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n the Arizona Army National Guard, there are no limits to what you can accomplish. With more than 150 cajumpreer options available, you can start your path to success and receive expert training. Soldiers in the Arizona Army National Guard serve part-time while attending college and advancwhile ing in their civilian careers – all earning a monthly paycheck, affordand able health care, education benefits more. to We have unlimited opportunities you support your career goals and help out reach your full potential. Spread solover the entire state of Arizona, our local their diers can live in and support or hometown communities and protect fields what matters most. Our career merange from aviation to healthcare to Arizona Army National Guard Soldier with Top, their crew while performing air redirects chanical technician, providing you Heliboth connaissance in a UH-60 Blackhawk the skills and resources to succeed National Guard in and out of uniform. What’s stopping copter. Right, Arizona Army If Recruit learns the basics of rappelling with you from reaching for new heights? step the direction and training of Drill Sergeants.. you’re interested in taking the next (Courtesy AZ National Guiard) to jump-start your career and education, contact us today. at Contact your local recruiter on sous follow or nationalguard.com/az Army cial media @AZNGTEAM Arizona National Guard; Always Ready, Always
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Paul Boyer to run for mayor; Weiers responds BY JORDAN ROGERS
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n response to requests by multiple Glendale residents, Paul Boyer will run for mayor in 2024. Boyer filed his paperwork with the city clerk on Feb. 7 and will appear on the primary election ballot on Aug. 6, 2024, opposite current Mayor Jerry Weiers. “After serving in the Arizona Legislature for 10 years, I decided to take a sabbath from politics,” Boyer said. “Since then, I’ve had more residents that I can count approach me about running for mayor of Glendale. After talking to my wife and family, we decided to jump into the race.
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six years in the state House where he was education chairman in both the Senate and the House. Before that, Boyer was the legislative liaison with the Arizona Department of Corrections for three years before becoming a policy advisor and spokesman for the House majority in the state House of Representatives. He also served as a junior high and high school teacher for nearly a decade while serving in the state Legislature. While in the Legislature, Boyer often fought against bills that would have pre-empted cities and local control. He SEE BOYER PAGE 4
Suzanne Romaine is director of development at One Step Beyond BY JORDAN ROGERS
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“I’ve been going on a listening tour to hear from as many Glendale residents as possible to find out what’s most important to them and how a future city council can put Glendale first. The mayor is merely one of seven votes on the council, and Glendale residents, city employees and first responders should always come first.” A longtime West Valley native and resident of Glendale, Boyer and his wife Beth chose to move to Glendale after they got married to raise their young son George. Boyer attended Desert Sky Middle School and Deer Valley High School. He recently served in the Arizona state Senate for four years, with the previous
ne Step Beyond, a leading provider of comprehensive programming and services for adults who have intellectual disabilities in the Valley, has hired Suzanne Romaine to serve as its director of development. Arizona locations are in Glendale, Peoria, Scottsdale and Surprise, and a California location is in San Carlos. “It’s an organization that does work that I really care about, and it’s doing a really good job with its mission,” Romaine said. Romaine is brand new to One Step Beyond but has nearly 20 years of experience in the nonprofit industry. “Suzanne’s expertise in fundraising combined with her track record of success
will be a tremendous asset to our organization,” One Step Beyond CEO Madison Blanton said. “Her skills will be critical in developing One Step Beyond fundraising efforts as we look towards a future filled with new challenges and opportunities.” Romaine was actually working for San Francisco-based Development for Access Institute for Psychological Services as the company’s director. She had no idea One Step Beyond existed prior to being reached out to through a consultant. When she did research to see what the nonprofit was about, she knew she had a really meaningful opportunity on her hands. “I was not actively looking for a position,” Romaine said. “Then, I looked at the company and looked at what they were
doing and had a few conversations with people there. And that’s really what made me want to work with them. “It’s just a really amazing group of people that are really dedicated to the work they’re doing. The more I spent time with them, the more that I wanted to be part of that group.” Romaine, who officially took over as director of development in August 2022, is responsible for planning and implementing diverse fundraising programs to ensure One Step Beyond’s success and sustainability. She leads the fundraising and communications teams to raise funds for private revenue sources. “There’s a part of our organization that comes from various government sources,
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