
TEAM 6:
Mayor Christian Price & Marsha Hindman “Jailhouse Rock”
TEAM 7:
Evelyn Casuga & Demorea Epps “Coordinations”
TEAM 8:
Bobbi Jeen Olson & Daniel Kent “Stirrin’ Up Trouble”
TEAM 9:
Dr. Nadeem Kazi & Karen Calipus “Goop Melange”
TEAM 10:
Dr. Jeff Mitchell & Chelsea Stubblefield “Two Dancing Maniacs”
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Host & Partners At The Studio of Dance, our mission is to educate students in the art of dance, and empower students of all ages to express their creativity in a safe and positive environment. The Studio has been in the Casa Grande area for 30 years, teaching students from the ages of 2.5 up to adult. We have classes in ballet, jazz, tap, lyrical, modern, hip-hop, ballroom, Bollywood, world dance, and more!
We are committed to the safety and wellbeing of each student who walks through our doors and graces our dance floors. We love what we do at The Studio and are committed to staying in front of the current trends in dance. We love being a part of each student’s life, and we love seeing children grow and develop into amazing adults.
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Host & Partners
We would like to give special thanks to Central Arizona College for their hospitality and commitment to helping to ensure our inaugural event in the beautiful Pence Auditorium is a success. In particular: Brooke Aiazzi, Community Events Coordinator Chief of Police, Greg Roberts and CAC Campus Police officers who will provide safety and security for the event Director of Facilities, Ernesto Valenzuela and his crew Professors Sue Tatterson and Trevor Smith Professor and Pence Director, Michael Armendariz
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Event Judges
Brad
Kepler
You can find Brad all over Casa Grande supporting many different city events and groups. He has been an employee at Casa Grande Union High School since 1988 and has shared many of his talents with so many youth through the years. He is an
International recording artist with many songs and albums listened to around the globe. He also has professional theatre experience from years of stage in Kansas and has shared those talents at CGUHS with directing many of the schools performances. He
would like to wish all of the contestants the very best and to remember to have fun.
Robert
Miller
Robert Miller was born and raised in Casa Grande, and has been married to his wife Kristin for 8 years. Robert and Kristin have two children, Ramsey and Mia.
Robert is a Financial Advisor with Edward Jones, and says It is his mission to educate and inspire people to achieve their financial goals. Robert is highly motivated, and believes greatly in being a servant leader in his community. Robert is involved in the following organizations:
1. Boys and Girls Clubs 2. President of the Pinal County Veterans Memorial Foundation 3. Board member of Casa Grande Rotary 4. Committee member of Young Life Casa Grande 5. Chairman of the Casa Grande Planning and Zoning Commission 6. Vice chair of the Casa Grande Board of Appeals 7. Elder at Trinity Lutheran Church
He’s involved in other community events and organizations as well. It has been his goal to be a participating member in the community to create an environment that will provide opportunity for all. It is his philosophy that you cannot help change things from the sideline, so get involved and support your passions to make this community better for everyone.
Carrie
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Carrie Vargas has been a resident of Maricopa since 2006 when she began as a teacher at Maricopa High School. She
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jumped into involvement in the city when she became a school board member a few years later. In 2010, Carrie founded Maricopa Community Theatre, a local 501(c)3 whose purpose is to educate, enlighten and entertain through live theatrical performances, camps and
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classes. She has participated in city events planning committees, and currently serves as the chair for the Cultural Affairs and Arts Committee. Carrie has also served as a coach/production person, and as a board member for the Miss City of Maricopa Scholarship Organization. For the last 5 years, she has served as the Executive Director for the non-profit organization where she has crowned 12-16
titleholders each year to provide scholarship opportunities for as many young women as possible. Carrie is currently teaching at Leading Edge Academy in Maricopa, where she is an eighth grade English and Social Studies teacher. Carrie is also the reigning Mrs. U.S. Ultimate Elite titleholder. She has been married to her husband, David, for almost 23 years and has 3 children.
