Lorie Stringer joined the Trust in July 2014 after a 31-year career with Republic Media, which includes The Arizona Republic, 12 News and azcentral.com. She previously worked in community relations, assisting and managing the Phoenix Season for Sharing program, the Child Abuse License Plate grant program, the Republic Media Volunteer group and the Media in Education Tech grants. She also worked in the marketing department at The Republic planning, managing and executing between 100-150 events a year.

In her current position, Stringer provides executive support to the president and CEO, and vice president and CFO. She also serves as office manager for the Trust in Arizona and events manager.