Scholarship Recipient

Molly is the daughter of retired Hearts of Gold participant, Nichole Harkey, and will be graduating from Ironwood Ridge High School in May of 2025. Molly is planning on majoring in criminology while attending school at Northern Arizona University. She is unsure of what the future holds career wise, however she is certain that traveling all across the world will be in her future. She is an avid concert goer, is constantly outside hiking, and is a very go with the flow type of person. She’s very excited to see what the future has in store. Congratulations Molly!

Dominic is the son of Hearts of Gold Participant, Frank Mayo. Dominic is currently a Senior at Mountain View High School and will graduate with honors in May of 2025. Dominic plans to attend the University of Arizona, where he will major in Game Design and Development & Computer Science. Dominic will be putting his creativity, aptitude for math, four years of high school computer classes, and his love of wanting to help others to use by creating games apps that will benefit kids and adults like himself on the autism spectrum. Dominic also wants to develop apps and programs that would help those with Dementia and Alzheimer’s, which is near and dear to his heart, as it has affected members of his family. When Dominic isn’t studying, he stays busy singing with The Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus in The Young Men’s Ensemble, playing his guitar, acting as his schools Chess Club President and playing with his cats. His hope is to have a future that allows him to do what he loves and being the one who can now help others and make a difference. Congratulations Dominic!

Jacob is the son of Hearts of Gold Participant, Melissa Bugarin-Espinoza, and will be graduating from Amphitheater High School in May of 2025. Jacob has maintained a 4.0 GPA throughout his high school career along with being a 4-year starter on the Varsity football team. He plans to attend Western New Mexico University where he will pursue a degree in Business Marketing. Jacob will work toward his goal of a career in professional sports with an emphasis in Business Marketing. In addition, he will continue as a student/athlete on the football team.

Zach Windsor is the son of Hearts of Gold participants, Tony and Lisa Windsor. Zach will graduate from Marana High School in the spring of 2025.  Zach plans to attend the University of Arizona in the fall to study Electrical and Computer Engineering.  Zach's future career goals involve pursuing his passion for computing. In his spare time, Zach enjoys playing chess, playing sports, and spending time with family. Zach is excited to see what the future holds for him.  Congratulations Zach!  We wish you well in your future endeavors.