Board of Directors
Executive Committee Leaders
Chair
Neil Terry, Partner
Orcutt Winslow Partnership
Secretary
Courtney Ophaug, CEO
Banner Estrella
Treasurer
Sebastian Porchini, Senior V.P.
FirstBank
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 Ray Malnar
Councilmember, 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 Paul Faith
Vice Mayor, Town of Litchfield Park
The Honorable Betty Guardado
Councilmember, City of Phoenix
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
Jonathan Howard
Partner, Quarles and Brady
Joe LaRue
CEO, Sun Health
Sharon Grambow
Chief Financial Officer, Sun Health
Board of Directors
Chad Guzman
Director, Government Relations
Epcor Water
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Cole Libera
Director of City & County Government Relations
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
Carollo Engineers
Jackie Aragon
Division Vice President, Quality and Patient Safety, Dignity Health
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 Southwest Region
Lumen
Jim Kenny
President
El Dorado Holdings
Claire Agnew, CFO - Valleywise Health
Ron Campbell, Senior Director of Ticket Sales - Arizona Cardinals
Matt Clark, Director of State & Local Government Affairs - Verizon
Rick Dircks, Executive Vice President - Dircks Moving and Logistics
Patricia DiRoss, Government Relations Specialist - SRP
Jessica Dresang, Business Development Manager & Associate Vice President - Carollo Engineers
Stephanie Fogelson, Vice President of Project Development - Venn Companies
Libby Francisco, COO - Desert Diamond Casino
Dr. Roger Freeman, Superintendent - Littleton Elementary School District
Parker Froehlich, Senior Project Manager - Coe and Van Loo
John Graham, President & CEO - Sunbelt Holdings
Dr. Randy Gibb, Dean of the Colangelo College of Business - Grand Canyon University
The Honorable Clay Goodman, Councilmember - City of Buckeye
John Graham, Chairman & CEO – Sunbelt Holdings
Chad Guzman, Director of Government Relations – EPCOR
The Honorable Alexis Hermosillo, Mayor - City of El Mirage
Jackie Aragon, Division Vice President, Quality and Patient Safety, Dignity Health
Robert Interdonato, General Manager AZ/NM/West TX – CenturyLink
Dr. Spencer Isom, Director Of Business Development & Government Affairs - West-MEC
Dan Kelly, Senior Vice President - DMB
Jim Kenny, President - El Dorado Holdings
The Honorable Michael LeVault, Mayor - Town of Youngtown
Cole Libera, Director of City & County Government Relations - Dorn Policy Group
Patrick Murphy, President of Business Operations & Strategic Development - Arizona Coyotes
Bill Olson, Senior Vice President, Division Manager - Newland Real Estate Group
The Honorable Mike Pineda, Councilmember - City of Avondale
Michele Pino, Commercial Site Selection & Industrial Spec. - Land Advisors Organization
Julie Rees, Principal - Triadvocates
The Honorable Chris Riggs, Mayor - Town of Gila Bend
Dr. Rey Rivera, President - Estrella Mountain Community College
The Honorable Juan F. Rodriguez, Mayor - City of Tolleson
The Honorable Rebecca Hays Rovey, Councilmember - Town of Wickenburg
Dr. Teresa Leyba Ruiz, President - Glendale Community College
Mike Theile, Senior Vice President, Commercial Relationship Manager - UMB Bank
Roger Theis, Director of Development - Brookfield Properties Development
Ex-Officio Board Members
The Honorable Michelle Hess
Executive Director
Leadership West
Sandra Bassett
President & CEO, West Valley Arts Council
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