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Kelly Patton
Senior Economic Development Consultant APS
Madalaine McConville, AZED Pro
Economic Development Specialist City of Tempe
Denise Allen
Senior Account Executive SSOE
Micah Miranda CEcD
Economic Development Director City of Chandler
Ryan Stucki
Vice President Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. (CEC)
Michelle Streeter, AZED Pro
Marketing and Communications, Project Manager, Sr. Town of Gilbert
Tim Pickering, CEcD
President and CEO Interim Public Management
Paul Melcher
Community and Economic Development Director Town of Oro Valley
William Novak
Government and Community Affairs Manager Google Fiber
Miranda Meyer
Economic Vitality & Tourism Coordinator Town of Payson
Brock Severson, AZED Pro
Economic Development Specialist City of Apache Junction
Mackenzie Fitz-Gerald, AZED Pro
Economic Development Representative APS
Tom Pitts
Principal Tom Pitts Consulting
Gisselle Coronado, AZED Pro
Business Navigator City of Tucson
Kyle Jutras
Corbin Consulting Engineers
Kathy Prather
Superintendent/CEO Pima County Joint Technical Education District
Tammy McLeod
President & CEO Flinn Foundation
Rand Jenkins
Principal Mountain Mojo Group
Kevin Dumcum, AZED Pro
Director of Regional Workforce Development WESTMARC
Jennifer Mellor
Chief Innovation Officer Greater Phoenix Chamber
Katelyn Harris Lange, AZED Pro
Special Project Manager Maricopa County Workforce Development Board
Frank Dillon
Deputy Director Economic Development Pima County
John Manning
Certified Business Analyst SBDC Yavapai County
Mitch Basefsky
External Relations Central Arizona Project
Nicole Blanar, AZED Pro
Management Assistant City of Goodyear
Cameron Robb, AZED Pro
Senior Economic Development Consultant APS
Ashley Mazariegos, AZED Pro
Downtown Project Manager City of Buckeye
David Meyers, AZED Pro
Economic Development Manager City of Flagstaff
Moriah Robles, AZED Pro
Compliance and Monitoring Specialist ARIZONA@WORK Pinal County
Tanner Nelson
Commercial Insurance Advisor LeBaron & Carroll, LLLC
Deb Diveney
Economic Development Project Manager City of Peoria
David McIntire, AZED Pro
Community Investment Director City of Flagstaff
Cassie Wells
Modern Business Development
Maksim Yashirin
Regional Economic Development Manager BNSF Railway
Maria Riebs, AZED Pro
Coordinator City of Buckeye
Mark Mitchell
Vice President, Business Development MYCON General Contractors
Steve North, AZED Pro
Economic Development Director City of Show Low
Jason Weinstein
Deputy Chief Director - Corporate Engagement Maricopa Corporate College at Maricopa Community Colleges
Ossema Gassama
Economic Development Analyst Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco
Fred Narcaroti
Principal/Tucson Office Manager Ninyo & Moore
Marc Valenzuela, AZED Pro
Senior Economic Development Project Manager SRP (Salt River Project)
Bianca Rivera
Marketing Lead Terracon
Zach Venvertloh
Director of Business Development Layton Construction
Curtis Woody, AZED Pro
Economic Development Director Town of Marana
Brian Wright, AZED Pro
Business Manager City of Buckeye
Shon Quannie
Interim Executive Director American Indian Chamber of Commerce of Arizona
Michael Northam, AZED Pro
Senior Economic Development Manager JLL
Sabrina Perez
Client Development Manager Terracon
Travis Barnum, AZED Pro
Brownfields Coordinator AZ Dept of Environmental Quality
Jaye O'Donnell
Economic Development Director City of Mesa
Jennifer Graves, CEcD
Interim Director Town of Gilbert
Matthew Avila
Business Development Manager Mortenson
Carter Wright
Economic Development Manager City of Avondale
Jennifer Lindley, AZED Pro
Downtown Development Manager Town of Queen Creek
Elle Crader
Government Partnerships Lead Brain Co.
