Marlon Mayo joined the Arizona Leadership Foundation Development team bringing with him a variety of business experience and a passion for volunteering, making him an ideal fit for the ALF Team. The entrepreneurship gene runs deep within him, Marlon started working at a young age in his family business, where they owned and operated several convenience stores; In 2019 he ventured out on his own, by purchasing a mobile restaurant. Unfortunately, he was forced to close the doors due to the effects of the pandemic. Determined to keep going, Marlon retrofitted the mobile restaurant into a mobile diagnostic center and began testing for COVID-19. The company’s primary focus was providing free COVID-19 testing and education to the displaced, low-income, and underserved communities of Phoenix. In addition to his more recent positions in entrepreneurship, Marlon worked in Kabul Afghanistan for Insitu/Boeing as a Program Manager with NATO Forces and the Afghan National Army. He was responsible for management of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) equipment supporting the Afghan National Army including over 2,400-line items stocked within a regional warehouse. In between his time in Afghanistan as a defense contractor he worked for APL Logistics in Scottsdale as a Senior Logistician.
Currently Marlon volunteers with the youth of Phoenix at Zion Institute. At Zion, his primary focus is mentoring young men in the community in an effort to break generational cycles of poverty. Prior to this role he volunteered at an Outreach Ranch whose mission is helping children, families and first responders heal, strengthen and empower their future through equestrian therapy.
He has a Bachelor’s Administration- Business Management from McNeese State University.
Marlon is a Louisiana Native who enjoys cooking, fitness, and golfing with friends.
Meet the Burke Family, Kadence is in 9th grade and Jakob is in 8th grade at The Jones-Gordon School. Amanda, their mom is also a teacher at the school where she teaches the Wilson Reading System to dyslexic students and also middle school math. Their dad, Jake Sr., is a City of Phoenix Police Officer who […]
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Meet the Conner-Townsend Family. Robert and Dolores Conner adopted their six grandchildren so they could provide them with a fresh start and the greatest chance for success. They moved their grandchildren from Pinetop to Tucson, where the Conner’s live, so they could lead a normal life with a quality education, in a faith-based environment. The Conners, who are Catholic, wanted […]
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Meet Waylon, who is in first grade at the Foundation for Blind Children (FBC). Waylon has a very rare chromosome abnormality that has caused multiple disabilities including cortical visual impairment. Waylon started receiving visual therapy services from FBC when he was around a year old. When it was time to choose a preschool, the family […]
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Over a decade ago, Luis Jimenez played in a grade school Mariachi Band at the Arizona Leadership Foundation Scholarship Fair. Luis played the violin and sang as part of the group, he has had the quite the journey since that sunny day in Tucson. Meet our latest “Where Are They Now” Spotlight Story, Luis Jimenez […]
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Every year, The Arizona Leadership Foundation hosts our donors for a breakfast event in May to celebrate our Corporate Champion’s contributions to education across Arizona. This year for our 10th Anniversary, we were excited to have our event at St. Mary’s and bring ALF home to where it started. In addition to serving as our […]
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Meet Dani Raymond who just recently graduated from Yuma Catholic High School with an unweighted 3.96 GPA. She comes from a family of seven and is the middle child of the five siblings. Dani has been attending private school since she was in second grade with the help of scholarships from the Arizona Leadership Foundation. […]
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Meet the Baker family from St. Augustine Catholic High School in Tucson. Kevin Luke is currently a freshman and Olivia is finishing up her sophomore year. Originally the mom, Andrea Neale, was living in Baton Rouge, LA. Unfortunately, she was displaced during Hurricane Katrina. She decided to move to Tucson, where she had family. A […]
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Meet the Hann Family from West Valley Christian School (WVCS) in Goodyear, Arizona. Bryson, age 9 is in 3rd grade Emerson, age 7, is in 1st grade Grayson, age 6 is in kindergarten N. H., age 6, is in kindergarten L.H., age 3, is in preschool From their mom, Amber Hann, “We chose to walk […]
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The Frausto family is made up of nine people including seven adorable children. The four school aged children are currently enrolled at St. Ambrose Catholic School in Tucson, AZ. Jeanette is in 4th grade, Gianna is in 3rd grade, Gabriel is in 2nd grade and Jacey started Kindergarten this year. The siblings are each a year and a […]
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Meet Layola Wallace a Freshman at St. Michael Indian School (SMIS) located in Window Rock, Arizona. This is her first year at SMIS and she has had a fairly easy transition to the school and is currently on the cheerleading squad and would like to try out for soccer next year. She told us that […]
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