Born and raised in Nogales, Arizona graduating from Nogales High School in 1973 and served in the United States Air Force from 1974 until retiring 1992. Following retirement he worked as a Child Abuse Investigator and Supervisor of Investigation in Ohio until 1996 at which time he returned to Arizona working in Child Protective Services as an investigator working in Tucson, Sierra Vista and Nogales 1996 to 2000. Upon completion of his Master’s in Counseling and Internship at Southeastern Arizona Behavioral Health Services he became a counselor working with individuals struggling with various issues of addiction, depression, anxiety, stress and family/educational problems from 2000 to 2006. Offered the position of Behavioral Health Consultant with Mariposa Community Health Center in 2003 promoting to Director 2011. In 2022 Mariposa started a Specialty Behavioral Health Center of which he is a Director. In 2005 he opened a private practice as the CEO and Clinician providing services to Santa Cruz County, Arizona residents.
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Website Accessibility Policy
Rio Rico Fire District is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and
channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Rio Rico Fire District
has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and
commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and
other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome
feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.
If you need any special assistance or accommodations:
Rio Rico Fire District has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations.
The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best
practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.
Compliance Procedures and Reports
In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards,
Rio Rico Fire District regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely
changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.
Linked Documents and Third Parties
Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do
not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our
agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties,
we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.