Mike Czechowski, CEcD
Chief Economic Development Officer City of Tucson
Melanie Tovar
Realtor ProSmart Realty
Magen Howard
Director of Regional Competitiveness Chamber of Southern Arizona
Donna Davis
Senior Community Impact Manager Education Forward Arizona
Sandy Palmer
Senior Government Liaison Wilson & Company, Inc., Engineers & Architects
Jeffrey Robbins, CEcD, AZED Pro
Redevelopment Program Administrator City of Mesa
Eric Trevan
President and Chief Executive Officer aLocal Solutions
Diana Soto, AZED Pro
Economic Development Specialist Town of Prescott Valley
Fiona Onyango
Senior Research Analyst Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC)
Nancy Sanders, AZED Pro
Program Director Maricopa SBDC
Armando Esparza, AZED Pro
Economic Development Director City of San Luis
Jose Contreras, MPA, AZED Pro
Economic Development Program Manager City of Glendale
Dani Huval
Business Development Director Chasse Building Team
Victoria Solorzano
Admin Assistant II City of Buckeye
Jazmin Zamudio, AZED Pro
Economic Development Director City of Somerton
Melissa Steele, AZED Pro
Economic Development Manager City of Globe
Diana Figueroa
Management Assistant City of Phoenix
Amber Folkman
Business Retention & Expansion Manager Pima County
Mila Besich
Executive Director Copper Corridor Economic Development Coalition
Alex Hernandez, AZED Pro
Program Coordinator City of Peoria
John Lewis
President/CEO PHX East Valley Partnership
Jeanine Jerkovic, CEcD
Economic Development Director City of Surprise
Gail Jackson, AZED Pro
President/CEO ECONA (Economic Collaborative of Northern Arizona)
Suzanne Nelson
Business Development Coreslab Structures Inc.
Kate Gallego
Mayor City of Phoenix
Joseph Stewart
Senior Business Development Manager City of Goodyear
Abby Garcia, AZED Pro
Economic Development Project Manager City of Phoenix
Marissa Garnett CEcD, AZED Pro
Economic Development Project Manager Town of Queen Creek
Councilmember John Officer
Council Member Town of Marana
Stephanie Handley
Business Development Manager PCL
Mackenzie Letcher, AZED Pro
Assistant City Manager City of Eloy
Gwen Salt
Executive Principal of Intergovernmental Affairs SRP (Salt River Project)
Sandra Shade
Planning and Development Director Ak-Chin Indian Community Planning and Development Department
Melany Edwards-Barton
Chief Executive Officer Sierra Vista Chamber of Commerce
Matthew Laudone, AZED Pro
Senior Economic Development Project Manager SRP (Salt River Project)
Eric Nutt
Vice President, National Commercial Accounts Commonwealth NCS
Michael Winer
Economic Development Specialist City of Chandler
KC Shuck, AZED Pro
Business Retention & Expansion City of Glendale
Lois Yates CEcD
Partner Global Logistics Development Partners
Chris Maroney
Managing Principal Sazan Group
Kali Mota
Founding Partner Winslow + Partners
Karen Calivas, AZED Pro
Business Retention & Expansion Program Manager City of Peoria
Katie Hurst, AZED Pro
CEO Arizona Association for Economic Development (AAED)
Bridgette Blair, AZED Pro
Economic Development Specialist Town of Queen Creek
Lori German, AZED Pro
Deputy Director - Econ Dev Tourism, Communications City of Glendale
Eryn Proctor
Management Assistant City of Tempe
Aric Bopp, CEcD
Executive Director of Discovery Oasis Mayo Clinic (Discovery Oasis)
Alejandro Figueroa, AZED Pro
Director Econ Dev & Intergovernmental Affairs Yuma County
John Raeder
Government Affairs Deputy Director City of Buckeye
Mignonne Hollis, AZED Pro
Executive Director AREDF (Arizona Regional Economic Development Foundation)
Victor Gonzalez, CEcD
Economic Development Manager Town of Sahuarita
Kassandra Aleskova, AZED Pro
Management Assistant City of Buckeye
Juliana Scobey, AZED Pro
Operations and Event Manager Arizona Association for Economic Development (AAED)
Caitlin Boarder, AZED Pro
Economic Development Program Manager Town of Gilbert
Carol Stewart
Vice President Tech Parks Arizona
Ruth Ellen Elinski
Associate State Director Arizona SBDC State Office
Josh Rutherford
Economic Development Special Project Administrator City of Tempe
Jaime Embick, AZED Pro
Planning and Community Development Director City of Safford
Sylvia Shaffer, AZED Pro
Planning & Zoning Director City of Page
Jimmy Lindblom
VP of Economic Development and Infrastructure Willmeng Construction, Inc.