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Evelyn Casuga was born in the agricultural San Joaquin Valley of Central California in a small community with the hospital, Reedley, and grew-up in the even smaller neighboring community, Orange Cove, population 3350, until she left for college. Evelyn attended and graduated from Reedley High School (1972) since there was no high school in Orange Cove, and then went on to get her Bachelor of Arts, double major Community Studies/Psychology, University of California, Santa Cruz (1976), Masters of City and Regional Planning, University of California, Berkeley (1983). Growing up in the ‘60’s, she was imprinted with the words of our 35th President John F. Kennedy who said, “Ask not what
your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country,” a clear call to action. Her lived reality included having immigrant farmworker parents from the Philippines who actively volunteered in their little town to build a better community for all the (baby boomer) children. As evidenced by a very long career in public, private, and non-profit sectors, the thread of “community building” is woven throughout her professional and community life and, thankfully, still continues. Her focus areas include community/economic development, civic engagement, and education. She is currently serving as Senior Advisor, Community Relations, Office of the President, Central Arizona College Director, Community & Economic Prosperity, Center for the Future of Arizona. Evelyn has been married to Jerry Stabley for nearly 29 years, who
is also “retired” and continues to work part time at the City of Eloy and volunteers with Big Brothers/ Big Sisters and is a 2nd/3rd grade reading tutor. Their son, Justin Stabley, 26, is a graduate of Casa Grande schools and completed his bachelor’s degree from ASU’s Cronkite School of Journalism. He works in public radio and social media. A fun fact about Evelyn is that coming from an agricultural area, as teenagers there were always jobs back then. Girls we typically worked indoors with swamp coolers in the packing houses during plum and nectarine season. She was the official “tally girl” who had to manually count all the boxes packed by women who were paid by the box. When asked to tell us why you agreed to dance for this event she said, “when Matt (Lemberg) mentioned this unique fundraiser for the Boys & Girls Clubs, it caught my attention. His powers of persuasion
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combined with an opportunity to contribute in a totally different way has me excited to venture into an untested arena (dancing in front of an audience with no formal training!?!) and a little apprehensive about my abilities. If the event brings in resources for the Boys & Girls Clubs, and community members have fun together, it’s worth the effort! “I’ve had the privilege of working all over the State of Arizona for over 35 years. There’s not one story, but a collective one that keeps me energized. In conversations with community leaders and individuals throughout the State, I hear stories across generations about shared optimism and values of what communities want for their children and the places they call home. Despite economic roller coaster rides in all communities over the years, the stories of perseverance, reinvention, innovation, and collaboration are constant.”
Demorea
Epps
Demorea Epps (AKA) TRAY has been dancing for 18 years and has never lost the passion for it. He danced at the Arizona Ballet in
Phoenix and also learned a lot from his teacher, his world of dance, Mrs. Martin in High School. He’s been teaching dance for 10 years and has taught at community centers in Phoenix as well as at The Studio in Casa Grande and has loved every moment of it. He
attended the Boys and Girls Club for about 2 years in his younger days and shared that it was a great and rewarding club to be a part of.
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Doerr
Angela Doerr was born in Northbrook, Illinois, but raised in Georgetown, Kentucky. After high school, she attended Purdue University and earned her Bachelor of Science in Operations Management. She has had the opportunity to live and work in many different places and different roles such as Chicago, Illinois (3 times); New Orleans, Louisiana (3 times); Zwolle, Netherlands (2 times); Altavista, Virginia; Tipp City, Ohio; and now Casa Grande. Angela has worked for Abbott Laboratories for 29 years and is very passionate about what they do as a company, helping people live healthier lives. She currently serves as the Site Director for the Casa Grande
plant. They produce liquid and powder nutritionals for people of all ages (Similac, Pediasure, Ensure, Glucerna, etc.). She is passionate about leading an organization and making science based nutritional products that help people of all ages live healthier lives. Angela is married to David McLaughlin who is from Ohio. They met in New Orleans and will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary in April 2020. The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Casa Grande Valley has experienced first-hand Angela’s community involvement. She serves on the Board for the organization and say she has three passions; helping kids reach their potential (Boys & Girls Clubs), helping animals (Best Friends Animal Society), and funding research to help juvenile diabetics live long, healthy lives.
