Keeping Arizona Culture
The Arizona Humanities Council (AHC) is pleased to announce newly gubernatorial appointed Board Members – Thomas Chapman, Marla Everett, and Lisa Schnebly Heidinger.
The Arizona Humanities Council’s volunteer Board of Directors is made up of members who share a commitment to enhancing the cultural life of Arizona in pursuit of a just and civil society -and whose background, expertise, and contacts provide the tools AHC needs to remain a successful, dynamic and entrepreneurial organization.
THOMAS N. CHAPMAN is a community leader and longtime champion for organizations in Arizona supporting historic preservation, the arts and humanities. He received a Master’s in Education from the University of Illinois, Urbana/Champaign and a B.A. from the University of Louisville with an emphasis on history, political science, and humanities. He is a certified Interfaith Chaplain, Pastoral and Grief Care Facilitator, and Adult Education Facilitator.
Currently, Tom is the Chair of the Historic Preservation Commission for the City of Phoenix, previously serving as Vice Chair. He is also the Vice Chair for the Phoenix Parks and Preserve Initiative Program and Vice Chair for Arizona Citizen Action for the Arts, previously serving as Secretary.
Tom is a board member for the Shemer Art Museum in Phoenix, AZ, member of Arizona Town Hall and the Phoenix Mountain Preservation Council, a past chair of the City of Phoenix Heritage Commission, and past board member of Actors Theatre.
MARLA F. EVERETT is an Arizona native from Chandler. She graduated from Arizona State University with a degree in English and Music Education, and then enrolled in graduate school at the University of Utah. During her fourteen relocations across the United States, she taught secondary English, Music, and was an organist and pianist for several churches. She also was a Realtor, and she and her husband, Alan, founded Diamond E Consulting. She has lived in Sedona for twenty-one years.
The organizations and charities in which she has been active include: Verde Valley Habitat for Humanity, Old Town Mission in Cottonwood, Verde Valley Women’s Investment Group, Muses of the Museum of Northern Arizona, Church of the Red Rocks, Sedona Chapter of the ASU Alumni Board, and the Sedona Fine Arts Festival. She was recently appointed by the Governor to the Arizona Humanities Council. Her interests include reading, piano, tennis, running, and hiking. She has two children, Jason and Stephanie, and two grandchildren, Ross and Rebecca.
LISA SCHNEBLY HEIDINGER’S love of Arizona is as deep as her roots; the town of Sedona was named for her great-grandmother, Sedona Schnebly. For more than 30 years, Lisa has been a journalist, finding and recording Arizona’s stories, first as a newspaper and television reporter, then as a columnist and author. She has written seven books about aspects of Arizona, the last one being the history of Make-A-Wish.
Lisa wrote our state’s official centennial book, “Arizona: 100 Years Grand”, a six-year endeavor that prevented our state from being the only one without a centennial book which drew together contributors from photographers to printers. It was voted OneBookAZ by the public in 2012. This lead to a three-month tour of Arizona libraries, from Duncan to Dewey, Clifton to Concho. Speaking to groups about where we’re headed, she discovered an even deeper desire to be of service to the state. She became a Flinn Brown Civic Leadership Academy fellow and is seeking to expand her service.
Lisa also serves on the Arizona Centennial Foundation, Arizona Historical Advisory Commission, League of Women Voters, and is precinct committee person in Legislative District 20. She was just appointed to the Arizona Humanities council. Lisa lives in Phoenix with her husband Tom, son Rye Schnebly, daughter Sedona Lee, and dog Leupp.
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