Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO EDUCATE, MOTIVATE, AND INSPIRE CREATIVITY AND TECHNICAL EXPERTISE IN PHOTOGRAPHY THROUGH EXCEPTIONAL INSTRUCTION IN EXTRA ORDINARY DESTINATIONS IN ARIZONA AND BEYOND. WE SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE ARIZONA HIGHWAYS MAGAZINE BY PROMOTING TOURISM AND TRAVEL TO AND THROUGH THE STATE OF ARIZONA.
TO EDUCATE, MOTIVATE AND INSPIRE CREATIVITY AND TECHNICAL EXPERTISE IN PHOTOGRAPHY THROUGH EXCEPTIONAL INSTRUCTION BY VISITING EXTRAORDINARY DESTINATIONS IN ARIZONA AND BEYOND.
AS A NON-PROFIT LEARNING ORGANIZATION, FRIENDS OF ARIZONA HIGHWAYS MAGAZINE FOUNDATIONS, DBA ARIZONA HIGHWAYS PHOTOSCAPES AHPS, GOAL IS TO PROVIDE INSPIRED LEARNING IN THE CREATIVE AND TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF PHOTOGRAPHY THROUGH QUALITY INSTRUCTION IN EXTRAORDINARY DESTINATIONS THROUGHOUT ARIZONA AND BEYOND AND TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF ARIZONA HIGHWAYS MAGAZINE IN PROMOTING TOURISM AND TRAVEL TO AND THROUGH THE STATE OF ARIZONA. DURING 2019, AHPS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED 62 PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPS AND TWO SEMINARS ACROSS NINE STATES. WE SERVICED MORE THAN 600 CUSTOMERS OF WHICH 230 WERE NEW TO THE ORGANIZATION. OUR PROGRAMS SUPPORT TOURISM, EDUCATION AND CULTURAL INTEREST IN A VARIETY OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS AND PROMOTE BEST PRACTICES OF LEAVE NO TRACE AND OTHER CONSERVATION EFFORTS.
AHPS GIVES BACK TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH A VARIETY OF CHANNELS INCLUDING ITS ANNUAL OUTREACH EFFORT HOSTING A PHOTOGRAPHIC WORKSHOP FOR YOUNG ADULT BURN SURVIVORS AT THE ARIZONA BURN FOUNDATIONS CAMP COURAGE. ADDITIONALLY, WE OFFER WORKSHOP GIFT CERTIFICATES TO A VARIETY OF NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT THEIR FUNDRAISING. WE ALSO SUPPORT ARIZONA HIGHWAYS MAGAZINE MISSION TO SUPPORT TOURISM IN THE STATE BY PURCHASING GIFT SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR OUR LONG WORKSHOP ATTENDEES.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Roberta Lites | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 45 | $69,528 |
| Karen Farugia | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Amy Horn | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jack Jordan | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Ivan Martinez | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Mark Laverman | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jon Vemo | SECRETARY 5/23/2019-12/31/2019 | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Bianchi | SECRETARY 1/1/2019-5/22/2019 | 1 | $0 |
| Ron York | TREASURER | 5 | $0 |
| Stephanos Antonaides | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Rick Jacobi | PRESIDENT | 15 | $0 |
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