2020 Spirit of Community Leadership award recipients announced
Scottsdale Leadership honors community leaders through awards
Posted 4/20/21
Scottsdale Leadership has announced Janie Ellis and Lisa Randall as community leaders recognized for their commitment to our community through two awards — the Drinkwater Community Leadership …
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Scottsdale Leadership has announced Janie Ellis and Lisa Randall as community leaders recognized for their commitment to our community through two awards — the Drinkwater Community Leadership Award, and the Hodges Alumni Achievement Award.
Outstanding student, Natalie Foster was announced as the recipient of the Bill Jenkins Youth Leadership Award.
The 2020 Drinkwater Leadership Award winner is Janie Ellis. Ms. Ellis has promoted, expanded, and maintained the first true arts colony in Scottsdale, which was established by her parents George and Rachel Ellis.
Cattle Track Arts & Preservation is now and always has been Scottsdale’s premiere place where artists, photographers, potters, woodworkers, quilters, playwrights, philosophers, and even environmentalists have had a place to showcase their best work, according to a press release.
This year’s Hodges Alumni Achievement Award recipient is Lisa Randall.
Ms. Randall is the community relations director for Family Promise and is deeply connected throughout the community. She attended Saguaro High School, she has volunteered with a multitude of organizations including Keep Scottsdale Beautiful (an affiliate of Keep America Beautiful), Scottsdale Pride Commission, Partners for Paiute Neighborhood Center, National Charity League Sonoran Centennial Chapter, Scottsdale Historical Society and is an Scottsdale Leadership alumni, graduate of Class 28.
Natalie Foster is the 2020 Bill Jenkins Youth Leadership award winner. Miss Foster is a junior at Saguaro High School with a plan to pursue engineering at Arizona State University.
She has written that, “A leader must represent those without a voice or the ability to speak up.” In her high school career, she has helped many find their voice through her deep involvement in science, technology, engineering, and math groups.
Some of the groups she works with include Sisters in STEM, CyberSIS, and the robotics program.
“Herb Drinkwater, Frank Hodges and Bill Jenkins would be so proud to see their legacy continued by awarding these women for their passion, commitment and leadership they have exhibited through the years and will continue to do so in the future,” said Lee Ann Witt, Scottsdale Leadership executive director. “It is our privilege to honor these elite leaders, both past and present.”