Angela loves to travel and hike, and has a goal to visit and hike all national parks. She loves to read Nora Roberts and John Grisham novels and watch movies; Pretty Woman, Coal Miners Daughter, and October Sky are some of her favorites. Angela also likes to golf and states she is not very good at it, but plans to get better. When asked why she agreed to dance for this event, she shared, “it will be such a fun way to raise funds for the kids”. She does mention, however, that she fears falling or forgetting the dance moves, but she is excited and hopes to lose a little weight along the way. It is very clear that Angela is dedicated to children, in fact when she was little she even aspired to be a teacher. Angela shared a very touching professional life story with us related to a customer. “When I was working at our Tipp City, Ohio plant I was contacted by a local
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Hancock
Krisenna Hancock
Krisenna’s formal dance training began at the tender age of 3. She wowed audiences with her enthusiasm for performance
as a product of the Talent Factory. Years of gymnastics, tap, jazz, hip-hop, ballet and ballroom classes built a strong foundation for her career path as a professional choreographer/ performer and dance/gymnastics instructor. When Krisenna was
8, her step mom introduced her to Cabaret bell dance. Krisenna’s vocal training and piano lessons also helped to shape her understanding and love of music as a creative outlet.
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Dr. JoEtta Gonzales was born and raised in Kearny, Arizona. JoEtta is truly an Arizona native and her journey through school shows that. JoEtta attended Ray High School, graduated and went on to attend Arizona State University (BAE), Northern Arizona University (M.Ed), and then finally finished up her schooling at Arizona State University (Ed.D). All of her hard work and diligence has paid off, she is now the Superintendent of the Casa Grande Elementary School District. JoEtta shared with us that as Superintendent of the Casa Grande Elementary School District she gets to work with amazing educators and support staff to influence and shape the future. She has been passionate about working with children all of her life and in her current role she has the opportunity to help ensure our children have safe, supportive schools and opportunities to grow intellectually and socially. She
is passionate about continuous improvement with the intent to do ordinary things extraordinarily well, and is driven by the notion that education changes lives and strengthens communities. We also learned that JoEtta’s husband Joe is also a native to the area, having attended Casa Grande Union High School. The couple have three adult daughters and two grandsons that they enjoy immensely. They also care for her mother who lives in their home and have an adorable dog named Lolita. When asked why she agreed to participate in the Dancing for our Stars event, she said, “I’ll do just about anything to support strong programming for kids. I believe in the Boys and Girls Clubs and what it has to offer our youth and families, and want to support our strong relationship”. Something that not everyone may know about JoEtta is that she is an avid sports fan. She told us, “there’s nothing I like doing more than watching sports with my
family on TV or in person, a great athletic matchup brings me great joy!” Another fun fact is that she wanted to be Cher when she grew up. JoEtta was asked to share her favorite story from her work or professional life and we loved her response! “Recognizing staff for their sense of compassion is one of the favorite things I get to do as a Superintendent. We have a #BeKind award that we give out once or twice a month, and it’s a big surprise. Early the morning before, we put yard signs out in front of the school that say, “Our District is recognizing an extraordinary educator today”. No one except the supervisor knows who is getting the award, so the signs bring an element of suspense to students, family members, and staff alike. The recipient’s family is brought in, and a group of directors
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from the District Office all show up to deliver the surprise recognition. We walk down the hall with celebratory music, and all enter the employee’s work area together. We celebrate the kindness of the employee by sharing a collector’s coin, a certificate, and kind words from everyone who came. It’s heartwarming and moving to appreciate staff in this way. I’m so glad we started this tradition”
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Kent
Daniel Kent owner and
dancer at The Studio. Daniel grew up in Idaho where he started dancing at the age of 12. He became a Latin ballroom competitor, and was
able to travel to many parts of the world. Daniel became a two-time national finalist in the Youth Open Latin division. He has been teaching for the past 17 years, and has coached many dance teams along the way. He has studied ballroom with many
top world competitors, as well as ballet, jazz, and dance education at BYU-I, and CGU.
