Meet Becky

AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes and I greeted the Vice President on the tarmac at the Flagstaff airport. Here's Air Force II taxing up behind us.

Vice President Kamala Harris visited Flagstaff and NAU for her "Fight For Our Freedoms" national tour.

One of my favorite local non-profits is Tynkertopia. If you haven't been, you've got to pay a visit!

Councilmember House, Vice Mayor Aslan, Deputy City Manager Keene, and I spent a day at the AZ Capitol to share Flagstaff's needs with Representatives Cook, Marshall, Peshlakai, and Tsosie; Senators Hatathlie and Rogers; AZ Corporation Commissioner Tovar; plus Governor Hobbs's staff.

NAU Homecoming with friends and President José Luis Cruz Rivera.

Councilmember Sweet, Vice Mayor Aslan, Flagstaff staff, Downtown Business Alliance's ED Terry Madeska, and I met with PUMA, the team that helped to create the Downtown Vision. This was at the International Downtown Alliance annual conference.

Check out the Greater Flagstaff Region firefighting recruit graduates!

Councilmember Sweet, Vice Mayor Aslan, staff and I visited the Navajo Nation to meet with the Human Rights Commission and Vice President Richelle Montoy and her staff.

Councilmember Matthews, Vice Mayor Aslan, Flagstaff's City Manager, City Attorney, and Indigenous Initiatives Coordinator, and I drove out to Hope lands to meet with Chair Timothy Nuvangyaoma and VC Craig Andrews.

I'm a member of the AZ Mayors Education Roundtable and was excited to bring colleagues down to the Helios Education Foundation and their ASU Decision Center to pore through data and discuss strategies for improving supports for all Flagstaff students and job-seekers. These Flagstaff leaders were from the United Way, Coconino Community College, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce, Economic Collaborative of Northern Arizona, Northern Arizona Interfaith Council, Flagstaff Unified School District, FUSD Career and Technical Education, Coconino Association for Vocations, Industry, and Technology, First Things First, Elevate Pre-K, and the Workforce Development Board.

Welcome home, Sarah! Here we are at the ribbon cutting for the second of Habitat for Humanity's tiny homes.

I'm a proud Fellow with the Flinn-Brown Fellowship through the AZ Center for Civic Leadership!

Our emergency dispatchers are the unsung heroes of public safety. Here I am with Katie Brandis and Celeste during a tour of the dispatch center.

I, along with Supervisor Patrice Horstman convened eight local and regional animal rescue groups for a facilitated retreat on how they can better partner and attract increased funding to their work.

We signed our Sister Cities agreement with Navajoa, Mexico alongside several other AZ cities & cities throughout the state of Sonora. Regina Salas, Gail Jackson, me, Mayor Jorge Alberto Elías Retes, Consul General of Mexico in Phx Jorge Mendoza Yescas. “Flagstaff Sister Cities’ mission is to build international friendship and goodwill, one person, one city at a time. We accomplish this through youth, cultural, educational and economic exchanges and networking.”

In 2023, I was awarded the Housing Hero Award from the Arizona Department of Housing.

I was eager to participate in this press conference touting the benefits and opportunities of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Flagstaff has several climate-related projects for which we hope to obtain IRA funding.

The Flagstaff City Council unanimously supported a Resolution in support of the creation of the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument. I and Vice Mayor Aslan advocated for it at a meeting with Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and again at a meeting with the US Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management. When President Biden came to Arizona to declare the land a monument, dozens of supporters gathered to cheer. Here I am with Coconino Supervisor Lena Fowler, Hopi Tribal Chairman Timothy Nuvangyaoma, Tribal Vice Chairman Craig Andrews, and other dignitaries and supporters.

I'm interested in how our community can be the best supporters and advocates for education of all levels in Flagstaff. Here I am on a tour of the Career and Technical Education programs at Flagstaff and Coconino High Schools.

