Board of Directors
Executive Committee Leaders
Chair
Jonathan Howard, Attorney
Quarles and Brady
Chair-Elect
Neil Terry, Partner
Orcutt Winslow Partnership
Treasurer
Sebastian Porchini, V.P.
FirstBank
Secretary
Courtney Ophaug, CEO
Banner Estrella
Executive Committee Members
The Honorable Georgia Lord
Mayor, City of Goodyear
Mike Martin
Director of Economic Development
APS
Dr. Joshua Baker
Vice President/CAO
Midwestern University
The Honorable Jerry Weiers
Mayor, City of Glendale
Julie Giese
President, Phoenix Raceway
Ron Castro
West Valley Bank President
BNC National Bank
The Honorable Patrick Duffy
Councilmember, City of Surprise
The Honorable Jon Edwards
Councilmember, City of Peoria
The Honorable Paul Faith
Vice Mayor, Town of Litchfield Park
The Honorable Betty Guardado
Councilmember, City of Phoenix
Christina Oh
CEO, Abrazo West
Bridget Schwartz-Manock
Director of Public Affairs, Central Arizona Project
Not Pictured:
The Honorable Clint Hickman, Supervisor - Maricopa County
Executive Advisory Committee (EA)
Bobbi Magdaleno
Executive Director
Government & Community Engagement
ASU
Herman Orcutt
Retired, Orcutt Winslow Partnership
Not Pictured:
Sharon Grambow - Chief Operating Officer, Sun Health Senior Living
Joe LaRue - President & CEO, Sun Health
Board of Directors
Chad Guzman
Director, Government Relations
Epcor Water
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Cole Libera
City and County Government Relations Associate
Dorn Policy Group, Inc.
Ron Campbell
Sr. Director of Ticket Sales
Arizona Cardinals
Rick Dircks
Executive Vice President
Dircks Moving & Logistics
Patricia DiRoss
Government Relations Specialist
SRP
Jessica Dresang
Project Manager
Carolla Engineers
Mick Hoover
Sr. Dir of Business Development & Strategic Planning
St. Joseph’s Westgate-Dignity
Dr. Spencer A. Isom
Director of Business Development and Government Affairs
West-MEC
Stephanie Fogelson
VP of Project Development
Venn Companies
Libby Francisco
COO
Desert Diamond Casino
Dr. Roger Freeman
Superintendent
Littleton Elementary School District
John Graham
President & CEO
Sunbelt Holdings
Robert Interdonato
General Manager
CenturyLink
Jim Kenny
President
El Dorado Holdings
Deborah West
Director, Farmer Direct Service, Service Operations
Farmers Insurance
Full Board List (Pictured & Not Pictured):
Rick Dircks, Executive VP - Dircks Moving and Logistics
Patricia DiRoss, Government Relations Specialist - SRP
Jessica Dresang, Bus. Dev. Manager & Assoc. VP - Carollo Engineers
Stephanie Fogelson, VP of Project Development - Venn Companies
Libby Francisco, COO - Desert Diamond Casino
Dr. Roger Freeman, Superintendent - Littleton Elementary School District
Parker Froehlich, Sr. Project Manager - Coe and Van Loo
John Graham, President & CEO - Sunbelt Holdings
Chad Guzman, Director, Government Relations - EPCOR Water
The Honorable Alexis Hermosillo, Mayor - City of El Mirage
Robert Interdonato, General Manager - CenturyLink
Dr. Spencer Isom, Dir. Of Bus. Dev & Government Affairs - West MEC
The Honorable Craig Heustis, Councilmember - City of Buckeye
Mick Hoover, Sr. Dir of Bus. Dev & Strategic Planning - St. Joseph’s Westgate-Dignity
Dan Kelly, Senior VP - DMB
Jim Kenny, President - El Dorado Holdings
The Honorable Michael LeVault, Mayor - Town of Youngtown
Cole Libera, City & County Government Relations Assoc. - Dorn Policy Group
Bill Olson, SVP, Division Manager - Newland Real Estate Group
The Honorable Rui Pereira , Mayor - Town of Wickenburg
The Honorable Mike Pineda, Councilmember - City of Avondale
Michele Pino, Commercial Site Selection & Industrial Spec. - Land Advisors Organization
Julie Rees, Principal - Triadvocates
Dr. Rey Rivera, President - Estrella Mountain Community College
Dr. Teresa Leyba-Ruiz, President - Glendale Community College
The Honorable Tommy Lee Sikes, Mayor - Town of Gila Bend
Mike Theile, Sr. VP, Commercial Relationship Manager - UMB Bank
The Honorable Anna Tovar, Mayor - City of Tolleson
Deborah West, Director, Farmers Direct Svcs. - Farmers Insurance
Ex-Officio Board Members
The Honorable Michelle Hess
Executive Director
Leadership West
Kevin Knight, District Director – Congressman David Schweikert
Christopher Toale, Director, Community Initiatives Team – Luke AFB
Penny Pew, District Director – Congressman Paul Gosar
Tom Sadler, President and CEO – Arizona Sports and Tourism Authority
Ron Sites, Executive Director – Fighter Country Partnership
The Honorable Doug Ducey, Governor – State of Arizona