Jimmy
J. Lovelace is the President on the board. Jim is a
Shareholder at Beach, Fleischman & Co., P.C. and is the Director
for the firm's accounting and auditing services for governmental
agencies and not-for-profit organizations. In addition, in his
19 years of public accounting he oversees other engagements,
including manufacturing, contractors, department of defense and
government contractors, high tech start ups, professional
service corporations and software development companies. His
Community/Association activities include: prior Board Member and
Treasurer of Micro Advancement Center (formerly the Arizona
Council of Economic Conversion) and has served on the United Way
Audit Review Committee. Currently Jim is a director and past
treasurer for the Saguaro Rotary Foundation and is actively a
member of the Saguaro Rotary Club. He also served as a board
member of the Arizona Small Business Association and was past
chair of the Audit and Operations Review Committee in addition
to serving on their Financial Advisory Committee. Jim also
serves on the TUSD Bond Fiscal Oversight Committee and chairs
their finance subcommittee. Additionally, he is the campaign
treasurer for the Invest in our Kids TUSD M&O override ballot
measure. He is also the treasurer elect for the Vail Education
Foundation.
Community
Involvement: Deals with Crown ministries, 1:1
counseling working with ex-offenders, Hope Fest volunteers,
works with member organizations to get EIN with IRS and
assisting with tax information
Jim
Stark is the Vice-President on the board. Jim has lived
in Tucson since moving from Chicago as a young child. Jim
graduated from the University of Arizona with a Bachelor of
Science Degree in Finance. He has been in the investment
management business for over 20 years, beginning his career with
Merrill Lynch. Jim and his group now run their own independent
investment practice in Tucson, AZ doing business as the JRS
Wealth Management Group. Their focus is on incorporating
biblical principals into their client's financial picture. Jim
has served as a deacon in his church, Catalina Foothills Church.
He is married to wife Alicia, he has 4 children and 5
grandchildren.
Community Involvement:
Serves as a mentor at the Gospel Rescue Mission.
Jill
Pearson is the Secretary on the board. Jill has 25
years of organizational and management experience. She is the
President of Self-Management System Corp. She has previously
been the owner of Jill Pearson Co., Manager of Time Systems and
District Manager of Allstate Insurance. She has been on the
board of several organizations including Community Renewal, Pima
County Workforce Investment, Renewal Centers, Casa Gloriosa,
Fellowship of Companies of Christ and has been on committees at
Faith Based Initiative, Jobs for Life, and Pima Co Outside
Agency.
Community Involvement: Work-force board and faith-based
initiative committee, Sunnyside Cuddlers, Hope Fest volunteer
coordinator, Tucson Refugee volunteer
Daisy
Lebron is a member of the board. She is a master hair
designer and salon owner located in Tucson, Arizona, has been in
the industry for seventeen years. She has been a Nexxus Aloxxi
Certified Educator for more than six years. Her background
includes working in numerous U.S. cities such as New York and
Miami as well as abroad in Panama and Puerto Rico. Daisy's
enthusiasm, hard work, and dedication to the professional
industry and the community is evident in her presentations and
willingness to share her knowledge and life experiences to her
clients and those in need. Daisy has a heart for single moms.
She utilizes her God-given gifts and opens up her home to them
to help get them back on their feet to where they are able to
sustain themselves and their families in today's world.
Community Involvement:
worked at Victory Assembly’s Backpack to school for the kids
that didn’t get backpacks received a make-over; works with
Crisis Pregnancy Center; works with individuals and single moms
to help get them back into the community; works with Cynthia
Palmer and "Jobs for Life" providing make-overs for individuals
that have job interviews
Kelly
Meltzer is the Treasurer of the board. She is a CPA
and a senior tax manager with BeachFleischman PC, overseeing
services for individual, corporate, and nonprofit clients. Her work
has been essential in establishing and developing the non-profits
that we work with. She lives in Tucson with her husband Terry, 3
dogs, and 2 cats.
Community Involvement: Kelly’s
passion is working with tax-exempt entities and providing
services to organizations at all stages of the “nonprofit
life-cycle”, assisting with formation, recognition of exemption
from IRS, accounting and tax compliance issues.
Lynn
Guyot is a member of the board. She was born and
raised in Tucson, AZ. She met her husband, Jay, while
attending the University of Arizona. She and Jay have been
married for 26 years. They have a 20 year-old daughter and a
16 year-old son. Lynn has been a pediatric physical therapist
for the past 26 years. She works with children (birth to 21),
who have disabilities, including cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, and
autism. She drives throughout Tucson working with kids in
their homes and schools. Each child is an individual, unique
and full of potential. She also loves offering classes to
parents and teachers on motor development and a child's growing
brain.
Community Involvement:
Lynn has a passion for involving students in mission work.
She has participated with the youth of her church in many
short-term mission trips in Tucson, Mexico and inner cities of
the US. She works to draw youth into local missions by
partnering with many local ministries.