Team InMaricopa

Scott Bartle
Publisher
Scott@InMaricopa.com
InMaricopa's publisher began his career in sports marketing, producing and marketing Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour events in Indianapolis and Scottsdale. He served as Marketing Coordinator for the Super Bowl XXX Host Committee prior to joining the Maricopa County Sports Commission where he spent four years as its Assistant Executive Director. Since 2000 Scott has served as President of Outside the Box Marketing, Inc.

Scott is president of the Maricopa Unified School District Governing Board and a member of the Knights of Columbus, IU Alumni Club of Phoenix, Project CENTRL, Sigma Chi Fraternity and Valley Leadership. A graduate of Indiana University, Scott is a native Hoosier and has lived in the Phoenix area since 1977 and in Maricopa since 2004.

Carolyn Struble
Operations Manager
Carolyn@InMaricopa.com 
A proud native Arizonan, Carolyn is originally from Glendale. She and her daughter have been Maricopa residents since 2005.

Prior to joining InMaricopa Carolyn was a volunteer with the City of Maricopa Parks, Recreation and Libraries Holiday Events committee. Her professional background includes work in various industries such as early childhood education, franchising, IT, instructional publishing and precision machining. 

In her spare time Carolyn enjoys spending time with her daughter, camping, cooking, dancing, running and entertaining friends at home. She is an avid reader, a gun enthusiast and a member of the City of Maricopa Friends of NRA.

Michelle Winegard
Customer Loyalty Coordinator
Michelle@InMaricopa.com
Originally from Michigan, Michelle moved to Arizona in 2002 and to Maricopa in 2009. She graduated from Oakland University in 1999 with a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing. After a 10-year career with a global marketing information services company, Michelle took some time from work to be a stay-at-home mom.

In her spare time Michelle enjoys reaping the benefits of Arizona weather and spending time with her daughter and husband.

Kathy Debevec
Classifieds Coordinator
Kathy@InMaricopa.com 
Kathy is a native of Illinois who moved to Arizona in 1995. She and her husband, Tony, moved to Maricopa from Ahwatukee in 2004. High school sweethearts, the pair has four daughters and nine grandchildren.

Giving back to the community is an important part of Kathy’s life. She is a Friend of the Library and served as chairman of the fundraising project, “Home Cookin’ from Maricopa,” the first published cookbook from Maricopa. Kathy is also a poll worker for the Pinal County Elections Department, she loves to read, sew and has a passion for cooking. Her work background includes 10 years in administrative assistance and eight years as a real estate broker.

Kathy enjoys returning to Illinois and visits with extended family and lifetime friends. Her dream for Maricopa is that, in spite of the growth we will experience, neighbors will still continue to care for one another, keeping the small town atmosphere.


Christia Gibbons
Associate Editor
Christia@InMaricopa.com
Christia Gibbons has joined InMaricopa as associate editor. She is a longtime Valley reporter and editor who has worked at The Arizona Republic, the East Valley Tribune and the Phoenix Business Journal. She got her start in her native Tucson on The Arizona Daily Star.

She and her husband Tom did a 10-year stint in Southern California as editors on several newspapers.

Christia teaches reporting at Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Communications.


Tim Howsare
Senior Reporter
Tim@InMaricopa.com
Tim doesn’t mind the heat, but hates humidity. He comes to InMaricopa from Hernando Today in Brooksville, Fla., where for the past five years he was community news editor. The paper is an affiliate of The Tampa Tribune.

Tim was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., and grew up in Northwest Indiana.

He is a previous resident of Arizona, where he had worked as an editor and writer for the White Mountain Apache Tribe and Fort McDowell Indian Community.  Tim has won awards for his feature writing and in-depth reporting. He has a strong interest in online journalism and multimedia, and saw the job at InMaricopa.com as an opportunity to grow professionally in those areas.

Tim is also a pianist and organist. He has been a church musician throughout most if his adult life.  In his free time he enjoys fitness activities such as running, cycling and mixed martial arts.


Wayne Block
Sports Correspondent
Wayne@InMaricopa.com
Wayne is a native of New York City, but lived in Virginia for the past 40 years before retiring and moving to Maricopa in May of 2011.

He spent nearly 40 years as a college Sports Information Director including stops at Virginia Tech, and most recently 27 years at Christopher Newport University in Newport News, Va.

In 2000 he was inducted into the Christopher Newport Athletic Hall of Fame, and in 2011 was chosen for the USA South Athletic Conference Hall of Fame. Over the years his college sports publications won 80 national awards, and in 2005 he was given the College Sports Information Directors of America’s Warren Berg Award, the second highest honor available to a small college SID.

He, and his wife Linda, are diehard baseball fans and look forward to all the great games available in Arizona year-round.
 

Dick Barkley
Business Consultant
Dick@InMaricopa.com
Dick is a veteran of more than 30 years in corporate America and utilizes his organizational development background to add value to the efforts of those at InMaricopa.

Dick is a Vietnam veteran and holds a sociology/psychology degree from Pacific University. He and his late wife, Andrea, moved to Arizona in 2006 after spending more than 30 years in the Pacific Northwest. They enjoyed the relaxed lifestyle and the weather the Sonoran Desert offers.

While living in Oregon and prior to coming to InMaricopa, Barkley co-founded the Museum Tour Catalog and had stints with catalog companies and an RV dealership, serving as an internal change agent.