beads of courage: contact

snail mail
Beads of Courage, Inc.
3331 N Riverbend Circle West
Tucson, AZ 85750

email & voice

President & Program Director
Jean M. Baruch
jbaruch@beadsofcourage.net
520.331.1984

Program Director
Christy Puetz
cpuetz@beadsofcourage.net
602.253.8310

Program Manager of
Creative Courage Journal Program
Chelsey Gribbon
520.302.8185

Director of Bead Donations
Carol Saker
csaker@beadsofcourage.net

Creative Director
Kimberly Daly
kimberly@dalysite.com

board of directors and officers

Jean M. Baruch, RN (President)
Founder of the Beads of Courage Program and President of Beads of Courage, Inc. Former positions: Staff Nurse and Research Senior Nurse at University of Arizona. Education: University of Arizona College of Nursing, BSN 1997.

Cheryl Cobern-Browne, SRN, CCRN (Director)
Owner, Beadventure Travel. Former positions include: Executive Director, The Bead Museum, Glendale, AZ; Head Nurse CCU/MICU, Walter O. Boswell Memorial Hospital, Sun City, AZ. Education: John Radcliffe School of Nursing (Oxford, England) 1969.

Liz Crampton (Director)
Shareholder, Crampton Law Firm, P.C., practicing in the areas of business law and estate planning. Education: University of Arizona, B.S.B.A. 1997; University of San Diego, M.B.A. 1998; California Western School of Law, J.D. 2000.

Deb Gaustad (Director)
Branch Manager for GMAC Mortgage, Corp in Tucson, AZ. Current Secretary/Treasurer for Beads of Courage. Prior service for non-profits include: Rotary Club(Yuma), Big Brother/Big Sisters(Prescott), Chairperson for Fashion Show Fundraiser for Women’s Council of Realtors (Prescott and Springfield, MO)

Judith J. O'Haver, M.S. RN, CPNP (Director)
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Phoenix Children's Hospital. Research Associate, Arizona State University; Lt. Col. U.S.A.F.R. (retired). Education: Niagara University, BSN 1980; Arizona State University, M.S. 1993; University of Arizona, Doctoral candidate.

Bess K. Raker M.D. (Director)
Private group practice, Beverly Hills, CA, affiliated with Cedars Sinai Medical Center. Certified by American Board of Pediatrics. Education: University of Texas at Austin, B.A. 1994; University of Arizona College of Medicine, M.D. 1999.

Mary Jean Rhenman, RN, BSN (Director)
Realtor with Realty Executives Southern Arizona 2004-present, Realtor Corpus Christi, TX 1994-2000. Cardiac Trasplant Coordinator, University of Arizona Health Sciences Center 1982-1989, Pediatric Nurse 1977-1982, married four children.

Sondra (Sam) Dennison (Director)
Associate for Wood, Patel & Associates, Inc., an Arizona based civil engineering firm. Duties include director of operations, general management, technical recruiting, human resources, facilities expansion, and information technology. Currently, Sam oversees management and direction of Wood/Patel’s operations (resources and personnel), consults with all segments of management responsible for company policy or action (ensuring compliance with areas of responsibilities), and makes recommendations for improving the effectiveness of policies and procedures. Education has been gained through various seminars, work shops, and in-house training courses throughout my 28-year engineering career.

Carol Saker (Director of Bead Donations)
Full time jewelry and bead artist as well as an instructor in jewelry and bead art techniques. Co-owner of S&P Contemporary Art Jewelry LLC in Chandler, AZ. Former collections assistant and curator at The Bead Museum in Glendale, AZ. Education: BA Behavioral Science with double major in Sociology, San Jose State University, 1993; BA Art History Arizona State University with concentration in Museum Studies, 2004.

Kimberly Daly (Creative Director)
Owner of Dalysite, a graphic design firm in Tucson AZ. Over 15 years experience as a graphic designer with Nike and other advertisng agencies. Education: BFA in fine arts/visual communication from the University of Arizona. Married with beloved dog Rocky. www.dalysite.com