TucsonSalon
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This event occurred on
February 27, 2015
7:00pm - 10:00pm MST
(UTC -7hrs)
Tucson, Arizona
United States

We explore "Home is Where the Heart Is."

ZUZI! Theater
738 N 5th Avenue
Tucson, Arizona, 85705
United States
Event type:
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Speakers

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Diana Holan

Diana Holan says, “Women are still such an untapped resource! It will take women and men working together to transform our neighborhoods, build resiliency in our cities and nurture the next generations so they can continue the stewardship of our planet.” Diana founded Foresight Communities, which is a scalable model for permanent, affordable, and sustainable rental properties, that are designed as a safe haven and launching pad for women moving out of domestic violence. The women receive ongoing support services for pursuing college education and professional development, or even for starting a new business. Diana has been an audiologist in Tucson for 25 years, and she has written for Hearing Health and Technology Matters. She says the best part of helping people hear is that they are able to build and maintain intimate and social relationships. Her work fits right in with her passion to empower and engage women in becoming conscious stakeholders in their communities.

Dominic Alexander

Dominic is a senior clinical engineer in the University of Arizona Medical Clinic’s Artificial Heart Program. For the past 15 years, he has been designing and aiding surgeons in implanting and explanting artificial hearts that support a patient's life until a donor heart is available. He is also active in a patient's post-surgery care to ensure the proficiency of the heart device. An engineer, a surgeon assistant, and a caregiver, Dominic is also an educator of the life-changing power of artificial heart devices to the patient and family, to the medical staff and to the local community at large.

John Wesley Miller

John Wesley Miller is a Tucson green home builder and solar pioneer. In 1973, Mr. Miller began working with the University of Arizona's Energy Research Laboratory. He has received numerous industry honors and awards for energy conservation and building quality. For example, in 2002, the National Association of Home Builders' National Green Builders Conference named him the year's Outstanding Green Advocate. Mr. Miller has consulted with Pima County to promote a program for energy efficient homes and the use of solar energy, and he continues to collaborate with the University of Arizona's Environmental Research Laboratory in developing new energy saving products and technologies. Mr. Miller also continues to work with the departments of Architecture, Engineering, and Urban Planning at the University of Arizona.

Pablo Peregrina

Pablo Peregrina is a bicultural, songwriting troubadour and humanitarian, known for his border volunteerism. Through the humanitarian movement, Pablo has traveled outside of Arizona to perform his migrant music. His CD “Traveling Soles” has sold over 1,600 copies. Two of his songs are in a border documentary “The Second Cooler” with Martin Sheen narrating. His versatile, passionate and rich singing is apparent in all his musical diversity such as cumbias, salsa, cha-chas, original songs, and of course, rock and roll!

Organizing team

Mary
Reed

Tucson, AZ, United States
Organizer
  • Ryan Sonneberg
    Finance Manager
  • Ryan Ortega
    Event Director
  • Audrey del la Rosa
    Sponsorship
  • Anjin Signh
    Co-curator
  • Liz Ngyen
    Intern and Human Resources Manager
  • Colleen Crownenshield
    Sponsorship Manager
  • Rob Benancourt
    Marketing Director