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Dr. Kazi & Karen Dr. Kazi was born and raised in Karachi, Pakistan. When he was 26 years old he moved to Chicago, Illinois. He attended the University of Karachi, Medical School and did his fellowship at Loyola University Medical Center. In 1997 he was convinced to come to Casa Grande and has been here ever since. During medical school Dr. Kazi was heading in the path of becoming a Cardiologist. During his school, his mom was diagnosed with, and unfortunately passed away from colon cancer. It was at that point that his very personal story changed his path. He then pursued becoming a Gastroenterologist so that he could help patients and families live a healthy life.
Dr. Nadeem Kazi
Dr. Kazi has been married for 29 years to Shani Kazi and has two sons. One of their sons is attending ASU and enrolled in the Global Business Program. He has worked for both Charles Schwab and Vanguard. Their second son is also attending ASU and pursuing a career as a Pediatrician. Dr. Kazi is passionate about helping and being an advocate for the underserved population in his community. He is also a strong advocate on the political platform standing up for what is right for the patient. He is very active in the Arizona Medical Association and the Pinal County Medical Society. Dr. Kazi loves music and dance. With his former life in Pakistan, he feels that he is able to live in any
situation under any circumstances, with any group of people. Growing up in a family of doctors, he knew he was destined for the same path. Hearing patient stories at the table was the norm in his family. He had no other option than following in his family’s footsteps. One of his favorite stories from his career was a story about a 37-year-old man. This patient was a young, hardworking individual that had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He had just been hired by a new company and finally had health insurance. The disease had progressed and he had a major obstruction causing him to be unable to eat. His final wish was to be able to go home to
Puerto Rico to die, but also to have the ability to eat again. Dr. Kazi went out on a quest to find an answer and decided to place a stent into the blockage. This particular procedure was successful, the patient lived and was able to go home and eat. When Dr. Kazi was asked why he agreed to dance in this event he said it was an easy decision, anything that has to do with educating boys and girls he is big advocate for.
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Karen Calipus Karen started dancing when she was 3 years old. Her parents could see she had a lot of energy because she was always flitting and twirling around the house whenever music was playing. Sometimes you would see Karen just dance to the tune stuck in her head. 18
Later, Karen’s parents enrolled her at The Studio, A School of Dance owned by Chaille Martin. She began with a hip-hop class, taught by dance instructor Marsha Hindman. That was really beginning of her formal dance training. Karen danced throughout high school and received a scholarship from Karen Burns to take her dance class at Central Arizona College for a semester. She practice many styles of dancing, including hip-hop, tap, jazz, ballet, modern, lyrical, belly dancing, tribal belly dancing, fusion belly dancing, folkloric belly dancing,
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and Zumba! Karen taught hip-hop for Chaille Martin/The Studio for two years. Then she worked for an airline as a flight attendant for two years. After traveling to many interesting places, she became an Operations Coordinator for Crown Castle and have been there almost 2 years. She enjoys using her CAD and drawing skills to help with the blueprints. Karen’s main job is handling the purchase orders and processing Invoices as well as setting up meetings for Construction. Karen is the oldest of three siblings. Her family is comprised of
her mom Joy, step-dad Bob Laba, sister Sarah, brother Andrew and domestic partner, Josh. They have two cats, DJ (an orange tabby) and Sid (a Manecoon with black and white spots). Karen loves to draw, watch scary and dramatic movies and TV shows with Josh. She also love to work out, typically from dancing, hiking, or walking, and loves to play the violin. She played with the Symphony group at CAC last semester and hopes to join them again in the fall.
