DARRIN ROGERS Co-owner, Rogers Academy of Beauty

arrin Rogers co-owns Rogers Academy of Beauty with his wife Sheri Rogers. They operate the Academy with their two daughters, making it a family-owned local business.

Darrin is a supporter of local charities including Yavapai Human Society, Kiwanis Club, Prescott Area Shelter Services, Yavapai Regional BreastCare Center, Yavapai County 4H, and Western Heritage Center to name a few.

He is an active member of the Chamber of Commerce and supports many of their fundraising efforts with Christmas lighting being one of them. Darrin says it is very important to be active and support one’s local community as much as possible.

Darrin is a Minnesota Vikings fan and classic car restoration specialist. He owned his own classic car restoration business in Mesa, Arizona, and has personally restored well over 40 classic cars.

Darrin has participated in some of the most affluent classic car auctions all across the country; Barrett Jackson and Mecum Classic Car Auction being the most recent. He says he looks forward to passing down his knowledge to his grandson and currently is mentoring his two sons-in-laws with their own projects.

ayor Kell Palguta was elected Mayor of Prescott Valley in 2018 after retiring as a Prescott Valley police officer. He was re-elected Mayor in 2022.

While working as a police officer, Kell obtained his bachelor’s degree in psychology from Northern Arizona University and master’s degree in criminal Justice Administration from New Mexico State University.

As a first-generation college graduate in his family, Kell understands the importance of good education and recognizes that education is a valuable asset to any community.

Since being elected in 2018, Kell served on the League of Arizona Cities and Towns Resolution Committee, as the Chairman of the Central Yavapai Metropolitan Planning Organization for two years and continues to represent Prescott Valley as a member.

In 2019, he became a Flinn Brown Fellow after completing the state fellowship and civic leadership program. Kell currently sits on the Executive Board as the Treasurer to the Boys and Girls Club of Central Arizona.

He is married to Aubrey and is the father to 7-year-old twins, Memphis and Emma Jo and a 13-year-old, Lincoln.

Kell says he strives to make certain that Prescott Valley is a place where one can be born, grow up, graduate school, get married, raise a family and retire.