Vanessa Valenzuela is the owner of Maricopa Trash Can-itizer.
Hometown: Mesa
Maricopan since: 2015
Occupation: Mother of two, entrepreneur and business owner
Family: Husband and two children
Pets: One dog
Cars: Toyota Tundra
Hobbies: Traveling
Pet peeve: Poor communication
Dream vacation: European vacation
Like most about Maricopa: Small-town feel
Like least about Maricopa: The 3 4 7
Favorite …
Restaurant: Texas Roadhouse
Getaway: Sedona
Website: maricopacanitizer.com
Quote: “If you can dream it, you can do it.” – Walt Disney
Words to live by: “Don’t let the fear of striking out, keep you from playing the game.” – Babe Ruth
![One of several flyers for a "TikTok rizz party" is taped to a door in the Maricopa Business Center along Honeycutt Road on April 23, 2024. [Monica D. Spencer]](https://www.inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/spencer-042324-tiktok-rizz-party-flyer-web-218x150.jpg "Maricopa’s ‘TikTok Rizz Party,’ explained")
![Lizz Fiedorczyk instructs a drum circle at Maricopa Community Center April 22, 2024. [Brian Petersheim Jr.]](https://www.inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/PJ_3922-Enhanced-NR-218x150.jpg "Locals find zen with Earth Day drum circle")
![An image of shredded paper. [Pixabay]](https://www.inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/shredded-paper-168650_1280-218x150.jpg "Shred-A-Thon to take place tomorrow")
![Phoenix police stop a stolen vehicle on April 20, 2024. [Facebook]](https://www.inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_5040-218x150.jpg "Alleged car thief released without charges")
![Arizona Wildcats wide receiver Jacob Cowing speaks to the press after a practice Aug. 11, 2023. [Bryan Mordt]](https://www.inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/cowing-overlay-3-100x70.png "MHS G.O.A.T. a ‘rookie sleeper’ in NFL draft")
