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Bob Ditta

Bob Ditta

Bob Ditta brings amazing leadership as well as levity to our Coalition board. Prior to his retirement, Bob was a founding partner, President, and CEO of Dental Services Group. With dental laboratories in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, Bob and his partners grew his organization to be one of the largest privately held groups of Dental Labs in North America. Bob dedicates much of his time giving back to local and national organizations. He currently is a Board member of the Fountain Hills Sunset Kiwanis and a former Board member of Dental Holding Corp, The Dental Trade Alliance, Dental Manufacturers of America and the National Board of Certification for Dental Technicians. He especially enjoys spending time with our FH Coalition Sector Leaders and likes the challenge of friendly competition whether on the golf course or in the gym. Bob is the father of three children, two grown daughters and a son that graduated from Fountain Hills High School in 2019.

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Dr. Robert Allen

Dr. Robert Allen

Dr. Allen has been a resident of Arizona since 1979, but is originally from Rhode Island.
He was employed in the Paradise Valley Unified School District from 1980-2015 as a music and math teacher, Middle School Asst Principal, Elementary Principal and Director of Assessment. Dr. Allen worked for the FH School District from 2015-2020 as Asst Superintendent of Business and Superintendent and retired in 2020.
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Dwight Johnson

Dwight Johnson

Dwight Johnson brings excellent marketing and management skills to our board. He grew up in Edina, Minnesota and graduated from St. Olaf College, majoring in Economics. Mr. Johnson received his MBA from the University of Minnesota, majoring in Finance and Marketing. In 1981, he began working for The Ford Motor Company as a Financial Analyst in Dearborn, Michigan. In 1984, Mr. Johnson changed employment to the Chrysler Corporation where he started as a Product Planning Manager. He worked at Chrysler for 15 years (11 years in the Marketing Department). Mr. Johnson served in a variety of roles as a Market Planner, Advertising Manager and Marketing Manager. He oversaw a $2 billion annual advertising budget for the Dodge Division in the early 90’s and was the Planning Manager of the 1991 Dodge Stealth roll out across the nation. In 1999, his family moved to Fountain Hills where he has focused his efforts in the public school system (PTO President and on the Board of Directors for 12 years), Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and presently serves on many philanthropic boards. Mr. Johnson has championed Junior Achievement in the Fountain Hills Middle School and works closely with the Boys and Girls Club. He enjoys mentoring not only youth, but also business owners and budding entrepreneurs. Mr. Johnson’s son, Lucas, attended the Fountain Hills public schools for 13 years (2015 graduate), graduated from the University of Arizona (Magna Cum Laude in 2019), majoring in finance, and is an Investment Performance Analyst for Northern Trust.

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Dr. Patrick Sweeney

Dr. Patrick Sweeney

Dr. Patrick Sweeney lives in Fountain Hills with his wife Victoria. He recently retired after a 37-year career in public education. He is grateful for the experiences he had as a teacher, assistant principal, principal, assistant superintendent, and superintendent in Arizona public schools. His career journey included serving as principal at Fountain Hills High School and superintendent of the Fountain Hills Unified School District. He is senior vice president of San Diego-based Doc Sweeney Drums, a boutique drum manufacturer that creates “one-of-a-kind” instruments using a wide variety of the finest domestic and exotic woods available. Patrick is proud to serve on the Board of Directors of Drum Corps International, Marching Music’s Major League™. For over 50 years, DCI has been the leader in producing events for the world’s elite marching ensembles for student musicians and performers and delivers the message of “excellence in performance and in life” to young people, ages 13-22 involved in the performing arts across the United States.

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Tammy Bell

Director

Tammy Bell

Tammy Bell is originally from North Dakota and has lived in Minnesota, Colorado, California and established her home in Fountain Hills in 2005. She earned her bachelor’s degree from The Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota in business with an emphasis in marketing and psychology. She has worked in retail management, adult education and business management and has spent the majority of the past 21 years managing her home and supporting her family. Currently, Bell works as the vice president of operations at the Chamber of Commerce, involved as co-chair of Vision Fountain Hills, a board member of Living Fountain Ministries, president of the Cultural and Civic Association and a graduate of the Fountain Hills Leadership Academy and serves on the Sanitary District Board. As a parent who has raised two girls in Fountain Hills, Bell has been involved with the coalition for a number of years and truly seeks to make this a safer community and a healthier one for our young people.

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Elizabeth Watters

Program Manager

Elizabeth Watters

Elizabeth Watters is an Arizona State University graduate, holding dual master’s degrees in Public Administration and Legal Studies. She began her career as a Court Administration Supervisor at the Maricopa County Intake, Transfer, and Release Center, where she accomplished her long-time dream of working within the court system. During her time there, Elizabeth witnessed firsthand the devastating impact of drugs—particularly the rise of fentanyl—and the severe dangers it posed to individuals and families. Driven by a passion to create change, she chose to redirect her path from the courts to prevention, focusing on educating and empowering young people. Today, Elizabeth dedicates her work to helping kids understand the risks of drug use, with the hope of stopping the problem before it begins.

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Sector Meetings

All meetings are from 9:00 – 10:30am at the Fountain Hills Learning Center at 16000 E Palisades Blvd. 

September 3rd
October 1st
December 10th
January 28th
March 4th
May 6th

Sector Leaders & Volunteers

Schools | FHUSD Val Reichler

State, County and National Agency | Maricopa Public Health Department Krista Walker

Town Government | Community Services – Recreation Sarah Lind

Mental Health & Medical | Wellness Compounding Pharmacy Dr. Maryam Alizadeh

Youth Serving Organization | Boys & Girls Club Lauren Stratton/Jarrin Rozenblad

Faith-Based Community | Fountain Hills Presbyterian Church Larry Cole

Media | Fountain Hills Times Brent Cruikshank

Law Enforcement | Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office

Tribal Representative | Ft. McDowell Yavapai Nation Dr. Vicky Corlett

Local Businesses | Chamber of Commerce Betsy Lavoie

Civic Clubs | Marcia Hoenle

Parents | Vanessa Ayala

Youth | Fountain Hills High School Representative