39 20 26 NONPROFIT AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS FEATURED IN THIS ISSUE EDITOR’S NOTE ..................... 07 Quinceañera Summer 10 QUESTIONS WITH ......... 08 The Honorable Randall M. Howe BOOKMARKED ...................... 13 What Gail Baer Is Reading OFFICE DOORS ..................... 14 Dr. Larry D. Johnson Jr., President of Phoenix College CAREY’S CORNER ............... 16 A Call to Action COVER STORY ...................... 20 Marketing Equality NEXT DOORS ......................... 26 Crossing Borders STYLE UNLOCKED .............. 30 Best Buys for Fall A 2 ND ACT ................................. 35 Froth and Bubble Foundation CHARITY SPOTLIGHT ....... 39 Kids in Focus KITCHEN DOORS ................. 44 Diverse and Delicious CHEERS TO THE CHAIRS .. 46 Bill and Cindy Abbott OPEN DOORS ........................ 48 Trends for the New Season + CALA Alliance + Froth and Bubble Foundation + Jewish Family & Children’s Service + Kids in Focus + National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Arizona chapter + ONE Community Foundation + Phoenix College + Resilient Health TABLE OF CONTENTS { september 2019, volume 17, issue 9 }

QUINCEAÑERA SUMMER “Mom, Allison wants to know if I can be in her quinceañera,” my son said last fall. “Can I?” “Sure,” I replied, thinking she’d probably change her mind in the coming months. She and Eli had been good friends in middle school but now that they went to different high schools, I figured she’d ask another friend or family member when the event got closer. But when summer rolled around, I learned I was wrong. It was time for Eli to start weekly rehearsals to learn the vals , or waltz, they’d do together, as well as the elaborately choreographed surprise dance they’d perform with Allison’s court of damas . The quinceañera is a rite of passage when a girl turns 15, a tradition that ties different nationalities together. Celebrated in Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as in Latino communities around the world, it’s a way for families to hold onto their roots. Or, in our case, to grow new ones. As the one male chambelán , Eli would be Allison’s escort for the night, so I read up on his duties. “Your job is basically to be Prince Charming. If she wants a drink, you get one. If she wants to dance, you do it.” “O.K.,” he replied. All summer long, Eli would leave for hours at a stretch to work with the choreographer. I mentioned it to my hairdresser, who was born in Latin America, and she was equal parts surprised and thrilled. “He’s the chambelán ?!?” she exclaimed. “Are you going?” I assured her my husband and I would be, and she regaled me with stories of her own quince, then gave me a hug when I left. A few weeks later, my family was in Puerto Peñasco, on a kayak trip through the estuaries. Our guide was the ecosystems manager at CEDO, the Intercultural Center for the Study of Deserts and Oceans, who was charged with teaching us about the biodiversity of the area. On the ride back from the trip, talk turned from high tides to the quinceañera. “You’re in a quince?” he said with warmth. “Thank you for representing our culture!” I’ve been thinking a lot about kids like Allison and Eli. Angela Hughey, the CEO of ONE Community Foundation, who I interviewed for the cover story this month, shared some statistics about how Generation Z is reshaping our culture with their more accepting attitidues toward same-sex marriage, sexuality and gender. Predominately multicultural, celebrating ethnic identities and combining it all with technology and pop culture, they seem to embrace diversity organically. (Allison and Eli danced a traditional box step to Taylor Swift instead of “ Tiempo de Vals ,” arguably the quinceañera anthem of all time.) This gives me hope. Because though the world is, in many ways, more fractured than I can recall, the generation coming of age seems comfortable being uncomfortable, embracing their differences, serving as allies, and building bridges along the way. Hopefully, we can follow them over, step by step. Karen Werner EDITOR @kwerner409 EDITOR’S NOTE {on the job}