Impact Ind.

2019 Viola Award Finalist for Excellence in Community Impact (Individual)  Bonnie Dumdei is the co-owner of the Flagstaff School of Music, along with Terry Alan.  Bonnie has a passion for education, and a love for music & community. With the school of music, Bonnie and Terry aim to teach music in a fun, family-like atmosphere. [...]

2019 Viola Award Finalist for Excellence in Community Impact (Individual)  Owen Davis is a composer, percussionist, improvisor, noise artist, educator, and curator based in Flagstaff, AZ. He is currently the general music teacher at Sturgeon Cromer Elementary School in Flagstaff Unified School District. He also maintains a growing private percussion studio teaching the percussive arts [...]

2019 Viola Award Finalist for Excellence in Community Impact (Individual)  Dr. Kris Haskins holds her PhD in Biological Sciences from Northern Arizona University (NAU), and has published her work in internationally recognized scientific journals, working alongside NAU faculty and researchers. Her work at The Arboretum at Flagstaff focuses on recovery of damaged habitats, conservation of [...]

2019 Viola Award Finalist for Excellence in Community Impact (Individual)  Kevin is a long-time employee of Lowell Observatory and combines his interests in science and Flagstaff history to produce journal articles, blogs, booklets and books as well as a biweekly astronomy column and an assortment of special submissions to the Arizona Daily Sun over the [...]

Janelle Reasor has worked as the Magnet Programs Coordinator at Marshall Elementary School since 2008. She is the central driving force behind the school's extracurricular success.  Over the course of the past decade, Marshall has grown exponentially in its ability to deliver a dynamic academic program of study, emphasizing the arts and sciences, to all of its students. [...]

2018 Viola Award Finalist for Community Impact (Individuals) Dawn Tucker is the founder and Executive Director of the Flagstaff Shakespeare Festival. To get FlagShakes off the ground, Dawn dedicated the past three years of her life to directing shows, acting on stage, managing the company, attracting both local and distant artistic talent to the festival, [...]

2018 Viola Award Finalist for Community Impact (Individuals) The Mural Mice (Mural Mice Universal artists R.E. Wall and Margaret Dewar) completed eight murals during 2017 in and around Flagstaff: the Bushmaster Park Mural, Summit High School Mural, Flagstaff Visitor Center Train Mural, Route 66 Shield at Flagstaff Visitor Center, the Milligan House Mural, Grand Canyon [...]

2018 Viola Award Finalist for Community Impact (Individuals) Mindy Bell is the coordinator for STEM City, and has been since Flagstaff became America’s 1st STEM Community in 2012. STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education is her passion, and her mission is making STEM accessible and understandable to everyone. Mindy’s primary role at STEM City [...]