ORGANIZATIONS FEATURED IN THIS ISSUE + Agape Adoption Agency of Arizona + American Heart Association + Children’s Museum of Phoenix + Cloud Covered Streets + i.d.e.a. Museum + Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego + Musical Instrument Museum + Paint for a Cure + San Diego Symphony + Scottsdale Arts + Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication 06 EDITOR’S NOTE What a Season! 08 10 QUESTIONS Sandy Magruder, philanthropist and community champion 11 CHEERS TO THE CHAIRS A preview of the Valley’s premier philanthropic events 12 CREATING CULTURE School’s Out for Summer 17 BOOKMARKED Dr. Battinto L. Batts Jr., dean and professor at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism 19 A 2 ND ACT Painted Perspective 23 LUXE LIVING Sunny Getaways 26 STYLE UNLOCKED Walk in Style 31 NONPROFIT PRO TIP Becky Jackson 32 FROM THE ROAD Summer in San Diego 36 COVER STORY Zest for Life 50 NEXT DOORS A Splash of Hope 54 OFFICE DOORS Tricia Schafer, founding attorney at Vitality Law PLLC 57 CHARITY SPOTLIGHT Agape Adoption Agency of Arizona 60 KITCHEN DOORS Let’s Eat! 64 LAST LOOK Bejeweled Reality TABLE OF CONTENTS { may/june 2022, volume 16, issue 4 } 36

67 Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust Celebrating excellence in nine Maricopa County nonprofit leaders as the 2021 Piper Fellows. pipertrust.org/piperfellows © 2022 Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust Jeri Royce, Esperança Nate Lowrie, Valleywise Health Foundation Emily Goble Early, Arizona Museum of Natural History Regina Nixon, Phoenix Conservatory of Music Karen Jayne, Stardust Debbie DiCarlo, Cancer Support Community Arizona Laura Magruder, Maggie’s Place Inc. Carmen Heredia, Valle del Sol Sam Alpert, Junior Achievement of Arizona