Congratulations to the 2023 ATHENA Awards Finalists! Join the Greater Phoenix Chamber on November 15 th to celebrate these incredible women and find out who will be named ATHENA! ATHENA Awards Luncheon Wednesday, November 15 th | 11 a.m.–1 p.m. JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa www.phoenixchamber.com/athena2023 YOUNG PROFESSIONAL FINALISTS Ashlee Atkins, Diversity Manager, ASU Enterprise Partners Naquana Borrero, CFRE, Director of Development and Communications, Jazz in Arizona/ The Nash, and Proprietor & Principal Consultant, Bella Vita Consulting Group Heather Vana, Senior Director of External Communications, Avnet PRIVATE SECTOR FINALISTS Ginger Clayton, CEO, Elontec Melody Lewis, Owner & Founder, Indigenous Community Collaborative Jen Scrivner, Chief Operating Officer, Goodmans Kristen Shroyer, Co-Founder & Chief Impact Officer, ONEHOPE PUBLIC SECTOR FINALISTS Tara Jackson, President, Arizona Town Hall Jeri Royce, President & CEO, Advance Community Lorraine Tallman, Founder & CEO, Amanda Hope Rainbow Angels Dawn Trapp, Chief Executive Officer, Civitan Foundation, Inc.

A 2ND ACT FRONTDOORS MAGAZINE | 57 Through art and artifacts, Tricia Loscher tells stories of those who’ve come before BY JUDY PEARSON Artists Known T he tiny sign beside the painting read, “Artist once known.” This was a departure from the typical “Artist Unknown,” when painters’ names are lost. The difference struck Tricia Loscher. “It gave me goosebumps,” she said. “And it made me realize that everyone and everything has a story. So do museum visitors, especially when their personal experiences shape their perspective of the exhibits they’re viewing.” It’s with this philosophy that Loscher goes about her work as assistant director and chief curator of Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West. But her interest in historical stories was born decades ago. Walking through the Prescott Forest behind her childhood home was magical. “The wind spoke through the trees, and remnants of people long gone washed to the surface after each rain,” Loscher said. f rock tools and shards of pottery — each Tricia Loscher’s dream of becoming a curator was inspired by a childhood visit to the Heard Museum.