About Us
The Podcast CAMINA explores our curiosity about our neighbors who have made Arizona their home. We focus on migrant and immigrant stories in their own voices, sharing their economic and cultural contributions. Listen to their hopes and dreams for their family and our local Arizona community.
We hope these stories resonate with you.
Our CAMINA Staff and Why We Volunteer
Editor, Co-Host, Founder
Susan Cooper
Susan is a retired registered dietitian and faculty member whose career has been rooted in care, equity, and community advocacy. During her years in higher education, she championed student access to food and served as an advisor to First Peoples' students, building relationships grounded in respect, trust, and cultural understanding.
Today, Susan writes for Alianza Spanish News, where she amplifies the powerful stories of Latina authors, many of whom are immigrants. This work has deepened her appreciation for the resilience, courage, and humanity within immigrant communities.
Through CAMINA, Susan and the staff are creating a platform where the voices and stories of Northern Arizona’s immigrant community can be seen, heard, and celebrated.
Founder, Editor
Rosanna Feyerabend
Rosanna Feyerabend was born and raised in Peru, where she learned the value of hard work at an early age. As a child, she earned money by collecting seed pods to sell to local farmers for animal feed. She later earned a degree in journalism and worked as a newspaper reporter in her home country.
In 1996, Rosanna married an American geologist in Peru, and the couple relocated to Arizona in 1998. There, she faced firsthand the challenges of navigating the U.S. legal immigration system—an experience that would later shape her advocacy and community work.
Since 2007, Rosanna has served as editor of Alianza Spanish News, using the platform to promote Hispanic culture and visibility through community events such as Día del Niño and Miss Yavapai County Latina, as well as by highlighting local Hispanic-owned businesses. In recognition of her contributions, she was named Prescott Valley’s Citizen of the Year in 2020.
Looking ahead, Rosanna is preparing to work on the podcast CAMINA, where she aims to highlight and celebrate the successes of immigrant communities.
Editor, Co-Host
Stephanie Voss
Stephanie has spent her life listening to stories—as a newspaper reporter, foreign correspondent, private investigator, and now hypnotherapist.
Each role deepened her curiosity about how people live, speak, eat, and make sense of the world.
Looking back, she wishes she had asked more questions about the immigrant journeys of her own grandparents. Through this podcast, Stephanie shares the stories of today’s immigrants, hoping they spark connection, understanding, and compassion.
Editor
Peter Sherman
Peter is a rainforest ecologist, animal behaviorist, and conservation biologist teaching at Prescott College, where he teaches in the undergraduate program of Field Ecology and Conservation. From 2010 to 2017, Peter directed the MA program in Environmental Studies, and from 2017 to 2023, the Sustainable Community Development degree. He has also worked as a sustainability consultant with resorts and schools among his clients. He was also Prescott College’s Chief Sustainability Officer and currently leads the College’s Arbor Day Foundation’s “Tree Campus USA” Advisory Committee and co-leads the Lower Butte Creek Restoration Council.
Peter and his wife, Mariana Altrichter (IUCN peccary specialist), conduct immersive research and, with their two daughters, adventure travel in some of Central and South America’s more remote regions. In the past several years, most of their research has been in collaboration with indigenous groups living subsistence lifestyles in the forest regions they study.
Peter has a BA in molecular biology from Oberlin College, an MA in evolution and animal physiology and behavior from Binghamton University, and a Ph.D. in tropical ecology from the University of Michigan.
Advisory Board
Caroline Esmond
Caroline is a retired corporate executive.
She was born in England. She also lived in Canada until she moved to the United States as a teenager.
She became involved in this project, “as I am interested to learn how these individuals’ stories/experiences are fundamentally different from mine and how these courageous people succeeded in spite of adversity.”
Advisory Board
Sandy Cordova
Since childhood, my best friends have been immigrants and refugees. Being half Mexican and half Western European has motivated me to explore the history and contribution from my family and others, struggling and fighting to be Americans.
I have had many careers which served a diverse population which included Tribal Natives, Middle Eastern, Eastern European, Latinos, and Asians. People who came and continue to come to the United States build our country. I protect, honor, and respect them.
Advisory Board
Rob Adriaanz
I'm here to help!