Club Assembly
Mara Robinson was born in Omaha, Nebraska, the 4th child with 3 older brothers. She moved to Fargo N. Dakota at age 2 where she grew up. In her second year of high school her family moved to Minneapolis, Minn., where she finished high school. She attended Moorhead State College in Moorhead Minn. She married her first husband in 1976, in 1981 she moved to Tucson and had her only child Faye. In 1986 she rented space and started her own Drapery workroom. In 1990 she married her husband, Daniel Robinson. In 1999 She purchased her 6,000 SQ Ft. building where she runs her business now. She has served on the Board of the “American Society of Interior Designers”, which she has been a member for 30+ years. She joined the Rotary Club of Tucson Sunrise April 15, 2003 (19 years and 2 months).
While growing up her father, Ray Coleman, was President of his Rotary Clubs in Fargo, Minneapolis, and Tucson. The family hosted foreign exchange students, and as a family attended the International Rotary Convention in Denver CO. One of Mara’s favorite memories was in Fargo, at a Rotary Father/ Daughter Christmas lunch, a very special day with her dad. Mara says her Dad was very happy when she joined Rotary.
Starting her business on her own as a single mother was difficult, and challenging. Many long days into nights to meet deadlines. In the beginning she did it all, sales, manufacturing, shipping and billing. Today she has 6 employees and does residential and commercial projects. Some of her more recent projects include the draperies for Casino Del Sol Hotel and Resort. Her longest residential client is in Martha’s Vineyard where she has shipped thousands of shades. Her company also does model homes for Arizona, Utah, and Nevada for Richmond American Homes.
In her free time, she rides her horse “Zip n Slide”, spends time with her daughter Faye, her husband Billy and her 3 Grandsons, William, Dylan, and Jackson. She has 2 dogs, 3 lovebirds, and a pond full of fish.
Mara is a two-time Breast Cancer survivor and is always grateful for her added time to enjoy life.
Induction of Board and Directors by
Julie Reppenhagen,Past President of Danbury-Sunrise and Green Valley Rotary Clubs, District Governor 2010-2011 District 7980 (So CT) . Julie moved from Connecticut to Green Valley, AZ in 2014. She worked as Chapter Manager of the Western CT Chapter of the American Red Cross. Julie serves in various leadership positions both here and CT.
Community Service Projects / Fundraiser: Rebecca Craig
Membership Director: Jeff Farmer
Global Grant: Anne Harman