Project Description
Our story…
Our inspiration—
Patty Neroni
1958-1992
Our founders, the late Honorable Paul R. Donaldson and his wife, Kathleen, made a promise to her dying sister to “do a good deed each day without taking credit for it.” Becoming a nonprofit organization in 1998, Arizona Helping Hands has served tens of thousands of needy children.
THE MISSION of Arizona Helping Hands is to provide essential needs for children in foster care through our programs promoting safety, permanency and health.
THE VISION of Arizona Helping Hands — Every child in foster care is safe and loved.
Board of Directors
Kathy Donaldson
Co-Founder & Dream Catcher
Retired
Law Enforcement
Charlie Smith
Chairman
Partner
Weber Group AZ
John Smith
Vice-Chairman
President
Kierland Mortgage Group, Inc.
Stacie Shelby
Treasurer
Certified Public Accountant
Grass, Coffey & Scharlau, CPAs
BOARD MEMBERS & DREAM CATCHERS
Kim Anderson
SVP of Mutual Fund Product Development
VOYA Investments
Renee Bonin
Chief Human Resources Officer
VIXXO
Nicole Edgington
Chief Executive Officer
Sunstate Technology Group
Kevin Fox
Senior Business Advisor
Alerus
Dr. Mary-Katherine Harper
Physician & Medical Director
Team Health partnered with Banner Health
Leslie Hess
General Counsel
Delta Dental of Arizona
Jennifer Kush
Director of Business Development
Strunk Insurance Group
Christy Ray
Wealth Strategist
First International Bank & Trust
Jay Spector
Founding Partner
Barton Spector Wealth Strategies
BOARD MEMBERS EMERITUS
Gail Coronato
Debbie Frere
Stan Godbehere
Don Newman
Staff
Dan Shufelt
President & CEO
dshufelt@azhelpinghands.org
Jodie Sprayberry
Chief Operating Officer
jsprayberry@azhelpinghands.org
Robyn Bender
Director of Administration
rbender@azhelpinghands.org
Jennifer Jenkin
Director of Programs
jjenkin@azhelpinghands.org
Lori Calhoun
Marketing & Development Coordinator
lcalhoun@azhelpinghands.org
John Ferrarin
Purchasing Coordinator
jferrarin@azhelpinghands.org
Brianna Funk
Volunteer & Special Events Coordinator
bfunk@azhelpinghands.org
Laura Grodsky
Senior Service Manager
lgrodsky@azhelpinghands.org
Don Middleton
Warehouse Assistant
dmiddleton@azhelpinghands.org
Kristi Perry
Development Manager
kperry@azhelpinghands.org
Don Pruitt
Senior Warehouse Assistant
dpruitt@azhelpinghands.org
Lizz Rodriguez
Service Assistant
lrodriguez@azhelpinghands.org
Kevin Steele
Accounting Manager
ksteele@azhelpinghands.org