30 FRONTDOORS MEDIA | JULY 2018 Judy Pearson is a journalist, published author, and the founder of A2ndAct.org. Her organization supports and celebrates women survivors of all cancers as they give back to the greater good in their 2nd Acts. Her passion is finding those who have healed themselves by helping others. Kozar sees his job as much more than basketball. For young girls, and young boys, the Mercury players represent the fact that girls can do lots of things, including sports. The players coming into the league now never knew a time before it existed. It’s living progress. “Much of what our league is about is visibility,” Kozar said. “We’re the intersection of all kinds of women: women of color, the LGBT community, and women with true athletic talent. Giving that visibility to young women is important. It says, ‘You can be self- determinant, and anything you want to be.’” Oh, and the DeWanna Bonner bobblehead? Yeah, she’s holding her infant twins, with two trophies at her feet. Fitting, considering the new mother of twins also has twin WNBA championships in 2009 and 2014. Kozar smiled. “The head coach has two kids, the assistant has three, players on the roster have given birth. They’re working moms. And on game nights, we have a team nursery for them, complete with playpens, toys and a nanny,” he said. So what inspires Kozar personally? “I’m inspired by the bosses who have empowered me to go out on a limb, and passionate about helping uplift others,” he said. “I’m on the advisory board for ONE Community, a group focused on non-discrimination in employment and housing, since the LGBT community is not a protected class in Arizona. I’m also on the board at Valley Youth Theatre, the only youth theater in our state whose participation is free to its members.” Bottom line, Vince Kozar hopes the generation growing up in Arizona today sees their home state as a welcoming, inclusive place, where they’re protected and encouraged to be themselves. Tom Leander moderates the Phoenix Suns Pride Night pre-game panel with president of ONE Community Angela Hughey, former NBA player Jason Collins, president of Greater Phoenix Leadership Neil Giuliano and Vince Kozar.
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