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Member Directory
Michael Northam, AZED Pro
Senior Economic Development Manager JLL
Alex Hernandez
Program Coordinator City of Peoria
Victor Gonzalez, CEcD
Economic Development Manager Town of Sahuarita
John Raeder
Government Affairs Deputy Director City of Buckeye
Mark Paratore
Vice President, Business Development Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC)
David McIntire, AZED Pro
Community Investment Director City of Flagstaff
Kelly Halsted
Project Manager City of Buckeye
Andrew Ridley, AZED Pro
Regional Account Manager WIN Learning
Arnnette Alfaro
Community Development Liaison A New Leaf
Ashley Mazariegos, AZED Pro
Economic Development Coordinator City of Buckeye
Eric Emmert
Vice President Dorn Policy Group
Bridgette Blair, AZED Pro
Economic Development Specialist Town of Queen Creek
Mackenzie Fitz-Gerald, AZED Pro
Economic Development Representative APS
Maria Riebs, AZED Pro
Coordinator City of Buckeye
Chris Cuffaro
Business Development Officer First International Bank and Trust
Jennifer Graves, CEcD
Deputy Director Town of Gilbert
Lisa Hausz
Economic Development Program Manager City of Tempe
Sarah Pacheco, AZED Pro
Assistant Economic Development Director Arizona Regional Economic Development Foundation
Michelle Streeter, AZED Pro
Marketing and Communications, Project Manager, Sr. Town of Gilbert
Melissa Johnson, AZED Pro
Director of Business Development & Marketing Danson Construction, LLC
Michael Winer
Economic Development Specialist City of Chandler
Edyie McCall
Economic Development Senior Program Manager City of Chandler
Sarah Richardson
Director of Strategic Initiatives First Things First
Katie Hurst
CEO Arizona Association for Economic Development (AAED)
Roberta Hoffman
Owner Beaver Insurance Agency
Suzanne Boyles, AZED Pro
Economic Development Director City of Buckeye
Harry Paxton CEcD
Economic Development Deputy Director City of Buckeye
Lindsay Meyer
Client Relationship Manager Municipal Concord General Contracting Inc.
Tiffany Rivas
Development Service Coordinator City of Tolleson
Matthew Avila
Business Development Manager Mortenson
Peter Pascu
Executive Vice President DWL Architects + Planners, Inc.
Jason Weinstein
Deputy Chief Director - Corporate Engagement Maricopa Corporate College at Maricopa Community Colleges
Nicole Audens
Administrative Assistant City of Maricopa
Sean Edmonds
Economic Development Manager ASU Office of Economic Development
Francisca Villegas
Small Business Program Manager City of Tucson
Jaye O'Donnell
Economic Development Director City of Mesa
William Novak
Government and Community Affairs Manager Google Fiber
Vada Phelps
Executive Director ARIZONA@WORK South Eastern
Jaime Lyn Gonzales, AZED Pro
Community & Economic Vitality Manager City of Avondale
Thomas Claiborn IV
Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives & Community Engagement, First Things First
Keith Alexander
Asst. To the President Eastern Arizona College
Cameron Robb, AZED Pro
Senior Economic Development Consultant APS
Melany Edwards-Barton
Chief Executive Officer Sierra Vista Area Chamber of Commerce
Don Helton
Director of Business Development Brycon
Emilio Cabrera
Director of Corporate Partnerships Maricopa Corporate College at Maricopa Community Colleges
Gisselle Coronado
Business Navigator City of Tucson
Robert Riley
Director Economic Development Kingman Airport Authority Inc.
Carter Wright
Vice President, Business Development Arizona Commerce Authority
Bryan Smith
Economic Development Program Manager City of Phoenix
Stephanie Munoz
Business Development Director Dibble Engineering
Francesca Miller
Vice President Business Development Multistudio
Sally Harrison
President/CEO Mesa Chamber of Commerce
Marc Valenzuela, AZED Pro
Senior Economic Development Project Manager SRP (Salt River Project)
Claire Bruns
Business Development Manager City of Goodyear
Tim Pickering, CEcD
President and CEO Interim Public Management
Rick Brammer
Partner Applied Economics
Ryan Wissmann, AZED Pro
Economic Development Specialist Town of Marana
Maksim Yashirin
Regional Economic Development Manager BNSF Railway
Lori Mann
Accountant Arizona Association for Economic Development
Joseph Stewart
Senior Business Development Manager City of Goodyear
Michael Hammond
President PICOR Commercial Real Estate
Kristin Zipprich
Economic Development Coordinator City of Goodyear
Samantha Cope, AZED Pro
Small Business Specialist City of Glendale Arizona
Michael Martella, CEcD
Redevelopment Program Manager Town of Gilbert
Gregory Arrington
Community Development Manager Town of Youngtown
Kirsten Hall, CEcD, AZED Pro
Business Attraction Project Manager City of Surprise
Kate Gallego
Mayor City of Phoenix
Josh Bowman
Chief Strategy Officer City of Maricopa
Victoria Solorzano
Admin Assistant II City of Buckeye
Jack Bustamante
Vice President, Business Development Arizona Commerce Authority
Shelly Sorensen, AZED Pro
Principal Traffic Engineer Lokahi
Mignonne Hollis, AZED Pro
Executive Director Arizona Regional Economic Development Foundation
James Menlove
County Manager Gila County Government
Jeff Boucher
Director of Operations Clear Cloud
Dean Howard
Vice President of Business Development Chanen Construction
Vance Barlow
Town Manager Town of Colorado City
Caitlin Boarder
Economic Development Specialist City of Tempe
Suzanne Nelson
Business Development Coreslab Structures Inc.
