Among the three new members added to the Foundation Board was Spectrum Healthcare Chief Executive Officer April Rhodes from the Verde Valley. Verde Valley’s Valerie Wood was elected to another one-year term as Foundation Chair
Foundation President Valerie Wood
The Yavapai Community College Foundation announced in a May 19 press release that it had added three new members at its May meeting: The three new members added were: Spectrum Healthcare Chief Executive Officer April Rhodes; Dr. Linda Mast, Associate Dean for the School of Health Sciences from Northcentral University; and APS Executive Jeff Spohn. Valerie Wood was also elected to another one-year term as Foundation president.
Both Ms. Wood and Ms. Rhode have roots in the Verde Valley.
“It is an honor to be a part of the Yavapai College Foundation leadership, especially during its 50th Anniversary,” YCF Board President Valerie Wood said. “I look forward to continuing the momentum in support of Yavapai College by enhancing educational, cultural, social, and economic opportunities in our community.”
New Board Member April Rhodes has a master’s of advanced study in marriage and family therapy from Arizona State University and a master’s of business administration from University of Arizona. She is a licensed associate marriage and family therapist. She is chairperson for the Arizona Council of Human Service Providers and holds seats on the Yavapai County Board of Health, Prevent Child Abuse Arizona, Health Current and Mental Health Corporation of America.
In off hours, she spends time with her children, Alina, Tony and Logan. Her husband, David, was recently elected Yavapai County Sheriff.
New Board member Dr. Linda Mast is Associate Dean for the School of Health Sciences from Northcentral University. Northcentral University was founded in 1996 with the goal of offering higher education to working professionals around the world, and is an affiliate of the private, nonprofit National University System based in La Jolla, California. All of its courses are offered on-line.
Dr. Mast holds a Nursing degree from the University of Maryland; an MBA, with a health care concentration, from Western New England University; and a PhD in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis from the University of Missouri-Columbia.
Jeff Spohn is an 18-year employee of Arizona Public Service. He is an APS Director of Distribution Operations and Maintenance. He has worked with the Prescott Valley Economic Development Foundation, the Prescott Valley Chamber of Commerce and the United Way of Yavapai County. He has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Forest Resource Management from West Virginia University.