Send Your Comments To: publisher@frontdoorsmedia.com “ Bill Shover (featured in the February 2021 issue) has impacted my family for three generations. As a young man moving to the Valley, he was welcomed by my grandfather, James E. Patrick, Sr. Later, he would work alongside my father, James E. Patrick II in community service. I have been fortunate to continue that journey. Bill’s wisdom, wit, insight and spirit made all our lives better.” — JULIA PATRICK WHAT YOU’RE SAYING {reader feedback} “Just wanted you to know I thought this was your best edition ever!” — JULIE MOORE “Frontdoors has been a bright spot during the pandemic. Thank you for focusing on news that uplifts our community.” — KRISTIN ATWELL FORD Piper Piper Fellowsh ip Fellowsh ip [ pie-per-fel-oh-ship ] noun 1. An opportunity for nonprofit leaders to reach, retool, and revitalize. 2. A Piper Fellowship can be transformational for both the leader and the nonprofit organization. Sentence: Sentence: “It gave me perspective; my Piper Fellowship was life-changing.” Learn more at pipertrust.org/Fellows21 © 2021 Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust

Karen Werner | EDITOR I t’s weeks later, and I’m sitting on the patio at Billie Jo and Judd Herberger’s penthouse, overlooking Scottsdale’s canals. The weather is glorious and a few members of the Frontdoors team are there with me being regaled with stories from the Herbergers’ pasts as I interview Billie Jo for this month’s cover story. As we sat in the open air sipping white wine on ice — a house favorite — we heard memories of Judd’s growing up just down the street and naming the mountains around us after his pets. “I used to hike them. I would take a flat rock and put ‘Flopsy Mountain’ and the date on it. I’m sure all of those rocks are gone,” he said. It was an easy-breezy night, filled with laughter and connection of a kind I haven’t had much of over the last year. And as we close out our season — one that’s brought challenges and loss but also reflection and renewal — I hope that act one sets the stage for a whole lot more of act two. I t’s March 11, and I’m volunteering at the Chandler-Gilbert Community College COVID-19 vaccination site. I’m working with a fellow volunteer, Bob, an animator, registering people there to receive their shot of the Pfizer vaccine. Together, the other volunteers and I checked in more than 2,000 people that day — and were they ever pumped! I chatted happily with cars filled with cowboys and Cowboys fans, a delightful couple from Quebec, an Irishman who struggles with COPD. Bob and I registered folks ranging in age from 16 to 101. It felt terrific to interact with so many people happy and excited to be vaccinated. Plus, we saw So Many DOGS. When it comes to a shot in the arm, it seems man’s best friend is the best thing to ease the pain and calm jangled nerves. During my 12-hour shift, I received my first dose of the vaccine. By any estimation, it was a remarkable day in a difficult year. EDITOR’S NOTE {on the job} SPRING IN TWO ACTS ACT ONE ACT TWO FRONTDOORS MEDIA | 9 | MAY/JUNE 2021