< PreviousNOW OPEN ! AZ’S BEST OF WINNER LISA FRESA PALACIOS WORLDS FIRST SPECIALIZED EXTENSION BAR SCOTTSDALE, AZ 2018 BEST EXTENSION STYLIST & BEST STYLIST EXTENSIONBAR.COM Oct Issue.indd 4810/3/19 5:39 PMOct Issue.indd 4910/3/19 5:21 PM50 AZFOOTHILLS.COM Design: On The Market ON the MARKET Feast your eyes on one of the most coveted for-sale properties in Paradise Valley. Oct Issue.indd 509/20/19 4:25 PM @azfoothills #azfoothills 51 Design: On The Market STYLE & GRACE 6,800 SQUARE FEET 5 BEDROOMS 6 BATHROOMS $5,250,000 Elegance greets homeowners and guests the minute they enter this sprawling Paradise Valley estate built by West Construction. With Est Est at the design helm, the fi nishes were done tastefully and beautifully while unobstructed mountain views add a sense of wonder at every turn. Light fl oods the open spaces while the backyard is an utter outdoor oasis, complete with a resort-worthy pool with a swim-up bar for endless entertaining. Listed by Christian DeAngelis, christian@waltdanley.com, 480.808.4135. waltdanley.com. Oct Issue.indd 519/25/19 11:26 AM52 AZFOOTHILLS.COM THE MOST Influential Phoenicians 2019 Oct Issue.indd 5210/3/19 4:55 PM @azfoothills #azfoothills 53 Female athletes who have been to the Olympics and beyond. Game-changing doctors and bold business leaders. The talented stars of the local art scene. Philanthropists with an eye on the betterment of the community. Let us introduce you to 31 of the Valley’s most influential men and women. BY MELISSA LARSEN Oct Issue.indd 5310/3/19 4:55 PM54 AZFOOTHILLS.COM THE MOST INFLUENTIAL PHOENICIANS '19 How did you get your start in the culinary field? In high school, I entered a program called F.E.A.S.T. (Food Education and Service Training). It’s a Tucson-based program for juniors and seniors in high school. What is the most rewarding part of your career? The goal every night is finishing dinner service with happy guests. Charleen Badman What about the biggest challenge? When the grease trap backs up at 11 p.m. on a Saturday night. Congrats on your James Beard. What went through your head when your name was announced as the winning chef? Zooey Deschanel said MY name! In what ways has the Valley food and beverage realm evolved over the past several years? More chefs are inclined to support our farmers, ranchers and wine makers from Arizona. What do you hope for the future of food and beverage within the Valley? I hope we—chefs, winemakers, bartenders, restaurant owners, sommeliers—are able to receive more national attention for our hard work and dedication showcasing our great state. What advice do you have for budding female chefs? The same advice I give for budding male chefs: Put your head down, work hard, stay focused. In what ways do you give back to the community? Ten years ago, I started participating at Echo (then Arcadia Neighborhood Learning Center) in the Chef in the Garden program created by Taylor Nelson and Ann and Lou Rodarte, teaching children where food comes from. That morphed into starting Blue Watermelon Project, which is a coalition of chefs, farmers, educators and community food activists interested in volunteering their time and resources to inspiring kids from kindergarten through high school to make better food choices. We’re in our third year, and the program continues to grow. What influence do you hope to have on the Valley? We eat more local vegetables. And that chefs continue to showcase them on their menus because then I can eat them on the rare occasion I get to go out to eat. What are some of your free-time passions? Gardening in the “village” (my backyard garden) and yoga. Chef/co-owner of Scottsdale’s beloved FnB restaurant—and winner of the 2019 James Beard Award for Best Chef: Southwest (the first time this distinguished prize has gone to a local chef in more than a decade) @CHARLEENBADMAN Oct Issue.indd 549/20/19 4:26 PM @azfoothills #azfoothills 55 You were drawn to CTCA for its “whole-person” treatment. What is that? A person with cancer is not just their cancer. They are human beings with feelings and needs. It is important for me to get to know the patient on a personal level and treat the "whole" person—not just their disease. Placing an emphasis on addressing everything they may be dealing with can impact the relationship I have with my patients and helps support their health and healing. Dr. Saima Saeed What is the most exciting advancement in your fi eld currently? What about an advancement you see on the horizon? We have seen advancements in targeted therapy which hone in on cancer-specifi c mutations in cancer cells, as well as immunotherapy, which allows patient’s own immune system to recognize and attack cancer cells. I believe we are going to hear more about how our microbiome or gut bacteria play a role in cancer. By developing medicines based on microbiome science, we can boost up a suppressed immune system in cancer patients. Clinical trials are currently investigating this approach. What is the most rewarding part of your career? What about the biggest challenge? I love the relationships I have with my patients. I consider many of them friends. I enjoy sharing in their victories and supporting them through the tough times. Providing patients with support and quality of life is equally as important as treating their cancer. The biggest challenges we face are high copays or lack of insurance coverage. Because of this, patients may become responsible for a greater portion of their healthcare, which can limit their access to certain treatments. What is your hope for the future of the health fi eld in the Valley? I would love to see all patients in the Valley have access to health care regardless of their fi nancial situation. What infl uence do you hope to have on the Valley? I hope to be a role model for others and inspire people to be healthy and fi t both emotionally and physically. There are so many things we can do to be proactive including eating healthy food, getting quality sleep, staying social, limiting our stress and staying active, all of which I do on a daily basis. In what ways do you give back to the community? I joyfully donate my time and money to animal shelters and charities in the community. I also enjoy teaching and will say yes to any opportunity that allows me to educate our future