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Paula J Lambert was born in Twin Falls, Idaho and raised in Southern Idaho. She was second to the youngest of a family of six girls and two boys. Her dad was a Construction Superintendent who believed his family should be with him wherever he was working. One year, she and her little sister attended five different elementary schools. She shared that it was a great experience! She graduated from Filer High School, in Filer Idaho. She attended accounting and other assorted classes at Central Arizona College and
then participated in a Human Resource Certificate Program at University of Phoenix. Paula does Commercial and Residential Real Estate. She finds it very rewarding to assist someone with the great American dream of home ownership or with starting a new business. Paula has two wonderful children who are married: Israel (spouse Lida) and Alicia (spouse David) and is blessed with five grandchildren (Zeke, Brynae, Emily, Wyatt and Weston) as well as with her partner, Randy, his son Justin, and his two grandsons (Adrian and Dominick). She is extremely grateful and fortunate for the joy they all bring to her life. When she first moved to Casa Grande and worked for Cyprus Mines, a manager said, “how do we expect the community to
support us, if we don’t support the community? Very wise words which I am a firm believer in,” she said. She first became involved with the Casa Grande Chamber of Commerce and served on the Board. She also served as a Board Member and President for United Way of Pinal County and Eloy Chamber of Commerce and was an active committee member for over 12 years with the March of Dimes WalkAmerica. In 1999, she was asked to join the Boys & Girls Clubs of Casa Grande Valley and served for 8 years as a Board Member and a Past President. The involvement with these civic and community organizations opened the door for many personal and professional achievements. She is very proud to be part of organizations that truly make a difference in the quality of life of our community.
The friendships that developed with her involvement continues to be very dear and sincere to her and they will last a lifetime with so many wonderful memories! When asked why she participated in this event she said, “I’ve always loved dancing and enjoy watching Dancing with the Stars. The only time I performed in public was for a short play in high school so I have some anxiety, but the excitement of being able to participate in this new fundraising event for the Boys & Girls Club outweighs the fear!”
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Alexander McQueen
16 and a Junior at Vista Grande High School. He has been dancing for two years. Alexander takes ballet, modern, tap, and lyrical Dance at the Studio. He is a member of the Vista Grande High School Spartan Dance Company.
Alexander has danced the Nutcracker in the Studio’s The Nutcracker, and will be dancing as a Party Doll and Sugar Plumb Cavalier in this year’s production. Alexander is an actor who has been in numerous plays with Vista Grande High School, Casa Grande Youth Theater,
and the Blackbox Theatre. Some of Alexander’s roles include Jean Valjean in Les Misérables, Gomez Addams in the Addams Family, Scar in the Lion King, and the Butler in The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
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Lehman
Scott Robert Lehman was born and raised in Casa Grande and is a true native. Scott attended Casa Grande High School and then joined
the United States Air Force. Scott is the CEO of multiple businesses, with used car sales being the largest of them. He states he is passionate because “we don’t sell cars, but rather offer solutions to people that feel or felt they could not get into a reliable car.” Scott has a lovely wife named Jennifer and five children, Levi
Ledezma, Echo Mayo, Brandi Jaworski, and twin girls Taylor & Sydney Lehman. He also has two fur babies, Spice and Ginger. Scott said that community involvement is a priority to him. He also said, “I try to help in the community in as many ways as possible, from teachers, to the local fire department, schools, veterans, and children in need. My biggest passion is lending a helping hand where I can make a difference. Whether that is a monetary donation or reading
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a book to a classroom and giving the kids an encouraging message, I love all of it because I know I helped someone have a better future”. A fun fact about Scott is that he is the pilot of his own plane. He gets great joy in flying as much as possible. We asked him why he agreed to participate as a dancer, and his answer was simple, “It sounds like fun”. Growing up, Scott wanted to be an attorney.
