Board Members
Elizabeth Groves
Elizabeth Groves
President
I’m Elizabeth Groves and I moved to the St. George area in 2019. My husband and I retired after 20+ years living in the North Bay Area of CA. My working career was primarily on the business side of the software and healthcare industries. My background encompassed both financial and data analytics, and I am a licensed CPA. I have been happily married to Glen for 25 years and have a stepdaughter and two grandchildren. I enjoy reading, biking, baking, crocheting and both domestic and international traveling! I love living in Southern Utah and take pride in helping our community.
Tina Banes
Tina Banes
Vice President
I am Tina Banes. I was born and raised in Southern California and in 2023 my husband and I of 44 years moved to Washington. We have 4 children and 4 grandchildren. I have worked at an insurance company for 11 years, was a stay at home mom for a while, and was a high school office manager for 16 years when I retired in 2021 to start our retirement chapter. I love to cross stitch, read and give back to my community. Donate Life!
Martha Heuer
Martha Heuer
Secretary
I grew up in the Bay Area of California. I started working part time at Sears while in college. Ended up staying with Sears for 38 years. Most of my time at Sears was in several management positions. My husband of 45 years, and I retired in 2005 and moved to St George. We have three daughters, ten grandchildren and the seventh great grandchild due this spring. Since retiring I have been involved in several non-profit organizations. But I really have enjoyed my time with SULS. What I like most is that we will help any non-profit organization. From large organizations such as Intermountain Hospital to a small animal rescue that is just starting. I try to golf twice a week and I am in two bowling leagues. In my spare time I enjoy sewing and reading. My husband and I love to travel. We were in Italy this last fall and are planning a cruise to Iceland this summer. I am truly honored to be part of the Board for the Southern Utah Ladies Society.
Lyndee Lightfoot-Kilfoyle
Lyndee Lightfoot-Kilfoyle
Treasurer
I joined Southern Utah Ladies Society three years ago – mostly to meet new people, but also to help out in my community. Most of my childhood was spent in Minnesota, my early adult years in northern Idaho, and my later adult years are being spent here in southern Utah. My husband, Jerry, and I made our first move to southern Utah from Lewiston Idaho in 2006. While in Lewiston, I was the Office Manager for Coldwell Banker and then the Event Coordinator for the Lewiston Chamber of Commerce. After moving to Ivins I went to work at SkyWest in Aircraft Maintenance. We moved to Santa Clara during Covid and I retired after 14 years of working at SkyWest headquarters. Retirement was when I decided to volunteer more of my time and energy to worthy causes (besides I was bored staying home). I’ve been a volunteer at Tuacahn Amphitheater for 15 years, and now I work part time with transportation. I’m also working part time for UT Tech events And I love to travel! Especially back to Lewiston to see my kids and grandkids. I have two children, four grandsons, and a bonus granddaughter. Working on the Southern Utah Ladies Society Board of Directors is a welcome new way to achieve my goal to give back to my community.
Dana Binford
Dana Binford
Membership
Dana longed to move to St. George after traveling through on family trips to Brian Head and Lake Powell in the 70s, and then her Dad moved to Bloomington in the early 1990s. The beautiful landscapes, active lifestyle, wonderful bike trails, and small town community feel finally became a reality in 2021. After 30 years in Aerospace Program Management, and due to COVID, she was able to work remotely, choosing to live anywhere provided it was close to an airport. Retiring in late 2022, Dana joined SULS in March 2023, and has enjoyed being involved in fundraisers and Helping Hands activities. She is grateful for living in such a wonderful community, and the opportunity to help as the 2025 SULS membership board member.
Loretta Bryant
Loretta Bryant
Health & Welfare
I am Loretta Bryant and have lived in St George with my husband and fur baby for almost 4 years. I retired from public education after almost 34 years of serving the farming community of California's Central Valley. I have worked almost all facets of education working my way up from paraprofessional to a district office administrator. I currently teach at the university level and love this new challenge. I enjoy 4-Wheeling, hiking, trying new restaurants, volunteering at community and church events, and spending time with our grandson. Being a member of SULS has provided me opportunities to serve others and meet new people.
Amy Bourgeron
Amy Bourgeron
Social Marketing
Amy spent 38 years working for the City of Denver. She started as director for Keep Denver Beautiful and was later catapulted into media communications for Denver Public Works when four feet of snow paralyzed traffic and snow plows. After suggesting that someone use the police helicopter to survey the damage, she was drafted to make the flight in a local TV station helicopter. Amy’s in-flight interview aired and launched her new career in media communication. She spent the next 15 years doing media interviews about snow removal, road construction, potholes, and special events including Denver Grand Prix, Oklahoma City Bombing Trials, and the G8, until Denver’s new airport baggage system failure hit the national news. She was reassigned to lead communications through the airport’s successful opening in 1994, followed by Time magazine naming it “America’s Best Airport.” In 1998, she was appointed Senior Vice President for Denver International Airport and spent 20 years in communications, marketing, air service development and government relations. She was the acting airport CEO on 9/11. One of her final projects was to guide a strategic rebranding of the airport. Amy had called Denver home since 1976 where she raised sons Douglas and Jeffrey. After she and her husband Patrick retired, they moved to St. George with their pug Max in 2022, and built their forever dream home.
Tina Blake
Tina Blake
Board Advisor
I grew up as an Air Force brat but mostly finished up in southern New Mexico and graduated from NMSU with a chemical engineering degree. I moved to SLC after college to become a “rocket scientist” then worked a variety of careers before retiring in 2022. Jason and I met square dancing (then married) in the mid 80s and are still dancing today! We lived in Park City for 24 great years (1993-2017) before moving to St George where I enjoy saying “I have only swept our sidewalk once” when talking about snow removal! We love to travel and look forward to new experiences – Australia, New Zealand and the Polynesian Islands are tops on our bucket list. I’ve been volunteering since I was 13 years old and am a firm believer everyone should be giving back to their community. I joined SULS in March 2022 because I was looking for that philanthropic group who looked like they were having fun while supporting different causes.