Judy Starr Confer has been a designer of southwestern products for many years. She is a graduate of the University of Illinois and has received a Certificado de Matriculacion from the University of Madrid. Her two sons and four grandchildren are her biggest fans.

As Executive Director for the River of Time Museum in Fountain Hills she has worked closely with the Yavapai at the Ft. McDowell Yavapai Nation reservation.

Judy is currently working on a book Sonoran Soul: Tall Tales of the Cactus Clan Saguaro People to coordinate with her Saguaro People characters. Eventually this book will be published tri-lingually in English, Spanish and Yavapai.