Email: Discing4Kids@gmail.com
Phone: (928)-600-2172
Joe Gutierrez received his bachelor's degree from NAU and a Master's in Educational Leadership and Administration from the University of Phoenix. He is the Principal at Killip Elementary School. In September 2021, Joe received the Coconino County Educator Lifetime Achievement Award.
JD Sugg has many years of experience in banking, forensic accounting, litigation support, directors' relations, logistics, forecasting models and fund raising for private and non-profit entities.
A community that protects our youth and fosters good citizenship and healthy lifestyles for each young person participating in our program
Along the way, students will learn these core values:
Safety - guidelines for the prevention of injury through self-confidence, self-discipline, and patience as associated with a low-impact sport
Integrity - moral and ethical principles such as honesty and the distinction between right and wrong
Dispute resolution - simple techniques for resolving differences
Leadership skills- through a mentoring program, the more advanced students teach new or younger students
Accountability - assuming responsibilities for one's actions on and off the course
Respect- for self, others, and rules of life
Healthy lifestyle- attributes such as daily exercise, nutritional balance, and hand-to-eye coordination
Mr. Eddie Diaz started Discing4Kids in 2015 with just 20 students at Killip Elementary School as an after-school activity. D4K is an Arizona Domestic Non-Profit Corporation. Eddie teaches disc golf at NAU and plans to continue growing D4K and seeking new collaborators.
Sara M Diaz is an Office Administration Manager at HomCo Lumber and Hardware and a full-time credit analyst. Sara turned her passion for photography into an occupation and owns her own photography business.
Vision Statement
Develop each youth’s pro-social behaviors, healthy habits, and life values through the fundamentals and science of the low-impact sport of Disc Golf
Rick Barrowman volunteers for D4K. He is retired US Army. His most recent degree is an M.L.A. in Management, from Harvard Extension School.