physicians. What are some of your free-time passions? I love spending time with my six animals. They just light me up. I enjoy staying active and trying all the amazing restaurants in the Valley. Medical director of CTCA Outpatient Care Centers in Scottsdale, North Phoenix and Gilbert, hematologist and medical oncologist THE MOST INFLUENTIAL PHOENICIANS '19 Oct Issue.indd 559/20/19 4:26 PM56 AZFOOTHILLS.COM THE MOST INFLUENTIAL PHOENICIANS '19 What prompted your interest in design? My mom was, and is, a really talented decorator and homemaker. She would have been an amazing lifestyle blogger! I loved that she involved me in her home projects from a young age. One of my earliest memories as a young toddler is looking through wallpaper books with my mom. Tell us about Juniper Home. We believe that a huge budget is not necessary to make a home look and feel Jenny Komenda beautiful, even uniquely so. We share design tips about the homes we rehab with care, and we sell accessible home products that give a home personality and a high-end look. Before Juniper Home, you had the adored Little Green Notebook design blog. How did social media and the blogosphere shape your career? What I love the most about blogging and social media is the community aspect. There is a sense of camaraderie and actual friendship with my following, many of whom have been watching my career grow and develop for more than a decade. They remember when I got my fi rst really high-end design jobs too and cheered me on as I fi gured out navigating that world, and then when I decided to leave it after almost 10 years of residential and commercial client work. I've come full circle now and am back to sharing the design minutiae on my social platforms. What is the most rewarding part of your career? What about the biggest challenge? I think I must have been a teacher in a past life. I love design education and any time I can squeeze a little lesson about the history of design or an interesting fact about a building material into my content, I feel like I am better serving my community. A huge challenge I have faced as a blogger and Instagram infl uencer is knowing where to draw the line with sponsored content. I think we are seeing some pushback from our communities about this exact thing, as the trend toward real-not-perfect is further defi ned. I am still navigating what this means for me and my business, but I think it's something we all will have to fi gure out in the coming years as this digital revolution continues to expand into every part of our lives. You grew up in Arizona. How has the Valley changed over the years in your eyes? Arizona is so much cooler now than it was even fi ve or 10 years ago. The caliber of products available in local shops, the delicious, fresh foods in beautiful restaurant settings, the fl ea and farmers markets— they can all hold their own. In what ways do you give back to the community? I was born and raised in Mesa and feel a strong pull toward helping with the revitalization eff orts happening downtown. Wildly popular design infl uencer with an Instagram following of more than 195,000 and founder of Juniper Home and Juniper Print Shop @JENNYKOMENDA Oct Issue.indd 569/20/19 4:26 PM @azfoothills #azfoothills 57 Why were you drawn to law? I have always had a profound interest in the way the government works and more specifically how it applies to the everyday lives of its citizens. What you learn very quickly is that there is a constant and unending assault on the rights of every citizen. The erosion is usually the result of good-intentioned but overzealous government officials. The Court system is the only place where that encroachment can be checked. I thrive on knowing that my daily work is holding the line and Craig J. Rosenstein preserving the rights we know and love for my kids and the next generation. What is the most rewarding part of your career? What about the biggest challenge? My job is stressful. My team and I are often the only thing that stands between our client’s freedom and those who wish to take it from them. Our clients need us, and we love nothing more than being there for them. It is both the most rewarding and most stressful part of what we do. Can you share a client story that is particularly special to you? I tried a DUI case where my client was HIV-positive and his anti-viral medications made him nauseous. He used marijuana prior to medical marijuana being passed into law to help with the nausea. He was objectively sober at the time of his arrest, as he had no active THC in his system. One of the best moments of my career was when the jury returned a not guilty verdict. He had so much riding on that result, as he would have lost his job and therefore his health insurance that covered his very expensive lifesaving medications, if he had been convicted. That misdemeanor DUI case literally held his life on the line and fortunately justice prevailed. What is your hope for the future of the law field in the Valley? I am extremely proud of my involvement in Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice (AACJ) in which I am a board member and was its president last year. Our role can be seen and felt by each and every citizen. Our involvement is seen in the lack of blatantly unconstitutional laws coming out of the legislature that had previously embarrassed our state on a national level. We see many important challenges in the coming years and are proud of the steps we’re taking now to be proactive in addressing them. What influence do you hope to have on the Valley? My personal influence on the Valley will be measured in only one metric: how I help people. That’s true for our clients but it’s also true for the amazing men and women who currently work and those that previously have worked for me. If my lasting legacy on the Valley is a group of a hardworking, ultra-competent attorneys and staff who care deeply about their clients and understand the importance of communicating with their clients, then I will be a happy man. Founder and owner of Rosenstein Law Group, which is celebrating 12 years of business in Scottsdale and focuses on DUI Criminal Defense, as well as a proud pop of two and new owner of Hi Health THE MOST INFLUENTIAL PHOENICIANS '19 @ROSENSTEINLAWGROUP Oct Issue.indd 579/20/19 4:26 PMNext >