Community First:
The power of community and service to others is at the heart of Rodney Riley and Jill Krigsten Riley’s partnership. The newlyweds – they were married at Sanctuary Resort in February – are passionate about helping those in need. Though they each have busy, successful careers, they prioritize giving back and continuing to grow, individually and as a couple. Jill, an avid yogi and hiker, is a media consultant for Cox Media and a former director of sales for 12 News and 12news.com, while Rodney is the regional sales director of investor services for CBRE’s Southwest region, in addition to being selected to this year’s Valley Leadership Class and a competitive Masters cyclist. Above all, though, The Rileys are deeply devoted to bettering the community. They are wish granters for Make-AWish Arizona and also serve on the board for Florence Crittenton. Jill devotes her time to a plethora of other causes; she is a board member for Phoenix Children’s Hospital Leadership Circle and Make-AWish Arizona (and co-chair for the 2018 Wish Ball), on the Heart Ball committee, and has chaired the Dream Bags fundraiser for the Teaming Up for Girls Luncheon for the past four years. The Rileys stand as a unified team living by a shared personal truth: True power means having the ability to help the lives of others. “Our vision is to care and then care more – about anyone and anything we do in life. That means never giving up on trying to be better in every aspect of life.” Central to these ideals, The Rileys credit surrounding themselves with a
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powerful supporting cast of friends, family and business acquaintances along their journey. Both Rodney and Jill have sought to make the world around them better, and, now, together, their relationship has made their efforts increase in volume and SEPTEMBER 2017 |
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effectiveness. “One thing we often say to people who see us at events is that we don’t have any children in our house, so our charitable work takes on a significant importance. Rather than going to baseball practice and dance recitals, we have traded that time for the service of others.”