Jack Fitchett, MPA, AZED Pro
Director of Economic Development City of Winslow
Garrett Newland
Senior Vice President, Real Estate Services Macerich
Libby Howell
Exec Dir/Media, Community, Govt Relations Pima Community College
Lori Mann
Accountant Arizona Association for Economic Development
Kim Murphy
Business Development Chasse Building Team
Kirsten Hall, CEcD, AZED Pro
Business Attraction Project Manager City of Surprise
Pooja Wood
Research Analyst Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC)
Robert Ito, AZED Pro
Business Development Manager City of Goodyear
Chelsey Faggiano
Economic Development Specialist City of Chandler
Tricia Lewis, AZED Pro
Economic Development Manager City of Prescott
Kendra Hoffman, AZED Pro
Business Development Manager City of Goodyear
Natalia Cuneo, AZED Pro
Economic Development Coordinator SRP (Salt River Project)
Karla Moran, AZED Pro
Senior Manager, Economic Development SRP (Salt River Project)
Creag Znetko, AZED Pro
Economic Development Administrator City of Flagstaff
Kristen Stephenson, CEcD
Senior Vice President, Research & Analytics Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC)
John Henry King
Economic Development Director City of Bowie, Maryland
Darah Mann, AZED Pro
Economic Development Deputy Director City of Goodyear
Oksana Beatty
Tribal Liaison Arizona Commerce Authority
Brian Heithoff
CEO / GM Trico Electric Cooperative
Vincent (Skip) Becker, AZED Pro
President Becker Development and Consulting LLC
Lori Collins
Director, Business and Economic Development Mesa Gateway Airport Authority
Garth Hosch
President Integrity Building Corp.
Dina Mathias
Project Manager City of Peoria
Eric Emmert
Vice President Dorn Policy Group
Josh Bowman, AZED Pro
Chief Strategy Officer City of Maricopa
Michael Martella, CEcD, AZED Pro
Redevelopment Program Manager Town of Gilbert
Sarah Pacheco, AZED Pro
Assistant Economic Development Director AREDF (Arizona Regional Economic Development Foundation)
Fernando Garcia, AZED Pro
Executive Vice President, International Trade & Investment Arizona Commerce Authority
Nick Juszczak
Economic Development Senior Project Manager City of Mesa
Jennifer Swanton
Kaleidoscope Strategic Partners
Sarah Richardson
Director of Strategic Initiatives First Things First
Alice Templeton
Client Relations & Community Leadership Stantec
Jamie Schindeldecker
Business Development Director UES (Formerly Speedie & Associates, LLC)
Kris Cassens, AZED Pro
Economic Development Coordinator Senior City of Surprise
Neil Calfee, AZED Pro
Executive Director, Econ Dev + Innovation Zones ASU Economic Development + Innovation Zones
Rupert Wolfert
Councilmember Town of San Tan Valley
Rock Rickert
Principal, Business Development Archicon Architecture & Interiors
Brian Carpenter
Economic Development Deputy Director City of Peoria
Dwight Wininger
Director of External Relations Allo Fiber
Brad Smidt, CEcD
Senior Vice President Business Development Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC)
Suzanne Boyles, AZED Pro
Economic Development Director City of Buckeye
D.J. Peterson
Business Development Manager Stevens Leinweber Construction
Jeffrey Velasquez
Senior Landscape Architect, Project Manager J2 Engineering & Environmental Design
Lindsay Meyer
Client Relationship Manager Municipal Concord General Contracting Inc.
Cort Darling
Regional Manager KBE Building Corporation
Evelyn Casuga, CEcD
Dir, Comm & Econ Prosperity/Semi-Retired Center for the Future of Arizona
Grant Belter, AZED Pro
Economic Development Program Manager City of Phoenix
Mark Paratore
Vice President, Business Development Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC)
Devney Preuss
CEO Downtown Phoenix Inc.
Alma Peralta, AZED Pro
International Trade Specialist City of Tucson
Thomas Maynard
Executive Vice President, Business Development Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC)
David Couture
Manager Key Account Services Tucson Electric Power (TEP)
Sean Edmonds, AZED Pro
Economic Development Manager ASU Economic Development + Innovation Zones
George Dimotakis
President & CEO Pat Davis Design Group (PDDG)
Chance Love
Redevelopment Project Manager Town of Gilbert
Cynthia Blot, AZED Pro MPA
Assistant Director of Community Development City of Yuma
Michael Hammond
President PICOR Commercial Real Estate
Taylor Moran
Economic Development Program Manager City of Tempe
Feifei Zhang
Research Associate NAU - Economic Policy Institute
Amber Shek
COO GYEDC (Greater Yuma Economic Development Corporation)
Heather Soldon
Administrator/Operations Skanska
Joseph McClure
Principal McClure Consulting LLC
Susan Dumon, AZED Pro
Chief Economic Development Officer Chamber of Southern Arizona
Edyie McCall
Economic Development Senior Program Manager City of Chandler
Kelly Halsted, AZED Pro
Project Manager City of Buckeye
Claire Bruns, AZED Pro
