Board of Directors
Executive Committee Leaders
Chair
Jonathan Howard
Attorney
Quarles and Brady
Chair-Elect
Neil Terry
Partner
Orcutt Winslow Partnership
Treasurer
Sebastian Porchini
Vice President
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. Dennis Paulson
Vice President
Midwestern University
The Honorable
Jerry Weiers
Mayor
City of Glendale
Julie Giese
President
ISM 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
Not Pictured:
The Honorable Clint Hickman, Supervisor - Maricopa County
Bridget Schwartz-Manock, Director of Public Affairs-Central Arizona Project
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
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):
Ron Campbell, Sr. Dir. of Ticket Sales - Arizona Cardinals
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
Clint Chandler, Metro Phoenix and Greater Arizona Director – U.S. Senator Jeff Flake
Luis Heredia, District Director – Congressman Ruben Gallego
Michael Jameson, District Representative – Congresswoman Debbie Lesko
Kevin Knight, District Director – Congressman David Schweikert
Rusty Mitchell, Director, 56th Fighter Wing Community Initiatives Team – Luke AFB
Penny Pew, District Director – Congressman Paul Gosar
Tom Sadler, President and CEO – Arizona Sports and Tourism Authority
Tanya Wheeless, Deputy Chief of Staff and State Director – U.S. Senator Martha McSally
Ron Sites, Executive Director – Fighter Country Partnership
The Honorable Doug Ducey, Governor – State of Arizona