Chandler Mayor Kevin Hartke and I were in the same cohort of Flinn-Brown Fellows. Here we are at the annual convention celebrating my award as the "2022 Northern Arizona Champion."

I asked artist Kayley Quick if her students would be interested in painting a mural on my office walls. Much time was spent discussing what "community" means and favorite spots in the greater Flagstaff area. Then Kayley Quick and her co-teacher Katie Cochran shared the draft mural with various community leaders to get input and perspectives. We spent a great weekend in my office painting, listening to music, and eating pizza! We held a reception for the students and their families and other supporters when it was finished.

Our first Downtown Pinecone Drop since COVID! The feeling was electric as we rang in the New Year together. Here I am reading a Mayoral Proclamation to the crowd just before midnight.

Before I was even sworn in, I was invited to the White House along with 13 other new mayors to meet with several Cabinet Secretaries and learn more about the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Each shared the types of projects that could qualify for funding and introduced us to staff who could help us to apply. I was shocked when President Biden walked in and spent a good while discussing the BIL as well as issues our cities are facing. He then invited us into the Oval Office!

Within days of the election, I was invited to join a group of 25 newly elected mayors from around the country at the Bloomberg-Harvard New Mayors Program. Held on Harvard's campus and taught by Harvard faculty, we spent three days together studying leadership case studies and hearing from current and former U.S. Mayors about myriad issues facing our communities.

Flagstaff Mark Kelly Host Committee -- me, Harriett Young, Senator Kelly, County Supervisor Patrice Horstman, and Bill Auberle.

Flagstaff Mark Kelly campaign event -- Vice Mayor Miranda Sweet, Councilmember Khara House, Councilmember Austin Aslan, and me.

I attended a digital equity discussion with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s Director of Digital Equity & the Digital Equity Institute. The ongoing discussion is part of the $65B investment from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

We deliver yard signs! Do you want one? Email us your address! info@beckydaggett.com Photo by Debbie Leavitt

Primary election night with Vice Mayor Sweet and Councilmembers Shimoni and Aslan.

"With a grant from the City of Flagstaff Beautification Commission Jesse Yazzie and Jaymie Shepard have designed a beautiful mural to be applied to the sides of the bus. The design reflects their own background and vision as rising Navajo (Dine) artists and their own personal histories." I encourage you to learn more about the work of Community Assistance Teams! https://cats-of-flagstaff.org

Residents of Coconino Estates were slammed by flooding from the Pipeline Fire burn scar. Many people came together to fill and transport sandbags and stack them outside homes. The City is working on a detention basin to capture floodwater before it makes it to this neighborhood. There's still work to do to mitigate flooding from the Pipeline and Museum fires and to treat watersheds surrounding Flagstaff to lower our risk for catastrophic wildfire.

Abortion rights rally in September 2022 with Councilmember Adam Shimoni and Congressman Tom O'Halleran. There are rallies/marches planned every second Saturday of every month. The next one is October 8 at 2 p.m. on the Flagstaff City Hall Lawn. https://www.facebook.com/womensmarchflagstaff

Abortion rights march in September 2022. Photo by Debbie Leavitt

Killip Elementary's ribbon cutting for their new campus--which is beautiful!

I had a great meeting with Armando Ruiz, Coconino County Assessor. I was seeking to better understand property valuations and whether there are taxation strategies to address affordable housing. One idea is to tax "Short Term Rentals" at the higher commercial rate of 17% rather than at the current residential rate of 10%. This change would need to be made by the Arizona Legislature.

I walked in the "Cherish the Moments" walk in support of the Northern Arizona Alzheimer's and Dementia Alliance (NAZADA). Pictured here with my dear friend Gretchen. https://nazada.org/

I took a lamp and a shirt to the "Fix it Clinic" in July 2022. You can get most anything fixed for free! https://www.flagstaff.az.gov/3231/Fix-it-Clinic

I enjoyed a lovely afternoon supporting Kris Mayes for Attorney General. Here I am with Kara Kelty and Kris.

