We, the members of The Arizona Imperial Court, Incorporated, join together, knowing there exists in our realm a true need for serendipitous acts of goodness, kindness, love and charity. It is to these purposes that we shall gather our collective resources. It is to these purposes that we shall dedicate those resources, which will enable us to act as a focal point for channeling needed monies to worthy organizations.

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Board of Directors


President - Sandy LaFrance
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Sandy hails from Escondido, California, and moved to Phoenix in 1980. She has two children both of which are wanting to join the Imperial Court.
Sandy has been active in the Arizona BDSM community for the past 15 years, holding many positions in various groups. Sandy is a Co-founder of the Arizona Women of Leather (AWOL), and served on the Board of Directors for 3 years. Sandy was the first of the AWOL sisters to serve as Ms. AWOL, a visibility title to get the word out that Women and Leather do mix.
Sandy also held a Board of Directors position with APEX (Arizona Power
Exchange) as Secretary then as Co President for 2 of the 5 years she served on the board. Helping to take the Group from a general group to an organization with 501 (c) 7 status which is a NOT for profit Educational Organization. She currently sits on the Board of Directors and is a Co Producer of Southwest Leather Pride  which hosts the Southwest Leather Pride weekend each year that has gone from a short 2 day event to a full 4 day event..
Sandy currently has been honored with the title of Princess Royale IV and is excited to be involved in the Arizona Imperial Court again. Sandy is looking forward to seeing old friends and in making new ones. Raising money for the Arizona Community and helping other Courts reach their goals.

Vice-President - Don Burns
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Born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri, I moved to Phoenix, Arizona, in 1993. I worked for Phillips & Lyon here as a paralegal for fourteen years, from 1993 to 2007. In December, 2004, I graduated from Arizona State University magna cum laude with a B.S. in Justice Studies, and in 2009, I graduated from the Phoenix School of Law with a Juris Doctorate (law degree). During law school, I clerked for Judge Kennedy in the Mayer Justice Court and assisted an attorney in the Prescott area part-time. I also was selected to serve as a Justice on the Honor Court of the Phoenix School of Law, and I served two terms as President of Justice For All, the campus gay, lesbian and transgendered student group.

Although I started taking photos as a kid, I didn't start thinking of photography professionally until the mid-1990s, when the personal injury law firm I worked for as a paralegal employed me (amongst other things) to take photos of injuries, damaged vehicles and accident scenes. I realized that there was a larger world out there, just waiting to be captured on film. In 2004, I won my first photography contest, the Phoenix Convention & Visitor's Bureau Amateur Digital Photo Contest. More awards and successes followed. In 2008, my first gallery exhibition occurred in the summer at the Irish Cultural Center, and for a time, I had a collection of framed photos in Gallery Celtica at 509 East Roosevelt in downtown Phoenix. During law school, I was the chief photographer for most school events and functions.

I joined the Imperial Court of Arizona at the end of Reign II, and was appointed a Count in Reign III and a Marquis in Reign IV. Since my joining the court, I have become the de facto court photographer. I presently work as the Director of the Lawyer Referral Service of the Maricopa County Bar Association at the moment. I moved back to central Phoenix in October 2009, and I have one dog -- Peanut...a/k/a the "crack puppy." I enjoy photography (duh!), hiking (occasionally lead hikes with Hike In Phoenix LLC), traveling, writing, cars, computer gaming (Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War) and Dungeons & Dragons (I'm DMing 4e with a dedicated group of friends right now).

 

Secretary - Sherry Mullen
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Treasurer: Steve Lafata
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Steve, one of the two Co-founders is from West Islip NY. Born in Astoria Queens, Steve moved to the area after a Christmas visit to his parent's home in Mesa in 1983. After several years of living back and forth between Denver and Phoenix, he settled permanently in 1998. With a background in Banking and Customer Service, he is currently and happily employed with Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Arizona in the Federal Claims processing unit. Steve loves to cook, work out, relax and watch movies and you can nearly always find him out and about the city of Phoenix. Steve has volunteered for many years with many different groups starting with the Colorado AIDS Project and was with the Rocky Mountain Empire for their 18th through 22nd reign. He believes that to volunteer is to be a part of the solution to help those who truly need it. "To me, to be a great person is to sacrifice your time to help others..."


Public Relations - Craig VanDeen

Member at Large- Pam Berger

Member at Large- Dr. Connie "Brick" Mullen

Dr. Mullen comes from a small town in Missouri. She is an only child. She has gown up here in Arizona. She has been very active in the community for years. She is and has been an active Mental health professional for over 35 years here in the Valley. She currently has a private practice as well as is employee by a Valley agency.  She feels very strong about supporting and giving back to the community.
Dr. Mullen also has a strong interest and talent for art. She is the founder of Mi Arts Original.

 

 

Board Meetings
The Board of the Imperial Court of Arizona meets monthly on the 3rd Sunday of each month at the Rock (North of 7th Ave and Indian School) at 1pm. Please come and find out more about one of the most exciting charitable organizations in Arizona.

Meeting Minutes
The Imperial Court of Arizona believes in maintaining transparency with the Community as it concerns our meetings and books. As part of that copies of our meeting minutes will be posted to the website. Click the links below to read more. Please note that in some cases these may not be the final approved copies. For questions or corrections please email secretary@imperialcourtaz.org

Board Meeting Minutes