Grace
Hambright
Grace Hambright Grace Hambright was born in Taiwan, where she worked as an English teacher for many years. This experience inspired in her a passion for teaching and helping others. She came to the USA in 2010 and made her home in Tucson. Soon after, she
discovered ballroom dancing, which ignited a second passion for dancing in her. She started ballroom dancing competitively and she has had 1st and 2nd place finishes in multiple prestigious competitions, as well as a Best of the Best Challenge. Grace is now teaching professionally with Mystic
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McFarland
Craig McFarland was born in California, and grew up in the Fresno, Walnut Creek, and Northridge areas. He attended Hoover High School in Fresno and then earned his Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Science from California State University. After college Craig went to work for Anheuser-Busch, a career that caused him to move 10 different times, to 6 different states, over the course of 26 years. Craig now serves as the Mayor of Casa Grande. Craig has been married to his wife Nancy for over 42 years. This couple has two grown children, Kelly Herrington, graduate of University of Arizona and Scott McFarland, graduate of Arizona State University and Loyola Law School - LA, CA. He also has five grandchildren; Dillan, Keira, Connor, Leila, and Brady. One family lives in Casa Grande and
the other in Scottsdale. Craig is very active in his community. He is a proud board member for the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Casa Grande Valley. In addition to being Mayor, through his business, charity and life experiences he has learned to listen, analyze, discuss, encourage, and trust his teams. He has the leadership skills to help run any organization. His goals include: • providing leadership, promoting economic development, and developing, improving, and collaborating with our education and workforce partners; • increasing the city of Casa Grande’s quality of life; • building a “Marketing Casa Grande” organization that markets and promotes the marketing and housing opportunities, quality of life, education, events, sports
activities/venues, lodging/ hotels/RV resorts, visitors, and trail systems; • advancing our “Healthy Community” through his homelessness taskforce, Healthy Community website and volunteerism programs, and; • representing Casa Grande in the greater AZ community by being the face of the city. A fun fact that we learned about Craig was that when he was 6 months old he lived in Washington, DC in an adul-only apartment with his parents. His bed was a dresser drawer. Six months later his family moved to Hawaii. We also learned that when Craig was in college he wanted to be a weather person. In the end, however, it translated into City Planning.
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Mayor Craig
When asked why he agreed to dance for this event he said, “I love what the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Casa Grande Valley does for our young people. I cannot give enough to this organization”. Craig was also asked what his favorite story from his work and professional life was. He told us. “it is not so much from work, my family is my favorite story and my legacy that I am most proud of!”
Corrie
Lemberg
Corrie Lemberg with The
Studio in Casa Grande - Corrie was born and raised in Casa Grande, where she studied dance with Marsha Hindman and Pamela
Rau. While attending ASU, where she earned her B.A. in Early Childhood Education, she studied Tap, Ballet and Jazz. She has also studied hip hop. Corrie taught elementary school here in Pinal County for seven years
before becoming a stay at home mom to her three sons. She has been dancing for more than 20 years.
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Dr. Jeff
Dr. Jeff Mitchell was born in Safford, AZ and moved to Casa Grande at 4 years old. He was raised here, went to Evergreen Elementary School, Junior High, and the old High School where he graduated in 1996. Go Cougars! After graduation from CGUHS Dr. Mitchell went to NAU in Flagstaff where he graduated with a degree in Exercise Science. He then went to Dental School at the University of Colorado in Denver, Colorado. Jeff loves being a dentist and feels that it is great fit for him. He stated, “I get to help people and their health, control my work schedule, have time for my family, work with my hands, and meet so many amazing people. My work team is another family to me and so are my patients. I love seeing my patients out in the community. I love living in the community in which I live. I grew up in Casa Grande and was exposed to dentistry by family friends the Tomkinsons and Dicks. Both are amazing families who were great examples to follow.” Dr. Mitchell’s lovely wife Katie is
Mitchell
from Buckeye/Goodyear, AZ. She is a fitness instructor at the Casa Grande Recreation Center, PTO President at McCartney Ranch Elementary School, and according Jeff she is pretty much the greatest person on the planet. They have four amazing kids, two girls and two boys, and a bulldog called “Money Pit”, not really, “Chops” is his real name, “Money Pit’ just seems more appropriate. He and his wife met in Flagstaff at NAU. He said that, “being from Casa Grande and living through the heated summers, we told ourselves we would never come back to the heat, it was so oppressive, but as we started raising kids we realized how important it would be to be closer to family.” When the job opportunity opened up they jumped and haven’t looked back since. They love the small-town community that Casa Grande offers and having the ability to be outdoors for 8-9 month of the year; hiking, biking, and running in all the open spaces without the traffic of the big city. We asked Jeff to tell us about his community involvement,
what he is passionate about. He said, “I try to give back to the community. I have been able to coach swim team, soccer and baseball over the past decade or more. As an active member of my church, we have many opportunities to help others in need in the community through many acts of service, area clean-up projects, many Eagle Scout projects beautifying the community, etc... I feel my most important job is to be a father to my four children; helping them to try to be good citizens and showing love to others; just being there for them is a huge benefit that not all kids have. If I fail as a father, then nothing else really matters”. A fun fact about him is that he had a piece of glass in his foot for over 10 years because he didn’t go to the doctor when he stepped on a shaving mirror in the shower. He duct taped the wound closed because he had a test that he had to take that day in college. When asked to tell us why he agreed to dance he said “I just love dancing, dancing is my favorite!
