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From early-morning prep sessions to after-school tutoring, these five fabulous Valley teachers have devoted their lives to inspiring students to reach the unreachable. Here are their stories.

Sister Joanie Nuckols, B.V.M. Xavier College Preparatory

If you’ve traveled to Flagstaff in recent years, there’s a good chance you are already familiar with Joe Sorren. The Northern Arizona University graduate and Flagstaff-based artist is responsible for the well-known, much-loved outdoor mural in the town’s Heritage Square. Outside of Arizona, Sorren’s paintings have been shown in New York and California and have graced the pages of such illustrious publications as Time, The New Yorker and Rolling Stone. Read on as the artist talks about life in Northern Arizona and where we can see his work in the coming months.

"The AZ Insider" with Kathy Shayna Shocket: Get the inside scoop on Arizona's social scene and celebrity news.

This week: I'll take you behind the scenes of a Steve Moak fundraiser...

Designer Zang Toi was born in Malaysia moved to Toronto at the early age of 18 and studied at the prestigious Parsons School of Design in New York City. Toi has had a fantastic career, winning numerous awards like the Monsieur Style Awards: Best in Women's Wear and even was knighted by the Sultan of Kelantan in 1997. Toi has dressed ladies of celebrity including Sharon Stone, Ivanka Trump and Kirstie Alley. Toi’s appearance on Bravo’s “Real Housewives of New York” launched him into a household name. The phrase “ambiguous royalty” comes to mind when reviewing the fall 2010 collection of House of Toi. Toi’s appreciation for the exquisite things in life is very apparent in this collection with decadent velvet in hues...