Native West Press Board of Directors
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| John Garmon, Ph.D. |
| Dr. John Garmon currently resides in Nevada, where he teaches part-time and writes poetry and fiction. He has held numerous positions in educational
leadership, administration, and teaching over the last forty
years, including campus academic officer at the Carlsbad campus of New Mexico State University, president
of a small community college in Berkeley, California, and professor of writing. literature, and English in the San Francisco Bay Area and other regions. He is a widely published
poet whose work has appeared over four decades in such journals
as Ploughshares, Prairie Schooner, Southern Humanities Review,
and many others. His more recent books include The Joys of a Good Life, The Book of Geronimo and Cochise, and West by Southwest: Verbal
and Visual Snapshots from the High Plains, a collaborative project
with his daughter, which presents “views of life in unique areas of a land that is still relatively untamed ...with places that have almost successfully resisted human settlement.” |
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| Terril L. Shorb, Ph.D. - Secretary/Treasurer |
| See Co-Founder
Profile. |
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| Yvette A. Schnoeker-Shorb, M.A. - President |
| See Co-Founder
Profile. |
| Ellen Greenblum, M.Ed.; M.F.A. (2005 - 2024) |
| Ellen Greenblum is Core Faculty in the Adult
Degree and Graduate Programs at Prescott College, where she
works primarily with students who are seeking credentials in
the field of teacher education. She also is an instructor in
the Summer Expressive Art Therapies Institute, which is a residency
requirement for graduate students seeking degrees in Art Therapy.
She recently received her M.F.A. in Interdisciplinary Arts from Goddard College. Much of her artwork during her undergraduate years at Massachusetts
College of Art, as well as her work during her first graduate degree at Antioch College, was
focused on her celebration of the natural world. She is the
mother of twin teenage daughters, who are the inspiration for
her writings in Raising Arizona Kids Magazine. |
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| In Memoriam Lou Miller, Ph.D. (1943 - 2014) |
Dr. Lou Miller, who sadly passed away in the first month of 2014, was a valuable member of NWP's Board of Directors from 2005 to 2014. His guidance, exceptionally good nature, and innovative ideas were so much appreciated by all of us. He previously served for nine years as Executive Director of the
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Sonoma State University.
Prior to that position, he taught for almost thirty years in the Hutchins
School, an interdisciplinary, seminar-based program also at SSU.
He believed that “exposure to, knowledge of, and empathy
with other species is necessary if humans are to change their
perspectives and behaviors to cherish and accommodate our fellow
residents on this planet.” His doctorate was in political science. He published essays and had been working on a novel about the politics of science in an effort to enhance the public's understanding of global climate change. He is survived by his wife, Lynn,
and his son, Alex, in
California. |
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Native West Press
Extended Family
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| James ‘JD’ DiRienzo, MBA - Financial Consultant (2005 - 2020) |
| We would like to extend our appreciation to
‘JD’ for his generous professional
advice in helping to develop and maintain Native West Press’ financial
structure. JD holds an MBA from the University of Connecticut
as well as a BS in Management, among other degrees. He has served
as Adjunct Professor at Yavapai College where he taught classes
in finance, accounting, and strategic planning. He has served
on the Finance Committee of Habitat for Humanity and was a past chairman
of two sub-committees for the Prescott Water Conservation Committee. He recently retired from his position as full-time faculty in the aeronautical science department at Embry Riddle University in Prescott, where he now continues as a consultant and adjunct faculty. We are grateful for his kindness and service for over a decade in which he offered NWP guidance as our past Treasurer. |
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| Tia Louise Ebarb-Matt, PLLC - Nonprofit 501(c)(3) Legal Consultant |
| We also would like to extend our appreciation
to Tia for her gracious and professional assistance during the transition for Native West Press from a nonprofit partnership into a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Tia grew up in Arizona
and is a graduate of the University of Washington School of
Law. She is licensed in both Arizona and Washington and is associated
in practice with fellow attorneys Henry Ebarb and Liisa Raikkonen
in the Prescott, Arizona, office. |
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| Patrick Eddolls, The PCWorks - Web Technical Consultant |
| Many thanks to Pat for his website enhancement, design consultation, technical assistance, programming prowess, and patience. Pat and his wife, Heather, own The PCWorks, which has been serving people's computer needs for over twenty years. In addition to raising their three children, they perform with the Gospel band Covenant31. |
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