Desert Heroines logo in gold

2023

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Women Who Tell Our Stories

the team

Tina Ballew, Creative Director

Katrina Chandler, Assistant Creative Director

Dana Apodaca, Art Director, Designer, & Assistant Stylist

Jenna Dunlap, Art Director Assistant & Production Assistant

Sam Palm, Photographer

Jonathan Tatum, First Assistant Camera

Aaron Walterscheid, Videographer & Editor

Laurie Anderson, Production Assistant

Cody Hooten, Production Assistant

Maya Brayton, Wardrobe Stylist

Anahy Nuñez of Atom Bomb Studio, Makeup Artist

Prados Beauty, Makeup Products

Illiana Perez & Cesia Gillard, Hair Stylists

Michelle Simon, Sommer Mitchell, Cesia Gillard, & Lori Martinez, Success Partnership Marketing Team

Location Sponsor: Rio Grande Theater

Makeup Sponsor: Prados Beauty

Click on each Desert Heroine to read more about their story.

2022

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Promoting Hope and Healing

the team

Creative Director: Christina Ballew

Photographer: Sam Palm

Asst. Photographer: Ralph Diaz

Art Director: Dana Apodaca

BTS & Video Editor: Aaron Walterscheid

Stylist: Myra Aida

Makeup Artist: Prados Beauty Team: Cece Meadows, John Canas & Hannah Manuelito

Location Sponsor: Calhoun Flower Farms

Success Partnership and Ngage: Sommer Mitchell, Cesia Gillard, Lori Martinez, Michelle Simon, Candace Cichuniec

2020

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Celebrating Artists

the team

Creative Director/Art Director:
Christina Ballew

Art Director:
Dana Apadaca

Producer:
Tori Segura

Photographer:
Ralph Diaz

Makeup Artist:
Anahy Nuñez

Stylist:
June Robinson

Animator:
Carlos Arreola

2019

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Women Entrepreneurs

the team

Creative Director: Christina Ballew

Photographer: Orlando Martos

Asst. Photographer: Ralph Diaz

Production Assistant: Tori Segura

Location Sponsor: Deret Roberts of Art Obscura