We had a blast at the 4th of July parade and I'm grateful to everyone who helped decorate and walked with us!

Lauren Kuby is running for AZ Corporation Commission. Arizona really needs her to serve so that we can have a clean energy future!

County Supervisor Patrice Horstman and I showing support for the "Educators' Budget" which would designate $1.7M out of Arizona's $5.3B surplus to education.

I'm so proud and honored to be endorsed by Arizona List!

My City Council swearing in ceremony

Deputy Consul General of Mexico, Armando Manuel Esparza Miranda and I at the Sunnyside Neighborhood Association/Market of Dreams annual Fiesta de Independencia.

Areina Contreras and I visiting with Sunnyside neighbors following flooding, Summer 2021

Congressman Tom O’Halleran, Coconino National Forest Supervisor Laura Jo West and I during a tour of Museum Fire burn scar

Spent some time with the AZ Local 1912 talking about workforce training opportunities. Absolutely loved seeing all the women working through the training program! May 2022

I had a blast emceeing The Literacy Center's Spelling Bee in April 2022. This is one of my favorite events! Photo by Larry Hendricks

Removing mud from the backyard of a family impacted by flooding off of the Museum Fire burn scar

Councilmember Sweet and I in front of a mural in Sunnyside as we went door-to-door to talk to business owners about flooding

Celebrating Mrs. Cleo Wilson Murdoch at the annual Ms. Cleo’s Tea Party. Mrs. Murdoch was the second teacher and principal of the segregated Paul Laurence Dunbar School from 1926-1940. A pillar of the Flagstaff community, she graduated from Winslow High School and went on to the first Historically Black College west of the Mississippi: Western University in Kansas and then Arizona State Teacher’s College, now known as NAU. Coconino County Supervisor Patrice Horstman, me, Councilmember Miranda Sweet, and former Mayor Dr. Coral Evans.

Jim Babbitt was a beloved community leader and my dear friend. I was honored to be asked to participate in the video for the Viola Legacy Award and delighted to be asked to present the award to Jim's family at the 2022 Viola Awards.

Flagstaff Shelter Services has been on the front line of community response to COVID. From the beginning, they helped to protect the most medically vulnerable by paying for private rooms at a local motel. When our unsheltered neighbors contracted COVID, they, too, were housed in private motel rooms in order to recover and help stop the spread. On April 30, 2022 Flagstaff celebrated the housewarming of The Crown, a motel that FSS purchased that is already serving as emergency housing. Here I am with Executive Director Ross Schaefer.

Stuff the Bus for Flagstaff Family Food Center, November 2021

Being interviewed about the summer 2021 Museum Fire flooding. The Andy Harvey Indigenous Youth Media Workshop is held at NAU each summer. These students asked many insightful questions! https://nau.edu/communication/summer-workshops/

City driver Mike and I out after a storm clearing snow and spreading cinders

Boys and Girls Club Executive Director Mark Cox gave Councilmember Miranda Sweet and I a tour of one of their facilities

Councilmembers Sweet and Aslan and I at the Independent Redistricting Commission meeting

Katalyst Space Technologies staff, city staff, Councilmembers Sweet and Salas, and I on a tour of the city's incubator and accelerator

Devon Forrest and Trever Davis (Guidance Center staff), Councilmember Sweet, and I during a tour of their renovated facilities

Catholic Charities PATH program staffer Sarah allowed me to ride along on her rounds to visit her clients and check in with people we spotted around town to see whether they needed assistance. "PATH (Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness) program utilizes specially trained staff and volunteers to connect seriously mentally ill homeless with psychiatric treatment and housing."

Volunteering at the Flagstaff Family Food Center is fun and so meaningful. It's a bonus when you get to see a good friend!

Enjoying a Mother Road Brewery Lowell Lager at the I ❤️ Pluto Festival. Councilmember Miranda Sweet and I.