Nancy Hanley has built her life on the three AND Faith, family and philanthropy. These three things form the foundation of Nancy Hanley’s life. Born in Phoenix to a close-knit family, the well- known Valley philanthropist grew up near Encanto Park. “It was idyllic,” she said. “We used to play kick the can in the street at night and walk to school with friends in the day.” In the summer before her freshman year, Hanley had an encounter that would change the course of her life. “We went to the local Dairy Queen and were inside waiting to order when we heard a hot rod drive up. I turned around and said, ‘Who is that cute guy?’ And my friend said, ‘Oh, that’s just my brother.’” That brother was Lee T. Hanley, who would go on to become CEO of Vestar Development, one of the largest privately held shopping center companies in the Western United States, and an icon in the commercial development industry. But back then he was a handsome high school student who would date Nancy a few years later. The two made their way to the University of Arizona. After graduation, Lee was commissioned into the Marine Corps as an officer. So Lee and Nancy married and moved across country to Quantico, Virginia. Two years into his three-year commitment, Lee was sent to Vietnam, leaving Nancy with their toddler, Randy, and pregnant with their second child. Nancy turned to her parents for help. “God bless them, I can’t thank them enough,” she said. “They took in me, their little grandson and my 18 FRONTDOORS MEDIA | MAY 2019 COVER STORY {by karen werner}

Nancy Hanley’s passions are many: art, sports, travel and medicine. Though she never actively sought the spotlight, she has often stepped forward on behalf of the many causes she supports.