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Debbie is a true Arizona native. She was born in Scottsdale and grew up in Tempe, AZ, spending a few of the rebellious years in the Verde Valley. She was only 9 months when she first visited Grand Canyon. After completing her degree in Marketing at Arizona State University, she worked in the corporate world, making a quick escape after 4 years to return to school full-time; first in pre-med but then decided to commit to Political Science and History. She is now an all but dissertation (ABD) PhD candidate at Arizona State University, studying American Foreign Policy post 1945 with a specialty in the Cold War and Vietnam. She also has 12 years experience in the fitness industry, currently teaching as an Adjunct Professor in Exercise Science.

Ray is a native New Yorker. Born and raised near the Catskill Mountains of upstate New York, he hiked all over the northeast before moving to Arizona a decade ago. He is a corporate refugee with over 15 years experience in the insurance industry before diving into the ocean of small business ownership in 2006. Ray holds a BS in finance from the Rochester Institute of Technology and an MBA from Arizona State University.