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Living Desert Alliance Leadership
Brad D'Emidio
Brad D'Emidio
Brad D'Emidio
President
Brad moved to Marana in 2016, following a successful career in the Pacific Northwest as a leader in nonprofit healthcare and Adult Continuing Care Retirement Communities. In his last position he led the charge towards moving the almost one million square foot facility toward modern sustainable practices by converting lighting systems, moving from gas to steam heat, and vastly improving recycling efforts resulting in multiple local and industry environmental awards.
He served as a member of the disbanded Marana Citizens Forum for more than three years. During that time, he became aware of the delicate balance between thoughtful community growth and the protection of our beautiful Sonoran Desert.
He joined the founding leadership of the Living Desert Alliance to support their mission to Keep our Desert and Community Livable and Thriving.
Tim Kosse
Brad D'Emidio
Brad D'Emidio
Vice President
After a career in trucking as well as human services, Tim became active in local political endeavors. He strongly believes in using the levers of power to effect change and is particularly concerned with Arizona water issues, sustainable housing development, and using programs and grants to help people of limited means move toward their best sustainable life. He is Vice President of the San Lucas HOA and an organizer in the local Democratic Party. And, once a year, he gets to follow his other passion of being a professional Santa meeting the next generation of leaders and conservationist!
Kate Kosse
Brad D'Emidio
Kate Kosse
Secretary
Kate has had a lifelong connection to nature, with her earliest memory being one of chasing “flutterbies”. As an adult, she has been passionate about camping, gardening, recycling, and personal action such as installing solar and rainwater harvesting on two of her homes. After a career split between social work and long-haul trucking, she became a member of the Tucson Audubon Society, a River Monitor for the Watershed Management Group, and chair her local church’s Green Team, as well as a member of the regional Methodist EarthCare team. After recently completing her training as a Climate Reality Leader (Al Gore’s group), she continues to educate herself by following environmental podcasts, newsletters, and webinars, with a special focus on climate solutions.
Board Members
Board Members
Kate Kosse
Patricia Johnson
Ginger Marth
Nancy Musgrave
Lawerence Peters
Frank Staub
Our Members
Board Members
Our Members
We encourage our members to help lead the Living Desert Alliance. We want to hear from you! Share your personal stories of how the Living Desert Alliance has impacted your life or those around you. Offer ideas and suggestions that help support our mission.
You can inspire others to become involved and make a difference.