2022 Annual Members Meeting

Shelley Cohn

Community Volunteer

Shelley Cohn is the immediate past board president of Desert Botanical Garden. She has served on the board since 2007, participating as the chair of the strategic plan that became The Saguaro Initiative. She has served as chair of the RCH committee and the ad hoc committee for the arts that became the Arts Advisory Committee. She has also served on the Patrons Circle Committee, Finance and Personnel. She currently serves as chair of the ad hoc Art Expo Committee. She retired in October 2005 as the executive director of the Arizona Commission on the Arts after 29 years at the agency. She is an arts consultant for the Flinn Foundation and recent board chair of the Arizona Community Foundation. She has served on other Arizona boards, including Childsplay, ASU Hillel and Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix. She is also a member of Charter 100 and Arizona Women’s Forum. She has a Bachelor of Arts in English from Washington University and a Master of Science in Humanities from Arizona State University.

Diana Gregory

Founder of Diana Gregory Outreach Services

Diana Gregory is founder of Diana Gregory Outreach Services (DGOS) and Gregory’s Fresh Market (GFM) nonprofit organizations since 2009. She positioned her degree from Boston University and a successful 30-year career in marketing and sales at Anheuser-Busch alongside her vision to drive positive, lasting change. She has accomplished that by bringing her farmer’s market with healthy cooking, nutrition, and fitness education to senior and veteran’s facilities in Maricopa County. Throughout her corporate career and years here, she has served on boards advocating for minority opportunities and women; and her work with seniors has often been recognized.

Jane Jozoff

Community Volunteer

Jane Jozoff had an extensive career in commercial banking and is an enthusiastic participant in Arizona’s cultural life. For six years she served as Chair of the Arizona Commission on the Arts at the State level before becoming a Commissioner for the Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture. She served on the board of the Heard Museum and is currently on the board of the Phoenix Art Museum. At ASU, she was a Founder of Women & Philanthropy and a Co-Chair for two years. Other community service for the Town of Paradise Valley included the Planning Commission, Hillside Committee and the Goldwater Memorial Park Committee. Previously, she chaired the Desert Botanical Garden’s Patrons Circle Committee. Currently she serves on the its Development Committee and Desert Design Expo Committee.

Laura A. Lo Bianco

Partner at Lewis Roca

Laura A. Lo Bianco brings over 20 years of experience to Lewis Roca in her role as partner. With a focus on corporate law and transactional matters, she advises clients in the areas of business counseling, the formation of organizations, mergers and acquisitions, real estate transactions, and compliance with the law and best practices. Laura’s clients include for-profit entities and nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations. Laura currently serves as a board member for the Desert Botanical Garden Foundation and Valley of the Sun United Way. She regularly provides educational programs for the nonprofit, tax-exempt sector.

Rea Mayer

Vice President, Wealth Management Specialist at
J.P. Morgan

Rea Mayer is Vice President, Wealth Management Specialist at J.P. Morgan. She coaches and mentors Private Client Advisors across the US with a focus on practice management. She has been in the wealth management industry since 2006 with prior experience at firms such as UBS Financial Services and RBC Wealth Management. She graduated from the University of California Los Angeles in 2005 with bachelor degrees in Civil Engineering and Psychology. She has been a member of the Garden’s Monarch Council since 2018 and current serves as the Council’s Chair. Rea lives in Chandler, AZ with her husband, daughter, and twin sons.

Robin Woodworth

Community Volunteer

Robin Woodworth, a University of Southern California BFA graduate, retired from business and non-profit careers in Southern California, including owning high-end women’s stores, representing international art auction houses and directing operations of a regional art and agricultural museum. Since moving to North Scottsdale with husband Steve in 2013, she is active with the Junior League of Phoenix Sustainer Transfer Group, Sonoran Arts League, and Rosie’s House, A Music Academy for Children. In Southern California she was President of Planned Giving Council of Ventura County; a Director of Ventura County Community Foundation; President, Junior League of Santa Barbara; and a Director of the Association of Fundraising Professionals Santa Barbara/Ventura Chapter.