Zach Venvertloh
Vice President, Business Development Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC)
Lori Collins
Director, Business and Economic Development Mesa Gateway Airport Authority
Sherry Grice
Management Associate Gila County Government
Robert Ito, AZED Pro
Business Development Manager City of Goodyear
Cutter Chamberlain, AZED Pro
Interim Deputy Director - Arts & Culture, Special Events, Downtown Development City of Glendale Arizona
Desirae Phrasavath, AZED Pro
Economic Development Specialist City of Scottsdale
Jennifer Lindley, AZED Pro
Downtown Development Manager Town of Queen Creek
Eric Larson
AVB Development (Retired)
Kelley Keffer
Economic Development Project Manager City of Mesa
Kathleen Frank
NAU - Center for American Indian Economic Development
Liz Pocock
CEO Startup Tucson
Karen Calivas, AZED Pro
Business Retention & Expansion Program Manager City of Peoria
James Gray, AZED Pro
Director Partnership for Economic Development
Christian Green
Director The Weitz Company
Angela Gee
Principal Dean Alan Architects PLLC
Jaime Embick, AZED Pro
Planning and Community Development Director City of Safford
Crisi Clark, AZED Pro
Economic Development Specialist Town of Camp Verde
Natalia Cuneo, AZED Pro
Economic Development Coordinator SRP (Salt River Project)
Eric Prochnow, AZED Pro
Economic Development Program Manager City of Phoenix
Libby Howell
Exec Dir/Media, Community, Govt Relations Pima Community College
Melanie Tovar
Realtor ProSmart Realty
Fiona Onyango
Senior Research Analyst Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC)
Mike Czechowski, CEcD
Senior Project Manager City of Tucson
Micah Miranda CEcD
Economic Development Director City of Chandler
Jack Fitchett, MPA, AZED Pro
Director of Economic Development City of Winslow
Bryan Seppala, AZED Pro
Principal Advisor, Economic Development and Social Investment Resolution Copper
Ryan Jones
Economist Yavapai College
Cheryl Covert
Assistant Director, Economic Development City of Avondale
Doni Wilbanks, AZED Pro
Community Development Director Town of Payson
Lisa Simons
Associate, Business Development RESOLUT Group
Elyce Gobat, CEcD
Economic Development Project Manager City of Mesa
Melissa Steele, AZED Pro
Economic Development Manager City of Globe
Barbra Coffee, CEcD
Director City of Tucson
Mitch Basefsky
External Relations Central Arizona Project
Agnese Sturmane
Business Development Executive FT Locations
April Kroner, CEcD
Economic Development Deputy Director City of Tempe
Carol Stewart
Assoc. Vice President Tech Parks Arizona
Sue Oliver
Center Director Pima Community College
Patrick McDaniel, AZED Pro
Advocacy Director Phoenix Community Alliance
Chelsey Faggiano
Economic Development Specialist City of Chandler
Aaron Moon
Workforce Development Director Eckerd Connects (ARIZONA@WORK Pinal County)
Taylor Moran
Economic Development Program Manager City of Tempe
Nancy Sanders, AZED Pro
Program Director Maricopa SBDC
Kelly Patton
Senior Economic Development Consultant APS
Doreen Cott
Economic Development Director Town of Queen Creek
Katelyn Harris Lange
Special Project Manager Maricopa County Workforce Development Board
Darah Mann, AZED Pro
Economic Development Deputy Director City of Goodyear
Thomas Doyle, AZED Pro
Economic Development Manager City of El Mirage
Travis Barnum, AZED Pro
Brownfields Coordinator AZ Dept of Environmental Quality
Gabriela Castro-Smith
President Trade In Motion
Alan Beveridge
Program Director - Entrepreneurial Studies Mesa Community College
Jessica Sarkissian
Principal/Owner Upfront Planning & Entitlements, LLC
Steve North, AZED Pro
Economic Development Director City of Show Low
David Roderique, CEcD
Deputy City Manager City of Buckeye
Dani Huval
Business Development Director Chasse Building Team
Alexis Frazier, AZED Pro
Economic Analyst Rounds Consulting Group, Inc.
