BOARD OF DIRECTORS - 2025
Mette - President
I’ve been a Buffett fan since college and transplanted from the Orange County Parrot Head Club where I was a member since 2003 when I joined so that I could attend MOTM, which was a blast! When I moved to Arizona, I sought out a Parrot Head Club as I knew there would be awesome people who would become lifelong phriends and I wasn't wrong! I've been a member of AZPHC since 2018 and a member-at-large for several of those years. IOver the years, I have served as Communications Director and VP of the OCPHC and memeber-at-large for the AZPHC along with doing the website and newsletter..
I’m thrilled to be the new president this year of the AZPHC with so many amazing new phriends and an amazing board to help me. Looking forward to helping the club grow and continue to ‘party with a purpose!!!
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Patty- Vice-President
I have been a Jimmy Buffett fan since high school and a member of the AZPHC since 2018. I first heard about the club at the My Nana's Salsa Challenge. I have made many new friends and been exposed to such wonderful music since joining. I had never heard of Trop Rock and now I love it! I would like to help promote our club so we can get new members and continue our mission of partying with a purpose.
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Lori - Treasurer
Originally I had participated in many parrot head events before actually joining the Arizona
Parrot Head Club in 2012.
Spent a few years being a Member at Large until the person that was Treasurer left. Have been
the Treasurer ever since.
Love helping the club with charity functions, participating with volunteer hours, happy hours, etc.
Bubbles UP!
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Janet - Secretary
I joined AZ Parrot Head Club in 2014. My first event was the Water Station at the Rock and Roll Marathon. Since then I have attended over 20 club events including the Salsa Challenges, Packages from Home, Tour of the USO facility at the Airport, Bowling, Annual Picnic, Holiday Parties, Happy Hours and Parrot Grande.
In late 2015 I joined the Membership Committee and assisted making membership and event badges for all the 2016 members and events. I also assist with the 50/50 raffle at Club events. March of 2016 I was asked to fill an open Member at Large position on the Board and have attended all the Board of Director meeting since accepting the position. I recently volunteered to chair the collection of personal hygiene items throughout the year for different charity organizations. This way the Club will have items on hand for donation instead of collecting at the time of the event.
I was asked to fill the Secretary position in 2018 and will continue to grow and “Party with a Purpose,” actively bringing new suggestions and be of service as needed.
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Sonja - Member at Large
My husband introduced me to Jimmy’s music more than 20 years ago. He was already a fan so we would often play Jimmy’s CDs on Sunday mornings while we read the newspaper and drank our coffee. This is when I got to know and love his music. I attended my first JB concert more than 20 years ago and tried to never miss a concert when he played here in AZ. I was even lucky enough to attend the grand opening concert of the Glendale Margaritaville over 16 years ago.
I attended my first Parrot Grande in 2019, and I joined the club shortly after that. I enjoy the various happy hours, house concerts and volunteer opportunities with my Parrothead phriends! I’m looking forward to getting more involved with the club and helping it continue to grow in our community.
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Kathy - Member-at-Large
Buffett fan for over 40 years, Arizona Parrot Head Club member for 20. I've been on the AZPHC Board for many of those 20 serving terms as Member At Large, President and Vice-President. I've also been the Newsletter Editor, Website Editor, Ticket Coordinator and chaired more events than I can remember. I also served two terms as President of Parrot Heads in Paradise, our parent organization. I guess you can say a lot of my life revolves around JB. I've made some of the best friends of my life through this group and you can, too, so come join us!
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Toni - Member at Large
I have been a member of the Arizona Parrot Heads for 10 years. I had never heard of the Parrot Head Organization until my husband, Rocky, and I attended our first Jimmy Buffett Concert at Margaritaville in Glendale. In the parking lot, before the concert, we met a bunch of crazy, fun people who told us they were Parrot Heads. We knew right away we had to join this club. The best part about being in our club is the wonderful friends you make all the while raising money and volunteering for charity. You meet people who are willing to give of their time to charitable causes.
Since joining I have been on the Board several times as Member-at-Large and Treasurer. I have participated and helped at Packages from Home, Salsa and Margarita challenge for the Hemophilia Association, Mom O’Malley Poker Tournaments for Hospice of the Valley, poured beer at the Beer Fest, chaired the silent auction for Parrot Grande and hosted a Memorial Day party at our home. I attended Meeting of the Minds and Phins to the West with good friends I have met through the club.
I want to continue to help the AZPHC by continuing to raise money for Arizona Charities and volunteering at local charity events. We have a wonderful new Board and I look forward to helping us have a great new year.
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Denise - Member at Large
My name is Denise Karp and I have been an AZPHC member since my husband, Larry, surprised me with a membership last Christmas. I know a year may not seem like a long time as a member, but I’ve been socializing with club members and attending AZPHC events for at least the last decade and I know many of you.
I recently moved to Peoria after living in Washington state for nearly six years. While living in Quilcene, WA I became involved in the community by becoming an EMT and volunteered with the local fire district and responded to over 1,000 calls as a volunteer. I also volunteered to help organize the community fair and took on the responsibility of running the raffle committee for 5 years, helping to raise thousands of dollars that were then donated to local non-profits to help them with their programs, including the local food bank and the dollars for scholars’ program.
I get involved in the groups that I join, not just as a member in name, but as an active participant. I’ve been involved in helping run our son’s Boy Scout Troop and continued volunteering even after he became an adult leader himself. I also helped with his Little League organization for many years. When we moved to Washington about 6 years ago I got involved and volunteered with Habitat for Humanity, working on repairing and rebuilding a local home. I also got involved in the local Little League program, running the concession stand for three years, taking them from losing money in previous years to making a profit for the organization.
Now, I am getting involved with AZPHC and taking on the position of member at large to assist the board and to grow the organization in any way I can. I would like to share my fundraising knowledge, so we can work together to raise more money for our quarterly charities. I’m sure I’ll get to meet all of you, if you are also active and attend club events.
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Tom - Member at Large
I have been a Parrothead since 2011, Kathy and I found out about the club in Chicago when the Margaritaville restaurant opened on Navy Pier. Since that day we have traveled to Jimmy’s concerts in many states.
I have a very diverse background. I am a trained chef, working for Marriott hotels, then as a police officer in my wife’s hometown. I was on vacation one year and discovered a franchise called “The Corn Popper”. I decided to take a leap into being my own boss. Our store was very successful and after a year we got a SBA loan and ventured out into selling a number of retail chains.
After that We were lucky, and caught the eye of our competitors, prompting an offer to buy from a Fortune 500 company. After the sale I briefly retired before opening a bakery and donut store.
Midnight work and day sleeping didn’t mix, so after a couple years I sold out to one of my employees and retired briefly before going into Real Estate for a number of years before finally retiring to Arizona,
Kathy and I love to travel the world together, watch our favorite teams (Cubs, Bears, Blackhawks), and visit with our 3 children and 3 grandkids. I collect vinyl records, (looking for my last Buffet album to complete my collection “Down to Earth”). I also propagate cactus and Aloe plants as an additional hobby. We stay pretty busy, but I am always willing to help out when available.
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Phred Parrott - Mascot
I am the official mascot of the Arizona Parrot Head Club. I suppose you could say I have the best life, I simply travel around the world with my phriends who are parrot heads and get to visit some of the most beautiful places and listen to some amazing musicians and all the while I never have to pay for a Landshark or a boat drink! I hope you’ll enjoy reading about my adventures and that you’ll look into joining your local parrot head club and come meet me soon at a tropical beach paradise bar near you soon.
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