Monica D. Spencer, Reporter
Monica is a city government reporter and photojournalist for InMaricopa. Previously, she worked as a photographer for Mesa Community College’s student newspaper The Mesa Legend and interned with The Arizona Republic’s breaking news desk and visuals department. In 2022, she graduated with a BA in English Literature from Arizona State University.
Monica is a rare Southwest native: she was born in Gallup, New Mexico, raised in Mesa, Arizona and is a member of the Navajo Nation. In her free time, Monica enjoys live music, A24 movies and playing Minecraft.
![Ignacio Valdez (foreground) and Gary Fields of Prestige Landscaping plant oleanders in 103-degree heat. [Bryan Mordt]](https://www.inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/BCM_2214-324x235.jpg "Laboring in the heat")
![Andre Davis, medicolegal investigator supervisor at the Pinal County Medical Examiner’s Office, gives a tour of the facility. [Bryan Mordt]](https://www.inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/BCM_1836-324x235.jpg "Dark side of the sun: Brutal summer heat claimed lives in Maricopa")
![Sequoia Pathway Academy football field. [Bryan Mordt]](https://www.inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_5874-218x150.jpeg "Sequoia Pathway cancels football season")