Dwight Wininger
Director of External Relations Allo Fiber
Kyle Jutras
Corbin Consulting Engineers
Herbert Flores
Vice President, Business Development Arizona Commerce Authority
Devney Preuss
CEO Downtown Phoenix Inc.
Stephen Hall
Senior Business Development Transact Commercial Furnishings Inc.
Ruby Arvizu
Management Support Specialist City of Tolleson
Ruth Ellen Elinski
Center Director Yavapai College
Ian Roark
Vice Chancellor of Workforce Development Pima Community College
George Scott
Executive Director Southeast Arizona Economic Development Group
Garrett Newland
Senior Vice President, Real Estate Services Macerich
Marissa Garnett CEcD, AZED Pro
Economic Development Project Manager Town of Queen Creek
Gwen Salt
Executive Principal of Intergovernmental Affairs SRP (Salt River Project)
Travis Dana
Stevens Leinweber Construction
Lyndsay Wisneski
Greater Yuma Economic Development Corporation
Jenna Rowell
Director of Rural Development Local First Arizona
Fernando Garcia, AZED Pro
Executive Vice President, International Trade & Investment Arizona Commerce Authority
Nicole Blanar, AZED Pro
Management Assistant City of Goodyear
Amanda Bruno, AZED Pro
Community Affairs Administrator Pima Association of Governments (PAG)
Jeff McCormick
Economic Development Manager City of Flagstaff
Mike DiDomenico
Economic Development Director City of Tempe
KC Shuck, AZED Pro
Business Retention & Expansion City of Glendale Arizona
Erica Roelfs, AZED Pro
Senior Economic Development Project Manager SRP (Salt River Project)
Kelle Maslyn, AZED Pro
Assistant Director of Strategic Affairs Pima County
Karla Moran, AZED Pro
Senior Manager, Economic Development SRP (Salt River Project)
Jimmy Lindblom
VP of Economic Development and Infrastructure Willmeng Construction, Inc.
Casey Gilchrist
Senior Director, International Business Developmen Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC)
Alejandro Figueroa, AZED Pro
Director Econ Dev & Intergovernmental Affairs Yuma County
Donna Davis
Senior Community Impact Manager Education Forward Arizona
Chris Maroney
Managing Principal Sazan Group
Lois Yates CEcD
Partner Global Logistics Development Partners
Brian Carpenter
Economic Development Deputy Director City of Peoria
Richard Antonio
Regional Director, Business Development KBE Building Corporation
Lori German
Deputy Director - Economic Development, Tourism, Communications City of Glendale Arizona
Jeffrey Velasquez
Senior Landscape Architect, Project Manager J2 Engineering & Environmental Design
John Lewis
President/CEO PHX East Valley Partnership
Alma Peralta
International Trade Specialist City of Tucson
Jami Mei, AZED Pro
Vice President, Business Development Arizona Commerce Authority
Sandra Shade
Planning and Development Director Ak-Chin Indian Community Planning and Development Department
MaKenzie Wilson, AZED Pro
Economic Development Project Manager Town of Gilbert
Jill Buschbacher, AZED Pro
Director of Workforce Innovation Greater Phoenix Chamber
Shon Quannie
Interim Executive Director American Indian Chamber of Commerce of Arizona
Ann O'Brien
Councilwoman City of Phoenix
Dina Mathias
Project Manager City of Peoria
Jeffrey Robbins, CEcD, AZED Pro
Redevelopment Program Administrator City of Mesa
Kevin Dumcum, AZED Pro
Director of Regional Workforce Development WESTMARC
Jim Ferguson, AZED Pro
Town Manager Town of Quartzsite
Timothy Suan
Deputy Town Manager Town of Wickenburg
Brian Mayer
Vice President of Sales Dircks Moving & Logistics
Michelle Carpenter
Economic Development Coordinator Pinal County
Brian Heithoff
CEO / GM Trico Electric Cooperative
Keith Watkins
Senior Vice President Economic/Rural Development Arizona Commerce Authority
Becky Fawson
Kingman Area Chamber of Commerce
Patti King
Executive Manager Pinal Alliance for Economic Growth
Brian Wright, AZED Pro
Business Manager City of Buckeye
Jeff Stapleton, AZED Pro
Program Manager City of Phoenix
John Henry King
Economic Development Director City of Bowie, Maryland
Councilmember John Officer
Council Member Town of Marana
Jamie Schindeldecker
Business Development Director Speedie & Associates, Inc.
