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Board Members 2024-2025
Laurie Mulcahy – President
I’m a native Arizonan and have lived most of my adult life in Tucson. I have been a teacher for over 25 years here. I moved to the Peter Howell neighborhood in 2000 and raised my family on 4th St. in this neighborhood. I spent many hours at the swing sets and “soccer field” at Alvernon Park, but these days you’ll find me walking through our neighborhood and spending time at the park with neighbors and my dog, Scout. It has always been important for me to be involved with my local community and I’m excited to support the neighborhood by being a part of the Peter Howell Neighborhood Association.
Neil Scott – Vice President
Neil Scott, while not a native Tucsonan, grew up in the neighborhood attending Peter Howell elementary, Rincon High School and the University of Arizona. He previously served on the PHNA board as a member, Treasurer and President.
Before retiring from the Navy and moving back to the family home on 4th Street, his work allowed him to travel the world and experience the cultures of dozens of countries.
Being a parent has been his greatest joy only exceeded by being a grandparent and great grandparent.
Nancy Huff – Treasurer
Originally from St. Louis, I have lived in my house on 1st St. in the Peter Howell neighborhood since 1974. I have been involved with the PHNA since it began and have been on the board and served as president in the past. I was also the co-chair of the Broadway/Alvernon Area Plan development process in the late 1990’s.
Being interested in travel and photography, I worked at Jones Photo years ago and am now retired from the University of Arizona. My last position there was as Assistant Registrar at the College of Medicine. I volunteer at PH elementary and at the Loft Cinema. A group of us do weekly neighborhood clean up and we won an award from Tucson Clean and Beautiful. We all need to take care of our own property, including the easement behind your property, to make our neighborhood as nice as possible.
Jason Katterhenry – Secretary
Jason Katterhenry is a 2nd generation Arizonan, and has lived in Peter Howell for 10 years. He came to Tucson in 2001 to attend the University of Arizona where he received a B.S. in Computer Engineering, and continues to work on campus doing IT and web work. He lives on E. 4th St (formerly Crescent Ridge!) with his wife and young daughter.
Brittni Rawlins
Brittni Rawlins grew up in Tucson and has lived in the Peter Howell Neighborhood for 5 years. She is a graduate of the University of Arizona and has worked for a number of community organizations in Tucson. She enjoys cooking, exploring Tucson’s vast culinary scene, and traveling. She lives on Longfellow Avenue with her husband, daughter, and two dogs. You may likely run into them on a walk around Alvernon Park.
Lisa Smith
Lisa Smith has lived in Peter Howell since January 1st, 2000. She served on the PHNA board in the early 2000’s, taking a break to focus on her young children. She is an economist at TANGO, International, a Tucson-based company dedicated to global hunger and poverty solutions, and previously worked at the International Food Policy Research Institute, Emory University and the University of Arizona. She has lived in three African countries (Kenya, Côte d’Ivoire, and Burkina Faso) and worked in Bangladesh and Ethiopia.
In 2020, she began a career in Electromagnetic Fields (EMF) assessment and mitigation, and is now completing advanced training at the Building Biology Institute. She is the owner of EMF Wellness Tucson, a Peter Howell -based business, where she conducts EMF assessments for homes, schools and businesses as well as EMF safety education and advocacy.
She lives with her husband and teenage daughter (plus three cats, two frogs, two geckos and four chickens), and her son is a Freshman in college. Besides her work and family time, she enjoys reading, knitting, hiking, cooking, and spending time with family and friends. She lives on Kilmer St.
Leslie Woodford
Alec Mitchell
Alec Mitchell made Tucson his home in 2018. He quickly assimilated by becoming a Tucson Master Gardener and founded the Tucson Chapter of Global Shapers, an initiative of the World Economic Forum. Originally from southern New Jersey, Alec holds a BS from Ithaca College. After graduating, he sold and built farm-scale wind turbines, then was selected as the site manager of REV, Cornell University’s Ithaca-based startup support business incubator. Before venturing off on his own, his final role was as the first employee of a Satellite Data Analytics Company which has since grown to over 50 team members. Alec has served on multiple non-profit boards, steering committees, and similar groups.
Alec has been part of the Peter Howell Community since 2020. He operates his two locally based businesses on a day-to-day basis, Party Headphones, and BnB My Place, among several other projects. In 2022, he purchased and began improvements on what’s known as “The Longfellow Castle.” He currently resides in the neighborhood with his dog, Misha.