Meet Calendar Editor Liz Petroff
Background: I’m a native Phoenician. I attended high school at Xavier College Preparatory and studied communications at Northern Arizona University (Go, Lumberjacks!).
My career began in the newsroom as a television producer, right out of college. Eager and grateful for a job (in the career field I was actually working toward) I worked every shift possible in that newsroom. My next career move was becoming a mom. I was grateful to stay at home with my children in their early years. As they became school-aged, I went back to television full time for a magazine show. More recent, I’ve had the pleasure of producing a local travel show.
I love that my career has taken me on the journey that it has. It has allowed me to experience all options when it comes to being a mom with a career. I’m passionate about my family and my career, and I am grateful for the experiences of being a stay-at-home mom, full-time working mom and a part-time working mom. I feel each arrangement has granted me with a new perspective of how to parent and has help me to achieve the importance of balance. Above all, I love that my children see me working in an industry that I love.
Spouse/kids/pets: My husband, Chris, and I were childhood family friends. Our parents met because both our dads worked together for a local office furniture store, and both our moms worked together as nurses at St. Joseph’s Hospital. In an even stranger coincidence, both our dads are named David, and both our moms are named Mary. Grandparent nicknames are a must in our household!
Favorite food: I love all types of cheese. Fancy, melted, imitation, you name it! I especially love to share a cheese and charcuterie board to help kick start the weekend!
Favorite thing to do when I have some time to myself: I haven’t had time to myself since 2008 (I’m joking, I’m joking). I research the heck out of things. I am also a visual learner. Combine these two qualities and you can find me checking out books from the library or pinning ideas on Pinterest for all the family projects we are working on (i,e. first- and third-grade math, home-improvement projects or training our new puppy).
Most people don’t know this about me: I don’t get starstruck. However, one of the only autographs I’ve ever asked for was from the author, Heidi Murkoff, of “What to Expect When You’re Expecting”. I was three days away from my due date with my firstborn when I met her. She asked if she could feel my pregnant belly and I was overjoyed.
What I love most about Arizona: Arizona is home. I love that majority of my (extended) family lives here.
How I came to RAK: I joke that Raising Arizona Kids found me! I’m known for my mad organizational skills, so when the opportunity to become the magazine’s calendar editor was available—it was destined to be. You will never find me without my calendar or pencil!
What I love most about my job: I thrive on current events. I also love talking to other parents about being parents. Managing the Family Time calendars give me the opportunity to share the awesome events that are available to our Arizona families.
Favorite Valley hangout/hot spot: My family and I love Sunday brunch at Southern Rail. Our kiddos look forward to the homemade beignets and always leave having consumed way too much powdered sugar.
Last book you read, movie you liked, TV show you binge-watched: Our family is traveling through “giant country” this summer, reading “The B.F.G.” by Roald Dahl, anticipating the movie release in theaters. As for television shows, I’ve been known to watch all of the revitalized early ’90s series (“Fuller House”, “Girl Meets World” and the soon-to-be-released “Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life”). I’m a sucker for nostalgia.
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