Mary Zicarelli, 2008 Inductee (1924-2014) She is always helping and making people feel better than they think they can be. She never says “no” when someone needs help. She has served as president of Four Peaks Women’s Club, and she has been the president of the local Presbyterian Women as well as moderator of all […]
Kimberle Williams, 2008 Inductee In the early 1970s when she was just 10 years old, Ms. Williams began her fight to save her people’s lands that were to be flooded to form Orme Dam and Reservoir. She walked door to door getting signatures for the grass root polls. She was Miss Fort McDowell in 1981. […]
C.V. Wood, 2008 Inductee The man responsible for the original master plan for Fountain Hills and the creator of the concept of placing the world’s tallest fountain at its center, was also an internationally known theme park developer. Disneyland became a new form of family entertainment and the prototype for amusement theme parks around the […]
Joanne Meehan, 2008 Inductee At the time of her induction in 2008, this school administrator had been guiding the lives of the town’s young people for 25 years. She came to the Fountain Hills School District in 1983 as principal of Four Peaks Elementary School. She served in that position for 13 years and is […]
John Kavanagh, 2008 Inductee John Kavanagh came to Fountain Hills in 1993 after a 20-year law enforcement career in the New York City area as a police officer with the Port Authority of New York and the New Jersey Police Department. He retired as a sergeant. After relocating his family to Arizona, he became very […]
 Joe Goyena, 2008 Inductee One of the town’s most successful real estate sales agents, Mr. Goyena has made it a practice to give back to the community that has provided so much for himself, and his family team of Realtors. He and his team have sold $372 million worth of property during his 23 […]
Jim Flynn, 2008 Inductee In 1999, the Sunridge Foundation selected Jim Flynn as the recipient of the first Champions Award. Foundation President Mike Petrone said it was a distinct honor for him to present Mr. Flynn with the award. “He does so much for his family, his company and his community, I’m proud to call […]
Frank Ferrara, 2008 Inductee In his many years of residence in the Lower Verde River Valley, Mr. Ferrara has helped shape its destiny through his professional, civic, and charitable activities. He has had a major influence on positive business development in Fountain Hills and the services, employment and tax generation that these entities contribute to […]