Original Home: Minnesota

Education: Mankato State University, Minnesota

Favorite Bible Passage: Psalm 121

Favorite Quote: “Home is the definition of God.” --Emily Dickinson

Favorite Food: Ice Cream

More about Velma...

When she is not behind the desk at Tempe First answering the phone, typing, printing bulletins, handing out lunches to the homeless, you might find her on the Treasure Loop Trail at the Superstition Mountains, or behind a book. She is an avid reader and and avid hiker. She enjoys oil painting, cooking, traveling and entertaining. In the winter her home is headquarters for friends and family from Minnesota. She enjoys her work as secretary at Tempe First.