Native West Press

Native West Press Board of Directors

John Garmon, Ph.D.

Dr. John Garmon is Campus Academic Officer at the Carlsbad campus of New Mexico State University. He has held numerous positions in educational leadership, administration, and teaching over the last forty years, including serving as the president of a small community college in Berkeley, California, and teaching in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is a widely published poet whose work has appeared over four decades in such journals as Ploughshares, Prairie Schooner, Southern Humanities Review, and many others. His most recent books include The Joys of a Good Life, The Book of Geronimo and Cochise, and West by Southwest: Verbal and Visual Snapshots from the High Plains, a collaborative project with his daughter, which presents “views of life in unique areas of a land that is still relatively untamed ...with places that have almost successfully resisted human settlement.”

Ellen Greenblum, M.Ed.

Ellen Greenblum is Core Faculty in the Adult Degree and Graduate Programs at Prescott College, where she works primarily with students who are seeking credentials in the field of teacher education. She also is an instructor in the Summer Expressive Art Therapies Institute, which is a residency requirement for graduate students seeking degrees in Art Therapy. Much of her own artwork during her undergraduate years at Massachusetts College of Art and her graduate years at Antioch College was focused on her celebration of the natural world. She is the mother of twin teenage daughters, who are the inspiration for her writings in Raising Arizona Kids Magazine.

Lou Miller, Ph.D.

Dr. Lou Miller is Executive Director of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Sonoma State University. His doctorate is in political science. Prior to his current position, he taught for almost thirty years in the Hutchins School, an interdisciplinary, seminar-based program at SSU. He believes that “exposure to, knowledge, and empathy with other species is necessary if humans are to change their perspectives and behaviors to cherish and accommodate our fellow residents on this planet.” He lives with his wife, Lynn, his son, Alex, two cats, and two gecko lizards in Petaluma, California.

Terril L. Shorb, M.A., Ph.D.-in-progress - Secretary

See Co-Founder Profile.

Yvette A. Schnoeker-Shorb, M.A. - President

See Co-Founder Profile.

Native West Press Extended Family

James ‘JD’ DiRienzo, MBA - Treasurer

We would like to extend our appreciation to ‘JD’ for his continuing and generous professional advice in helping to develop Native West Press’ financial structure. JD holds an MBA from the University of Connecticut as well as a BS in Management, among other degrees. He serves as Adjunct Professor at Yavapai College where he teaches classes in finance, accounting, and strategic planning. He also serves on the Finance Committee of Habitat for Humanity and is Chairman of both the Rates Committee and Codes and Regulations Committee for the Prescott Water Conservation Committee.

Tia Louise Ebarb-Matt, PLLC - Nonprofit 501 (c) 3 Legal Consultant

We also would like to extend our appreciation to Tia for her gracious and professional assistance during this time of transition for Native West Press. Tia grew up in Arizona and is a graduate of the University of Washington School of Law. She is licensed in both Arizona and Washington and is associated in practice with fellow attorneys Henry Ebarb and Liisa Raikkonen in the Prescott, Arizona, office.

Tom Brown - Web Developer

Our thanks also to Tom for web development and consulting. Tom is studying permaculture, hydroponics/greenhouse growing, and mycology.