Become a Sonoran Guardian
For wildlife. For people. Forever.
Sonoran Guardians are a dedicated group of supporters committed to conserving important natural areas of the Sonoran Desert for future generations by contributing a total of $1,000 or more within the calendar year. Sonoran Guardians receive special updates, invitations to exclusive events, and are celebrated in printed materials and on our website.
If you would like to learn more about becoming a Sonoran Guardian please contact Sue Force at 480-488-6131 x203 or email us. We would be happy to answer any questions.
Thank you to these generous Sonoran Guardians who made charitable contributions of $1,000 or more from January 1st - December 31st, 2025.
Thanks also to our Legacy Circle Members who leave Desert Foothills Land Trust in their will. An * denotes Sonoran Guardians who are also Legacy Circle Members.
† denotes in memory of.
Jeff Augustine
Elizabeth† and Richard Burns*
Barbara and Gene Croisant
Fred Runnels Padgett Charitable
Foundation | Arizona Community Foundation*
Susan and Daniel Gelatt
Sandy and Nate Hyde
Jack Ingebritson | Ingebritson Foundation
Elaine and Thomas McGuire
Sabrina Messinger-Acevedo | Messinger Mortuary
Suzanne and Bill Oelman
Emily Vincent
Kristen and John Wolfe
Vanity Ainsa | Repurposed Environmental Solutions
Nicholas Davis
Carolyn and Brian Butler
Sue and Phil Clement*
Terry and Mark Krivoruchka
Sandi Snegireff Moeller and William Moeller
Jennifer and Kent Van Liere
Betty Zimpfer
Carolyn and Dennis Bracy
Julie Brown and Sarah Buxton
Ray Hucke and Bob Crawford
Laura and Eric Cremers
Jane and George Drazek
Cynthia Driskell | Carefree Physical Therapy
Nancee Wildermuth and Stu Fetters
Timothy Flood
Nancy and Andrew Gordon
Glori and Dave Graziano
Ann Hutchinson and Paul McAllister*
Bridget and Ross Levin
Debbie and Peter Omundson
Cathie and Fred Rosenbaum*
Darlene Southern
Eileen and Joe Talty
Carol and Douglas Waldman
Sue Weeks and Van Salmans
Mary and Craig Wilson
Steve Wilson
Tomi and Steve Backlund
John Bartman | The Cecile and Fred Bartman Foundation
Eleanore† and Vaughn† Beals
Sherry and David Beck
Alice and Patrick Behan
David Bennett
Sue Bickerdyke | Sue Bickerdyke Interiors
John and Frankie Birsner | Mosaic Luxury Homes
Mollie and David Carpenter
Christine and William Coleman
Carol Comeau
Bert Condie
Wesley Cooper
Betsy Lynn and John Crane*
Cheryl and James Dempsey
Sarah and Dennis Drislane
Elisabeth Finch
Cindy and Stan Freimuth
Suzie and Calvin Gauss
Troy Gillenwater
Sarah Gondell and Jean Jacques Chatiel
Martha and Stephen Goode
Lori and Stephen Greenberg
Susan and Phillip Hagenah
Mary and Gates Hawn
Jacque and Mark Hazelton
Alan Hess
Lynne and Robert Hoss
Bryan Hughes | Rattlesnake Solutions
Susan and James Hunnewell
Laurie Dann and Thomas Hunt
Mary James
Maureen and John Knapp
Derek Laczniak
Densie and Warren Loveland
Judy Smith and W. Jeff Marshall*
Janice Marvin
Robert Marzec
Margaret and Michael McCormick
Ronda and Patrick McWhortor
Barbara and Robert Mecca
Paul and James Miller
Wendy and Peter Mosior*
David O'Neil
Kathy Pedrick
Steve Robbins | PHX Beer Co
Alice and Nicholas Salerno
Jan Schiller
Sandra Slaughter
Linda Smith | IFS Family Foundation
Timothy Soule
Susan and N. S. Sridharan
Patti Townsend
Michael Trimboli
Diane and Gary West
Lynne Weston-Pontikes
Madison Wetter
Sydney Wetter
Tom Anderson
Barbara Breeden
Melanie Campbell-Johnson
Cindy Dalton
Patricia and Matthew Freeman
Linda Garrett
Susan Hess and Stuart Samberg
Geraldine and William† Lloyd
Paddi Mozilo
Andrea Markowitz and Pat O'Brien
Sonia and Adam Perillo
Trudy and Tom Rhoades
Penelope Smith