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John Tabor John has been married to his wife Lynne for 39 years and has three children - 35, 32 and 18 years of age. He has been blessed with two granddaughters who are four and one years old respectively and a grandson, 22 months old. A fourth grandchild is on the way. John is also an Eagle Scout father.
Politics has been in Paul’s blood for some time, serving two terms on the Oro Valley Town Council, 4 years as Vice Mayor and 4 years on the Pima Association of Government’s governing board with a stint as Chairman. He currently serves as a member of the Oro Valley Board of Adjustment, an Oro Valley Volunteer Policeman and Chairman of the Marana Development Services Advisory Committee. Married to wife Cathy for 27 years with 3 grown children and 2 grand children, Paul gives all credit for a fruitful life to his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
In 1994, he and his family moved to Tucson to plant The Oasis Church. Over the next fourteen years, The Oasis Church has assisted 18 churches get started in Tucson. Mark is also co-founder of Old Pueblo Community Foundation and Institute For Better Education. He has been married for 25 years and has three teenagers that still like to spend time with him. In 2004, Mark purchased the Intelligent Office franchise for Tucson which has been profitable every year since opening. In 2006, he purchased The Growth Coach franchise for Tucson as a means to help other business owners achieve their financial dreams while maintaining balance in all the roles and relationships that are a vital part of true success.
Doug Martin is past president of the Tucson Broadcasters Association. He served as Chaplain of the National Christian Music Broadcasters Association. He has a master’s degree in organizational management and has been a seminar speaker at the National Christian Radio Seminar.
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Rodney Glassman Professionally, Rodney currently works as a financial advisor at Wachovia Securities, which is owned by Wells Fargo Bank. He has experience in small business and also holds an Arizona Real Estate license. He has consulted in the area of community development, relationship building, and charitable giving for companies in Tucson, and previously served on the Advisory Board for the Bank of Tucson. Rodney served from 2002-2006 as a legislative aide for Congressman Raúl Grijalva, focusing on business and agriculture in the Washington, D.C. and Tucson congressional offices. Rodney is the founder and President of the Glassman Foundation. A community foundation that raises and contributes over $100,000 annually to local non-profits that serve children. His volunteer experiences include serving on the boards of the Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona, the Catalina Council Boy Scouts of America, the Desert Caucus P.A.C. and the University of Arizona School of Music Advisory Board. Rodney is also an Honorary Board Member of Opening Minds through the Arts (OMA), a program of Tucson Unified School District which infuses arts into the classroom to boost student achievement. Rodney has served on the boards of the American Heart Association, Crime Prevention Council, Pima County Farm Bureau, Arizona State Farm Bureau, Sons of Orpheus Men's Choir, Parent-Aid Child Abuse Prevention Program, The University of Arizona Hillel Foundation, and the Hacienda Del Rio Homeowner's Association. Rodney is a former University of Arizona Icecat hockey player who also enjoys singing and can often be seen kicking-off UA basketball and football games with his traditional rendition of the National Anthem. Rodney also performs each Christmas at the San Xavier Mission with the Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus. Rodney earned his Eagle Scout rank at age 13 and is committed to teaching children about the importance of helping make the community a better place for everyone. Rodney's goal is to make Tucson the greatest community to live, to work, and to raise a family!
"The name, iRapture.com, was chosen to try and keep God first. Now we benefit tremendously because the business name attracts businesses and organizations of integrity. I feel that God has truly blessed me, my family and my business a great deal." - Jacob Barr Jacob has a Bachelor of Science degree in Entrepreneurship from the Eller College at the University of Arizona. He has taught a few classes at Pima Community College and SAIAT in marketing and computer software. Jacob Barr shows incredible passion and excitement for the work that he does. He enjoys the creativity involved with marketing diverse businesses and organizations. "The passion for my work is bolstered by the love for my family." - Jacob Barr Jacob has been happily married to Heather since April 2001 and has two daughters, Kaylie Marie (2/02) and Jocelyn Joy (9/05). Born in Tucson, Arizona, 1957, in a whirlwind of miracles, ME, a newly published author of Lindsey's Backyard Adventure, is more casually known as Betsy. God has a purpose for everyone's life, as hers clearly indicates. ME has experienced repeated miracles as God's will has overcome several attempts on her life. Even in the womb, doctors marveled at the, almost full term, pregnancy, when during the first 8 months it was clear that her Mother's body was naturally trying to abort her. Then, after a Cesarean Section was performed at 8 months in an attempt to save her life from a sudden onset of distress, she again began to die. A blood transfusion was needed, but there was no match that was close enough, until a sailor on leave, who's blood was a good match, gave his blood for her. One year later, ME's health was again plummeting. Another transfusion was needed, but the doctor hoped against hope that blood from the same doner could be used. How could anyone expect that to happen, when he was deployed. As miracles happen and as God would have it, the same sailor was on leave, again! Battling a weak immune system until this day, ME knows, first hand, how God's grace is sufficient. "Lindsey's Backyard Adventure" has been called by many, a story for all ages and timeless because of its content and ability to reach any reader with the message of hope and encouragment. "God wrote it, I penned it" says ME Hughes. "The message is one that we all need to remember... that God has a plan for all of our lives; and when we accept his will for our lives, we will always find an Adventure!" One such adventure for ME has been writing itself. Something she never cared for in the past, yet now she loves; because it is a direct gift from God. Hughes comments on her experience. "His voice was so clear; not audible, but so real that felt as if it was audiable! It was almost indiscripbable! A deep knowing and peace surrounded me–no, not surrounded me, it was more like it was a part of me...or I was a part of it. Something like blood flowing through my veins. It was a moment of His will mingling with mine. I often hear His still small voice, but there was only one other time in my life where I heard my Lord speak to me with such clarity and authority. Sadly, though, I refuted it. 'I hate to write!', I remember saying. So foolish, for as quickly as His voice mingled with mine, it was gone. I remember an immediate feeling of sadness and loss, but stuck to my guns. I quickly began stating my case to God, saying foolish things like, 'Lord, I can't write...I hate to write! Anyway, what could I write about? No, that can't be what you want me to do.' It wasn't until I confessed and submitted to His voice and will, months later, that He gave me His precious gift to penn for Him. I am humbled to write, for I do not count myself a writer in my own rite. No, not a bit! It is a gift for Him, in whom we live and move and have our being. All this to say, dear one, that no matter your present state or your past, God has a plan for the rest of your life, beginning today and for the rest of time. All you have suffered and experienced is what makes your cross. Pick it up, and carry it. Do not be afarid or overwhelmed. It will not be too heavy, if you greatfully accept all that makes up your cross. If you try to lighten your cross, you will find that sawing off the weight, will lighten your load, for a short time; but in the end, it is the whole cross you must bear. It is all the length and weight of that cross that will help you to cross the deep chasm that separates you from where you are today, to where God wants you to be. My Bio reads like a message. It says, "Accept God's will for your life, find your gift, and use it for Him. It is what is called living intentionally. My intent for this Bio, is to uplift the Majesty of God.” ME invites you to visit her website, at 3in1stories.com Bloggers without Bios (yet) |
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