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A Message from Executive Director Erin Mabery

Although we are glad to see 2020 go, we would serve our if only by serving those who needed us.
we really found some great instances of communities the best Cheers to those who worked hard and
kindness and incredible stories of we could, and I feel gave their all! Cheers to those who
perseverance and connectivity. we truly did! supported to the best of their ability!
Cheers to those who were willing to receive
As we faced the seemingly never-ending We connected the kindness their neighbors had to give,
challenges of a worldwide pandemic, families with resources and to the neighbors that gave it!
school closures, political and they needed, while
community uprisings, we reached out supporting our We are a community that inspires and
and found strength in each other. Matches, despite ignites our kids’ most inner potential by
technological challenges and event supporting the agencies that develop
At YBBBS, our team supported each other, cancellations. healthy relationships, modeling
living our mission of providing opportunities perseverance, strength and courage. If
to find true potential in our kids, our While we braced for the worst, we 2020 did this, I can’t wait to see what
volunteers, our staff, our partners and encouraged each other to strive for the 2021 brings.
our community. best. And we were not alone…I am proud
to be among the thousands of agencies Erin Mabery
Our stakeholders were confident that that persevered, sweated it out, survived – Executive Director

An Update from THE YBBBS 2021

Program Director Board of Directors
Todd Klein, Chairperson/Klein Properties and Investments
Karen Boehm Darla DeVille, Vice-Chairperson/APS

Program staff, dedicated to the mission Dane Beck, Treasurer/Beck Legacy Group
and vision of Yavapai Big Brothers Big
Sisters, converted to a virtual model over- John Scholl, Program Chair/Superintendent, CVUSD
night to maintain the health and safety of Wendy Ross, Secretary/Yavapai County
match participants and staff members.
Rebecca Finken/Accurate Building Maintenance
Match Advisors have reached out to Bigs, Tim Cox, Verde-Sedona Chair/Realty One
Littles and their families to offer support and make referrals for
resources needed. Matches were asked to follow the CDC and Kurt Greves/Sparklight Advertising, Arizona
Yavapai County Health Department guidelines when they were
able to meet in person. Geoff Hyland/Remax Mountain Properties
Veronica Aguilera/Edward Jones Financial Services
Staff have done an amazing job of completing virtual intakes,
interviews and making new matches. We made 33 new
matches in 2020, and opened a Site Based Facilitated Verde Valley Community Board
program in Prescott Valley. Due to school campuses being Tim Cox
closed, we converted School Based matches to virtual, phone
or a pen pal program. Program will continue to work to ensure David Johnson
child safety and consistency in service; recruit new volunteers;
and make successful quality matches to better serve waiting David Biermann
Littles in our communities.
Christian Oliva del Rio
The Program team will continue to work together to improve Shelly Kitchen
the quality of services for our matches, and inspiring their
potential in 2021. Chuck Mitchell