Just kidding, Matt asked for help, he has seen me playing around dancing like a fool for fun at the school’s daddy/daughter dances over the years. I have been a contender for goofiest of all dad dancers, I think that Matt just wanted to give me an opportunity to take my dancing skills to the next level.” When asked what he loved most about his professional life Dr. Mitchell said, “every day is a blessing, we have opportunities to help others every day! I love it when we can take a person who is afraid of what we do and make them enjoy being here. Let’s face it, going to the dentist is not anyone’s favorite thing to do, but if people can leave happy then we have made the world a better place”
Chelsea
Stubblefield
Chelsea Stubblefield with The Studio in Casa Grande. Chelsea teaches modern dance, and the Jr. Company classes at The Studio. In high school, Chelsea studied under
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the talented folks at The Studio learning styles such as ballet, ballroom, hip-hop, jazz, lyrical and modern dance.
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Olson
Bobbi Jeen Olson was born and raised in New Mexico. She attended Moriarty High School and has taken acting, real estate, and various other classes at Central Arizona College throughout her life. Bobbi Jeen is Co-owner of the Western Trading Post, which is a multigenerational, family-owned business that traces its roots back to the late 1800’s. Bobbi Jeen is a professional model, actress, stunt double, and TV host; however, she started as a cowgirl. Growing up in the ranching way of life and following the team roping
circuit enabled her to lead a diverse life. Eventually this trail led to the Western film and fashion industry. Her passion is to work on positive, family-oriented projects, which help promote her Western heritage. She has appeared on the cover of various magazines, been the subject of high-fashion photo shoots and runway shows, and appeared on-screen in both television and film. She cohosted the Miss Rodeo America Coronation, produced and hosted many fashion shows including one which was aired nationwide on RFDTV/The Cowboy Channel. She is also the Host for Western Trading Post TV (Sundays 7:30 p.m.) on the Cowboy Channel which is now going into its third season on national TV and is filmed mostly in Arizona. Bobbi Jeen works alongside the Arizona Film Commission as a Film Resource Coordinator for Pinal County, and is intricately involved in her community, not only local, but the Western and
film community, which knows no borders. Bobbi Jeen is married to Jim Olson, which she refers to as the love of her life. They have been together for over 21 years. This duo has an 18-year-old son who she describes as amazing in every way, “Rowdy Olson- my world!” The other important person in their life is Grammy, her mother, who also owns part of Western Trading Post and is her ROCK! Their family also includes dogs, cats, horses, and of course cattle. Bobbi Jeen is very passionate about our youth and their future. As a mentor to many she stated, “I love seeing others dreams come true. Dreams do come true, it just takes a lot of hard work, time, dedication, tears and faith”. When we asked Bobbi Jeen why she agreed to dance for this event, she said that she loves helping our community and our youth and that this is a fabulous cause. She just hopes she remembers how to dance after 20 years! Growing up, it was her goal
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Bobbi Jeen
to do as many things as possible and be good at them. Some of her favorite stories from her work and professional life include working with some of the most amazing, talented and inspiring individuals like Chuck Norris (Walker Texas Ranger), Woody Harrelson (Hi Lo Country), Patricia Arquette (Hi Lo Country), Penelope Cruz (Hi Lo Country), Dean Cain (A Horse for Summer), Eric Roberts (Deadly Sanctuary), Paul Green (Deadly Sanctuary), Daniel Baldwin (Deadly Sanctuary), Kristina Wayborn (Warning), Marty Kove (Warning), and portraying Etta Place in the PBS Gunfighters of the Southwest. Bobbi Jeen loves to keep our Western heritage alive to pass on to the next generation. On any given day you may find her working with horses and cattle, teaching youngsters the cowboy way, or see her portraying it in print and film. Find out more at www.BobbiJeen.com.
