At our October 12th meeting, our speaker will be Rob LaMaster, the Southern Arizona Regional Director for Make-A-Wish Arizona. He has held this role since July of 2013 and has over 32 years in non-profit and association management and fundraising. He also holds the designation as a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE). The mission of Make-a-Wish is to create life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. Their families and medical professionals share that a wish becomes an important part of the healing process, helping children manage, and even overcome, their illnesses.
An Oro Valley resident, Rob was also a member of the Town of Oro Valley (AZ) Economic Development Think Tank, and the Oro Valley Planning & Zoning Commission and served one term as a Board member of the Northwest Fire District. He is also a member of the Rotary Club of Tucson where he recently completed a two-year term on the RCOT Board of Directors.
A native of Dallas, Texas, Rob attended Texas Tech University, graduating with a Bachelor of Business degree in Marketing and a Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies, with an emphasis on Business, Political Science and Mass Communications.
Rob is married to Karen, a retired Oncology Physician Assistant (PA) and has one daughter, Madison, a graduate of Northern Arizona University, and is a Pediatric Physical Therapist in Dallas after receiving her Doctorate of Physical Therapy at Texas Tech. Rob and Karen have two Boston Terriers, Bailey and Hazel. Rob loves to play golf (not well), hike, kayak, and is an avid sports fan.
