Governing Board

About Helen

Helen McNeal is a Principal of McNeal Rector Consulting and from 2012 to 2017 was the Founding Executive Director of the California State University’s Shiley Haynes Institute for Palliative Care. Prior to joining the Institute, she was Vice President of San Diego Hospice and The Institute for Palliative Medicine. From 1998 to 2000, Helen was the National Director of Training & Development for the American Diabetes Association, and prior to that time was President, Managing Partner and co-founder of Bridgepoint: The Centre for Human Resource Development in Toronto, Canada. Helen has also been instrumental, both in the United States and Canada in helping to advance the field of palliative and end of life care, consulting with both U.S. and Canadian government agencies on palliative and end of life care, consulting with both U.S. and Canadian government agencies on palliative care strategies. She is also the co-author of Module IV: Palliative Care of A Comprehensive Guide to the Care of Persons Living with HIV/AIDS and co-author of several articles on palliative care. Helen is also a glass artist and lives with her husband, Allen Rector, in Sedona, Arizona.

About Corrie

Corrie has lived in Sedona 15 years. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from San Francisco State University and has had a lifetime career in the health services as an RN, mainly in the fields of outpatient physical rehabilitation and psychiatric nursing. Currently she collaborates with her psychiatrist husband, Oliver, in treating young adults who struggle with anxiety and depression.

Because of her desire to contribute to the welfare of people in the community, Corrie formally served on the Sedona Fire District Governing Board as Clerk from 2012 to 2020. She is proud of participating as a Board member during that time in the authorization and building of Station 6 in the Chapel Area of Sedona. She and her husband live in the Kachina area of Sedona along with their 3 dogs.

About Lance

About Diana

Diana Christensen is a retired executive manager from the City of San Francisco. During her 29 years there she worked as an investigator for the Police Commission, the Director of Investigations for the Human Services Agency, and Deputy Director of the San Francisco Animal Care and Control. During her tenure at the Human Services Agency she also acted as the Operations Chief and the Logistics Chief for disaster response. In addition, she was assigned to lead ad hoc projects for unhoused persons including as Operations Chief for Sn Francisco’s Winter Homeless Shelter Program and as an organizer for the bi-monthly Project Homeless Connect pop-up service center.

Diana has volunteered for numerous nonprofit organizations in both the San Francisco Bay Area and in Arizona’s Verde Valley. She and her wife moved to Sedona in 2020 and continue to be awed by its beauty, the vibrant arts scene and its remarkable weather.

About Scott

Scott Springett moved to Sedona in 2010 from southern California where he spent 34 years in the fire service.  A retired Fire Captain, Mr. Springett served as a Rescue Technician/EMT on the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue team and was deployed to the World Trade Center after 9/11.  With a degree in Fire Science and having studied Emergency Services Management, Mr. Springett joined the Fire Board to stay connected with the fire service and assist the Board in maintaining the District as a strong asset to the community.  Active in the community, Mr. Springett volunteers and serves on several Boards, including Red Rock State Park, Yavapai Food Council, Sedona Community Center Meals on Wheels, Verde Valley Neighborhood Food Project, and the Sedona Area Homeless Alliance.  He enjoys traveling and spends his free time restoring, repairing, and repurposing items made of various types of wood.