Staff

Jenn Ferguson,
Program Administrator

Born and raised in Tucson, Jenn graduated from the U of A and has worked in administration for over 20 years. She provides administrative support, including program organization and tracking, fundraising, website design, and works with the Board to ensure all projects are running smoothly. When she’s not working, she enjoys camping and spending time with her husband Scott and two kids. Jenn loves being part of the Nourish community.

Board of Directors

Jennifer Schowengerdt,
President

Jennifer works as a program manager with Pima Community College and is a native of Tucson. As a parent of two children, one with a disability, she is an advocate and a strong supporter of early intervention. Jennifer's professional and personal work has been directed at increasing access to community resources for underserved populations and creating more inclusive communities.

Maggie Dyet, RN,
Secretary

Maggie is an RN with a background in NICU, postpartum and healthy newborns. She is an Arizona native from Yuma. She currently works as a community health RN for the state funded NICP program, doing home visits on high risk infants who have spent time in the NICU, many of whom have feeding disorders and benefit from feeding therapy at Mealtime Connections through a Nourish scholarship. She also works as a staff RN at BUMC on the postpartum unit, taking care of mothers and babies. She is married with 3 grown children, 2 of whom have gone into the field of nursing.

Jim Tracy,
Treasurer

Jim is a long-time Tucson resident and father of two.  He's a semi-retired administrator who spent his career working for the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, a Tucson non-profit research organization.  At AURA he was responsible for the accounting, budgeting, and business IT functions. He currently works as an IT consultant and programmer.

Marsha Dunn Klein,
Member-at-Large

Marsha is a pediatric occupational therapist who has supported families who have children with feeding challenges for over 46 years in southern Arizona.  She was an original co-founder for NOURISH. She provides local, state, national and international workshops of feeding to health care professionals.

Susan Armstrong,
Member-at-Large

Susan A. Armstrong, CPA is a Principal with BeachFleischman PLLC. Susan specializes in partnership and individual taxation and her industry specialties are real estate, healthcare and family groups. She is a native of Tucson and loves the desert but enjoys traveling and experiencing other places.

Jill Jorden Spitz,
Member-at-Large

Leslie Heros,
Member-at-Large

Mandy Carlsen,
Liaison to Mealtime Connections

Mandy is a pediatric occupational therapist and partner with Mealtime Connections. She specializes in working with children who have feeding challenges and brings a passion for supporting these families to Nourish. She was an original co-founder of NOURISH and continues to provide support on multiple levels.