Everyone's life story is also a history of the times. That is especially true of Jack Pfister, who played a role in so many of Arizona's pivotal issues. The story of Jack's life is a crash course in state history. He had high-profile positions, including chief executive of Salt River Project, president of the Arizona Board of Regents, and adviser to governors. Just as significant were the many times he kept a low profile or worked behind the scenes. As a journalist and free-lance writer Kathleen Ingley has specialized in Arizona's pivotal issues, including the state budget, water and energy. She was a reporter and editorial writer at the Arizona Republic, where her work included award-winning series on state trust land, the potential of solar energy, the threat of invasive plants, the increasing impact of the urban heat island and the challenge of growth ("An Acre an Hour: the Price of Sprawl"). She was business editor of the Los Angeles Herald Examiner and assistant editor of the San Francisco Business Journal. She has a bachelor s degree from the University of Michigan and a master's from the University of California at Berkeley. She served in the Peace Corps in Senegal.