Diane Huebner, President

Huebner was born in California. She graduated from the University of Redlands, a liberal arts school, with a B.S. in Mathematics then worked on a Master’s degree in Mathematics at the University of Florida, where she discovered, “I really didn’t enjoy math.” Next, she worked on a Master’s degree in Nuclear Engineering at Louisiana State University, where she discovered, “There was no plan for the disposal of nuclear waste, so why were we building reactors?” Subsequently, she lived in New Jersey for 35 years and worked as a Cobol programmer for an insurance company for 32 of those years. Thirty-two years is approximately how long I have been working on my genealogy. “I have seen lots of changes over the years in how the research is done,” Huener says. “Using the computer is a lot more fun than using microfiche!”

Bill Cluck, Vice President

Born in California, Bill moved to New York state for two years before moving to Arizona in 1960. He has a B.S. degree in Health Education with a minor in Spanish from the University of Arizona. He served two years in the Navy and participated in the blockade of Cuba in October of 1962. In 1969, he became a postal employee in Tucson, Arizona. He transferred to the Payson Post Office in 1986 and retired in 2003 after 34 years. His current hobby is photography and he enjoys learning the fine art of using different cameras and lenses. In his younger years, he traveled to many National stamp shows to exhibit Imperial Chinese stamps and won many Gold awards. Bill’s genealogy research started with Family Tree DNA ; he learned his maternal DNA background but not much about any current relatives. Next came Ancestry DNA; he discovered who his biological father was. Bill found many relatives in Ancestry and was able to build a large family tree. Researching DNA was so much fun that he also took My Heritage and 23 & Me DNA tests.

Patty Ryan, Secretary

After a career in customer service in utilities, hospitality, and shipping, Patrece Ryan semi-retired in 2007 and moved to Star Valley, Arizona. In 2014, Patrece was accepted into the U.S. Peace Corps. She spent twenty-seven months serving in the Education Sector in Guyana, South America. After returning to Star Valley in 2016, she became a Precinct Committee Person and activist while taking on occasional seasonal jobs with concessionaires within a variety of National Parks. She partners with her son and a cousin discovered on Ancestry to develop their genealogy roots. She is currently developing her memoirs to pass along to her son, daughter, and three grandchildren. She enjoys exploring the Payson area, hiking, and kayaking.

Ruth Hack, Treasurer

Ruth was born in northern Minnesota and moved to Arizona in the summer of 1964.  Much of her career was spent in administrative, supervisory and management positions for law firms, not-for-profit organizations, and engineering firms.  In 2009, she went to work for a copper mining company where she had the unique opportunity to assist people seeking information about ancestors who had worked for the company. Ruth was immediately hooked on genealogy, so immediately after retiring in 2017, she began researching her family history.  In 2023, she moved to Star Valley and currently enjoys the best of both worlds, dividing her time between Star Valley and Phoenix.  

Sharon Arnst, Member at Large

Sharon grew up on a farm in North Dakota and has also lived in Oregon. She has degrees in sociology and psychology and worked mostly in the legal field. She has always wanted to find out more about her mothers side of the family. Most everything she has is written in cursive and in Norwegian. She is avidly trying to discover more about her Scandinavian background. She finds it fun and challenging. She has taken a recent trip to the town her grandmother was born in (Kongsvinger, Norway) and found it a wonderful experience.