Fact Sheet
A First Place Overview.
Press Releases
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2023
- Goodmans Chair Hockey Event to Benefit Autism Nonprofit First Place AZ in Phoenix
05/04/23 - First Place AZ Elects Sheriff Paul Penzone, Lorenzo Romero and Amit Basak to Board of Directors
05/01/23 - First Place® AZ Hires 40-Year Phoenix Advertising Veteran to Serve as Director of the Mulzet Center for Expression at the First Place Global Leadership Institute; Global Leadership Institute Hires Development Director with Decades of Service with Arizona Charities
04/04/23 - First Place® Transition Academy Adding Neurodiverse Adults to Workforce
03/07/23 - First Place® AZ and Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office to Conduct Autism Awareness Training on March 10
03/06/23 - First Place® AZ’s Greater Phoenix Housing Market Analysis Aims to Close Housing Gap for Adults with Autism and Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities
02/27/23 - Make Waves Family Foundation Announces $1 Million Gift to First Place Global Leadership Institute
02/07/23
2022
- First Place® AZ and Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office to Conduct Autism Awareness Training on September 16 – 09.16.22
- First Place® AZ to Host 11th Global Leadership Institute Symposium October 19–21
09/07/22 - First Place® AZ to Conduct Greater Phoenix Housing Market Analysis for Individuals with Autism and Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities
07/19/22 - First Place® AZ Elects Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Executive Greg Wells to Board of Directors
04/07/22
2021
- First Place® AZ Elects Community Development and Public Financing Expert Juan Salgado to Board of Directors
12/16/21 - First Place AZ to Host Global Leadership Institute Symposium October 13–15
09/27/21 - First Place AZ Elects Board Officers, Bruce Schwartz to Board of Directors
05/04/21 - First Place Global Leadership Institute Hires Director to Lead Its Centers for Public Policy and Research
03/04/21 - First Place® AZ Promotes Executive Director to COO at Groundbreaking Residential Property in Phoenix
01/26/21 - Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation Awards $100,000 to Grow Nutrition and Gardening Programs at First Place AZ
02/03/21
2020
- First Place® & Autism Housing Network Release “A Place in the World” Report to Advance Neuro-Inclusive Housing & Community Development
10/20/20 - First Place® AZ Elects Kathy Hancock, Tom Ortega, Amy Pawlowski and Michael Trailor to Board of Directors
09/15/20 - First Place® AZ Receives $100,000 Grant from Phoenix IDA Partnership for Autism Housing Models Study
05/27/20 - First Place® AZ Elects Board Officers, New Board Member
01/10/20
2019
2018
2017
- First Place®AZ Announces Fellowship Program for ASU Doctoral Students
12/14/17 - Phoenix Mayor’s Commission on Disability Issues Recognizes First Place with Architectural Award
11/28/17 - First Place Elects Mary Martuscelli to its Board of Directors
11/07/17 First Place to Host Global Leadership Institute Symposium Oct. 25-27
10/19/17- Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust Grants $1.43 Million to First Place AZ
03/27/17 - Stardust Foundation Grants $1M to First Place
02/27/17 - First Place AZ Elects Bo Calbert to its Board of Directors
01/10/17 - First Place Appoints CFO/COO
01/04/17
2016
- First Place® AZ Appoints Val Paradiz to Serve as National Leadership Institute Director
10/11/16 - Phoenix IDA, Maricopa County IDA and Arizona Department of Housing Commit $1 Million to First Place AZ
09/15/16 - First Place Elects Board Officers, New Board Member
08/25/16 - Autism Speaks Awards $50,000 House to Home Prize to First Place AZ
06/21/16 - First Place Announces New Board Member, Rob D. Leinbach
05/02/16 - First Place Receives $50,000 Grant to Launch 360 Health & Wellness Initiative
01/26/16
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Interior Photos
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- Photo Credit: Scott Sandler
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Leadership
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Denise D. Resnik
First Place Founder &
President/CEO
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