ARCS Light Honorees

Leslie Petter
Atlanta

Leslie Petter joined the ARCS Atlanta Chapter in 2009 and has since sponsored five new members and has funded a full scholar for many years. Leslie has held many board positions, including Special Events Chair, Nominating Committee Chair, Newsletter Editor, Newsletter Publisher, VP Administration, Public Webpage/Social Media Chair, and President.

Amy Tucker 
Colorado

Amy joined the ARCS Colorado Chapter in 2021, following in the footsteps of her mother, a longtime Colorado member. Amy immediately became an active member and remains so, first joining the board as the Recording Secretary and currently serving as Vice President of Membership.

Rosalind Pearson
Honolulu

A founding member, Roz returned to active status after raising children and running a business. She provides vital service as a leader—generating timely and comprehensive minutes as recording secretary and valuable counsel as a board member.

Patricia Jones 
Illinois

Patty Jones is Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation in Compliance at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She is an enthusiastic member of ARCS and currently is both the Treasurer and Vice President of Development for the Illinois Chapter.

Betty Hollingworth
Los Angeles

Betty Hollingworth has been an active supporter of ARCS since 2002. Betty is grateful for the opportunity to contribute her time, resources, and enthusiasm to the ARCS mission, and is so proud of all of the hard work done by her fellow Los Angeles ARCS Chapter members.

Amy Mykityshyn
Metro Washington

Amy has been a member since 2013 and has been very generous in her support of the chapter behind the scenes as well as filling multiple roles as a Board member. She has served in positions such as VP Communications, VP Administration and Member at Large.

Kathryn Hope
Northern California

Katy Hope has been a fabulous member of ARCS Northern California since joining in 2017, contributing to the Chapter’s success in innumerable ways. She’s held roles for ARCS NCC as Co-First VP, Co-President, and Co-Immediate Past President.

Stephanie Beckman
Orange County

Stephanie Beckman became a member of the Orange County chapter in 2017 after receiving an invite from founding President and cousin Pat Beckman. She joined the Board in 2020, serving as Co-President for two years, then President, helping the OC chapter thrive through the pandemic and grow its vibrant board.

Susan Smith
Oregon

A member of the Oregon Chapter since 2007, Susan has served in many roles, including VP of Philanthropy, VP of University Relations, and Board Member at Large, and she has funded six scholars. She also agreed to take the lead on developing a Scientist of the Year Award for the chapter.

Sydney Fox
Phoenix

Sydney has been a member of the ARCS Phoenix Chapter since 2015. She has served as the Treasurer, Nominating Chairman, University Relations Committee Member, Endowment Chairman and is the President-Elect for the upcoming year.

Joann Patross
Pittsburgh

JoAnn joined ARCS after retiring and began her ARCS career with her first role as Assistant Treasurer. After two years as the Assistant, JoAnn took on the Treasurer/VP Finance role. She has also participated on the Nominating and 20th Anniversary Planning Committees.

Kimberly Miller
San Diego

Kimberly Miller joined the ARCS San Diego Chapter in 1999 and has consistently contributed throughout the past 25 years. She has served as ARCS Co-President 2008-2009, Scientist of the Year Chair, Corresponding Secretary, Fund Development, Foundation Giving and many other roles throughout the years.

Molly Pengra
Seattle

A member since 1998, Molly has served on various committees, including Long Range Planning, Membership, and the fundraising luncheon and has helped procure speakers for various events. She has supported six fellowships since 1998 and supported fundraising with gaining over $1.2 million in endowments and fellowships.

Sue Dintelman
Utah

Sue is a founding member of the Utah Chapter and served for several years as treasurer. She stepped in twice as president to cover family emergencies and is now finishing the first year of her own two-year term. Sue has served the national organization on the IS Committee since 2016 and is currently Co-Chair.