Business Development Manager City of Goodyear
Vada Phelps
Executive Director ARIZONA@WORK South Eastern
Brian Friedman
Economic Development Program Manager City of Phoenix
Adam Geller
Public Information Officer City of Page
Emilio Cabrera
Director of Corporate Partnerships Maricopa Corporate College at Maricopa Community Colleges
Michelle Kostecki
Tourism & Economic Development Manager City of Cottonwood
Becky Fawson
Kingman Area Chamber of Commerce
Robert Theobald, AZED Pro
Vice President, Small Business Services Arizona Commerce Authority
Erica Sturwold, AZED Pro
Senior Economic Development Project Manager SRP (Salt River Project)
Steven Cramer
Newbridge Business Solutions
Francisca Villegas, AZED Pro
Small Business Program Manager City of Tucson
Nancy Baca
Director NAU - Economic Policy Institute
Benjamin Perez
Project Accountant | Revenue Strategy Lead JD Steel Co., Inc
Karla Scott
Economic Development Program Manager City of Phoenix
MaKenzie Wilson, AZED Pro
Economic Development Project Manager Town of Gilbert
John Saltonstall, AZED Pro
Economic Development Director Coconino County
Doreen Cott
Economic Development Director Town of Queen Creek
Tim Bourcet
Vice President, Government & Community Affairs Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC)
Casey Carrillo
Executive Director, UA Center for Innovation Tech Parks Arizona
Jeff Boucher
Director of Operations Clear Cloud
Chris Petroff
Director, Business Development - Western Division Yates Construction
Ian Roark
Vice Chancellor of Workforce Development Pima Community College
Maria Laughner
Economic Development Director City of Peoria
Ann O'Brien
Councilwoman City of Phoenix
Jenna Rowell
Director of Rural Development Local First Arizona
James Smith, CEcD
Director of Economic Development City of Goodyear
Eric Prochnow, AZED Pro
Economic Development Program Manager City of Phoenix
Roberta Hoffman
Owner Beaver Insurance Agency
Kelly Sandin, AZED Pro
Economic Development Manager Mayo Clinic (Discovery Oasis)
Linda Oddonetto, AZED Pro
Economic & Community Development Director City of Globe
Pam Lindley, AZED Pro
Economic Development Program Manager City of Phoenix
Cutter Chamberlain, AZED Pro
Interim Deputy Director City of Glendale
James Gray, AZED Pro
Director Partnership for Economic Development
Michelle Carpenter, AZED Pro
Economic Development Coordinator Pinal County
Lisa Hausz
Economic Development Program Manager City of Tempe
Nathan Wright
Deputy Economic Development Director City of Phoenix
Stephanie Munoz
Business Development Director Dibble Engineering
John Hart, AZED Pro
Goman York Property Advisers
Jeff Stapleton, AZED Pro
Program Manager City of Phoenix
Sophie Dessart
Manager, Communications & Public Affairs Florence Copper
Thomas Doyle, AZED Pro
Economic Development Manager City of El Mirage
Michelle Loeber, AZED Pro
Economic Development Specialist Mohave County
Samuel Pena, AZED Pro
Project Manager City of Surprise Economic Development
TJ Coulter, AZED Pro
Senior Director of Business Development Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC)
Marci Utakis, AZED Pro
Associate Director Rider Levett Bucknall
Michael Jansen, CEcD, AZED Pro
Economic Dev. & Strategic Account Manager Trico Electric Cooperative
Samantha Cope, AZED Pro
Small Business Specialist City of Glendale
Harry Paxton CEcD
Economic Development Deputy Director City of Buckeye
Kelle Maslyn, AZED Pro
Assistant Director of Strategic Affairs Pima County
Heath Anderson MEd, AZED Pro
Outreach and Workforce Development Specialist Western Electrical Contractors Association (WECA)
Chris Cuffaro
Business Development Officer First International Bank and Trust
Sue Oliver
Center Director Pima Community College
Jim Ferguson, AZED Pro
Town Manager Town of Quartzsite
Ryan Mohn
Project Consultant Coreslab Structures Inc.
Stephen Hall
Senior Business Development Transact Commercial Furnishings Inc.
Grant Holdsworth
President Holdsworth Construction
George Scott
Executive Director Southeast Arizona Economic Development Group
Joel E. Millman, AZED Pro
Director, Economic and Workforce Development Pinal County
Tennille Hiller, AZED Pro
Senior Project Manager City of Buckeye
Katie Gordon - Wheat
West Region, Arizona Business Development Manager Short Elliott Hendrickson (SEH)
Bryan Seppala, AZED Pro
Principal Advisor, Economic Development and Social Investment Resolution Copper
Bryan Smith
Economic Development Program Manager City of Phoenix
Manuel Guzman, AZED Pro
Executive Director Rebuild Superior
Mike Turner, AZED Pro
Manager of Corporate Partnerships Maricopa Corporate College at Maricopa Community Colleges
Desirae Phrasavath, AZED Pro
Economic Development Specialist City of Scottsdale
Nazzer Mendez
Foreign Direct Investment & Attraction Manager Pima County
Teresa Mandelin
Executive Director Pima Leasing & Financing Corporation