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The Summer Issue 2026
The Summer Issue 2026, page 4
The Summer Issue 2026, page 5

Center for Positive Media 5330 N. 12 th St. | Phoenix, AZ 85014 480.622.4522 info@frontdoorsmedia.com | frontdoorsmedia.com EDITOR IN CHIEF Karen Werner OWNER & PUBLISHER Aaron Klusman CREATIVE DIRECTOR Neill Fox ART DIRECTOR Cheyenne Brumlow LIFESTYLE EDITOR Zenobia Mertel CONTRIBUTORS Alison Bailin Batz Julie Coleman Michelle Jacoby Shoshana Leon FRONTDOORS TV HOST & EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Carey Peña SENIOR ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE Lindsay Green BEAUTY PARTNER The Sparkle Bar PHOTOGRAPHY Scott Foust Studios FRONTDOORS MEDIA ADVISORY BOARD Latasha Causey Russ Dickey Rusty Foley Sarah Krahenbuhl Larry Lytle Monique Porras Mason Brad Vynalek PHILANTHROPIC HONORS ADVISORS Deborah Bateman Linda Herold A CAMELBACK MEDIA GROUP PUBLICATION Frontdoors Magazine is dedicated to the memory of Andrea Tyler Evans and Mike Saucier. On the Cover 8 th grade teacher and executive director of Camp Catanese Foundation, Jason Catanese Photo by Scott Foust THE SUMMER ISSUE, VOLUME 20, ISSUE 5 Table of Contents 4 EDITOR’S NOTE Classrooms and Coastlines 6 10 QUESTIONS Case Kenny, author and podcast host 9 CREATING CULTURE The Carver at 100 14 CHEERS TO THE CHAIRS A recap of spring events 17 STYLE UNLOCKED Sun-Drenched Style 25 KEY TO THE GOOD LIFE The Art of the Pause 28 COVER STORY The Geometry of Hope 36 NEXT DOORS Beyond the Bell 41 A 2ND ACT Rooted in Results 44 OFFICE DOORS Stephanie Parra, Ed.D., CEO of ALL In Education 47 CHARITY SPOTLIGHT In Teachers We Trust 51 FROM THE ROAD Glaciers Meet Glamour 57 KITCHEN DOORS Let’s Eat! 65 BOOKMARKED Tiffani Jaseph, Arizona Teacher of the Year 66 LAST LOOK A Growing Education ORGANIZATIONS FEATURED IN THIS ISSUE + ALL In Education + Camp Catanese Foundation + Center for the Future of Arizona + George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center + Heart & Soil People’s Garden + Local First Arizona + Million Dollar Teacher Project + Rodel Institute