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BY JESSICA SCHULER
Trust Is Earned, Not Given – Just Ask Doug Huie
Jessica Schuler
In 2019, the Trust is releasing a series of stories to remind our preferred vendor to remediate the issues, doing everything
members of the Trust’s mission, how we help Arizona school from updating storm drains to installing new drip edges on
districts, and what sets us apart from typical insurers. doors. After years of water issues, the school no longer had
For our nal installment in this series, we spoke with Doug problems with oods.
Huie, Director of Facilities and Transportation at Catalina From this experience, Huie knew to contact the Trust
Foothills Uni ed School District. Huie has been with the district whenever issues arose.
for the past ve years, but has worked with schools in building In the midst of monsoon season in July 2015, Catalina
and construction — speci cally in bond/expansion programs Foothills High School’s emergency generator went out. is
— for most of his career. meant that in the case of a power outage, the entire campus
Huie’s experience working with the Trust began shortly would have no lights. Where there were no windows, there
after the start of his tenure at Catalina Foothills. Being situated would be complete darkness.
in the foothills of Tucson, the district was especially prone to With numerous events scheduled for the evening hours, this
storm and ood damage. Ventana Vista Elementary School in could have led to big problems. Huie called the Trust to check
particular had chronic problems with drainage design and the
channeling of water around facilities. Huie worked with a Trust CONTINUED ON PAGE 28
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