Selected Awards
Distinction for Art in Public Places at Arizona Forward’s 42nd Annual Environmental Excellence Awards received by by Maria Salenger/Jones Studio for the library entry public artwork, Touch Home, Reach Sky. Served as the initiator and instigator for the project and a member of the design team. Completed in 2024.
Excellence in Collaboration – Viola Awards (Flagstaff’s Oscars for the Arts and Science Community): core member the team for an awarded community mural project, 2023.
Excellence in Service – Rotary Club, the highest honor a non-Rotarian can achieve, for collaboration on a centennial project for the Club, Flagstaff, 2021.
Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence, member of the awarded team for the Santa Fe Railyard Park and Plaza redevelopment designed by architect Ken Smith while serving as the Executive Director of the Railyard Park Conservancy, Santa Fe Railyard, 2011.
Image Above: Por el Amor al Juego (For the Love of Play) by local artist and educator Sonja London-Hall, opening Ceremony planned by Eliza when the public art lead at the City of Flagstaff.
Art, Culture, Science and the Future of Flagstaff in collaboration with the City of Flagstaff, 2024.
After Wildfire Guide for Arizona, in concert with the AZ Wildfire Initiative, Northern Arizona University, the Southwest Fire Science Consortium, and the Forest Stewards Guild, 2025.
Southwest New Mexico Community Forestry Network: Lead on Deming and Santa Clara community forestry plans, assisted with Silver City, Hurley and Lordsburg plans. 2024 - Present.