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Kent
Daniel Kent owner and dancer at The Studio. Daniel grew up in Idaho where he started dancing at the age of 12. He became a Latin ballroom competitor, and was able to travel to
many parts of the world. Daniel became a two-time national finalist in the Youth Open Latin division. He has been teaching for the past 17 years, and has coached many dance teams along the way. He has studied ballroom with many top world
competitors, as well as ballet, jazz, and dance education at BYU-I, and CGU.
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Christian Price was born in Provo, UT, moved to Tucson when he was one year old and lived there until he left for college. He graduated from Canyon Del Oro high school (CDO) in north Tucson and then attended Northern Arizona University (NAU) in Flagstaff, where he earned his Bachelor’s degree in English Literature. Christian is very busy as both a Financial Advisor and small business owner. He is a partner in a financial advisory firm called the Sierra Wealth
Group, which is based both in Arizona and in California. He loves helping show people how and where to save their money so that they can retire rich someday. He is also a jeweler and owns a company called Odyssey Jewelers. He said he loves the jewelry industry for the simple fact that, “who does not love to play with gold, diamonds, emeralds, rubies and sapphires?” He enjoys both careers because of the experience they give him regarding being a small business owner. He loves the challenge. Christian is married to Cindy Price. They have a young family that includes a 13-year-old son and 8, 6 and 4-year-old daughters. Funny, but true, they keep him hopping! Along with his busy work and family life, we asked Christian
to tell us what he is passionate about and his level of community involvement. He said that as the Mayor of Maricopa he is passionate about all things in the community and all things Maricopa! Maricopa is his home and he wants it to be the best place in the entire world to live, work and play. He attempts to attend almost every event that is held there. Maricopa is a young city, only 17 years old, with huge needs and even higher expectations, but together the community is making amazing things happen and succeeding against all odds. “We don’t take NO for an answer and we believe in getting things done when nobody believes in us, so watch out for Maricopa we are doing BIG things!” Christian reminded us that he “just loves serving as Mayor! It is one of the most
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rewarding things I’ve ever done in my life”. We always like to know fun facts about our dancers, so of course we asked. Christian told us that in January of 1994, he fell off a 125ft cliff in Oak Creek Canyon, walked out beat up, and bruised, but by some miracle, he had no broken bones or serious injury. We also learned that he wanted to be an Air Force pilot and then fly commercial jets when he was growing up. When asked why he agreed to dance for this event, he jokingly said he was pressured into it. He also commented that raising money for a great cause like the Boys & Girls Clubs is worthwhile and it is something different… plus, his wife wants him to learn how to dance.
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Hindman
Marsha Hindman Marsha is a graduate of Eastern Illinois University with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Art. She taught Art and dance in
the public schools for 37 years and taught tap, hip/hop, jazz, and bollywood at the Studio for the past 14 years. Ms. Hindman has choreographed numerous musicals for CHJHS, CAC, and various community theatre groups. She is currently teaching
the adult tap and Bollywood classes. Marsha loves sharing her passion for dance with all her students.
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