Linda Oddonetto, AZED Pro
Economic & Community Development Director City of Globe
Nancy Baca
Director NAU - Economic Policy Institute
Lisa Vigilante
Vice President AEC Electric
Jeanine Jerkovic, CEcD
Economic Development Director City of Surprise
Vincent (Skip) Becker, AZED Pro
President Becker Development and Consulting LLC
Matthew Laudone
Senior Economic Development Project Manager SRP (Salt River Project)
Evelyn Casuga, CEcD
Dir, Comm & Econ Prosperity/Semi-Retired Center for the Future of Arizona
Heather Soldon
Administrator/Operations Skanska
Carrie Kelly, AZED Pro
Managing Director Site Selectors Guild
Kim Murphy
Business Development Chasse Building Team
Dee Dee Bark
President Professional Meetings & Events
Maria Laughner
Economic Development Director City of Peoria
Steven Cramer
Newbridge Business Solutions
Thomas Maynard
Senior Vice President, Business Development Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC)
Kathy Prather
Superintendent/CEO Pima Joint Technical Education District
Brad Smidt, CEcD
Senior Vice President Business Development Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC)
Charlie Crews
Director Business Development McCarthy Building Companies
Tammy McLeod
President & CEO Flinn Foundation
Sabrina Perez
Sr PM/SW Business Development Certerra (formerly Western Technologies)
Kris Cassens, AZED Pro
Economic Development Coordinator City of Surprise
TJ Coulter, AZED Pro
Business Development Manager City of Goodyear
Peter Burnett
Socioeconomic Data Manager Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG)
Josh Rutherford
Economic Development Special Project Administrator City of Tempe
Nikki Taylor
Sales Manager Discover Avondale
Alice Templeton
Client Relations & Community Leadership Stantec
George Dimotakis
President & CEO Pat Davis Design Group (PDDG)
Rogelio Martinez, AZED Pro
Administrative Coordinator City of San Luis
Susana Trasente, AZED Pro
Project Manager City of Peoria
Michael Jansen, CEcD, AZED Pro
Economic Dev. & Strategic Account Manager Trico Electric Cooperative
Creag Znetko, AZED Pro
Economic Development Administrator City of Flagstaff
Katherine Hutton, AZED Pro
Project Manager City of Buckeye
David Couture
Manager Key Account Services Tucson Electric Power (TEP)
Joel E. Millman
Interim Director, Pinal County Economic and Workforce Development Department Pinal County
Ryan Mohn
Project Consultant Coreslab Structures Inc.
Katie Gordon - Wheat
West Region, Arizona Business Development Manager Short Elliott Hendrickson (SEH)
Kelly Sandin, AZED Pro
Economic Development Manager Mayo Clinic (Discovery Oasis)
Jennifer Swanton
Kaleidoscope Strategic Partners
Dan Henderson, CEcD
Economic Development Director Town of Gilbert
Juliana Scobey, AZED Pro
Operations and Event Manager Arizona Association for Economic Development (AAED)
Maggie Holmberg, AZED Pro
Economic Development Manager Town of Chino Valley
Paula Wittekind
Prof. Dev. Training & Workshops Manager Maricopa SBDC
Kimberly Hanes
Associate Director, Economic Development + Innovation Zones ASU Office of Economic Development
Feifei Zhang
Research Associate NAU - Economic Policy Institute
John Saltonstall, AZED Pro
Economic Development Director Coconino County
Kristen Stephenson, CEcD
Senior Vice President, Research & Analytics Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC)
Tennille Hiller, AZED Pro
Senior Project Manager City of Buckeye
Kassandra Aleskova, AZED Pro
Management Assistant City of Buckeye
Tim Bourcet
Vice President, Government & Community Affairs Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC)
Pooja Chandramohan
Research Analyst Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC)
Alicia Engel
Economic Development Program Coordinator City of Peoria
Heath Anderson MEd, AZED Pro
Outreach and Workforce Development Specialist Western Electrical Contractors Association (WECA)
Tom Pitts
Principal Tom Pitts Consulting
Joseph McClure
Principal McClure Consulting LLC
Teresa Mandelin
Executive Director Pima Leasing & Financing Corporation
Sonia Cortez
Workforce Development Program Manager Eckerd Connects (ARIZONA@WORK Pinal County)
Shelly (Huckfeldt) Zemeckis
Regional Manager - Economic Industrial Development Union Pacific Railroad
Sydney Bethel Price
Redevelopment Project Manager & Heritage District Liaison Town of Gilbert
Fred Narcaroti
Principal/Tucson Office Manager Ninyo & Moore
Molly Davies
Economic Development Director Town of Camp Verde
John Chan
Deputy City Manager City of Phoenix
Kevin Burke
Deputy Director, Economic Initiatives City of Tucson
Wendy Bridges, AZED Pro
Economic Development Director City of Goodyear
Oksana Beatty
Tribal Liaison Arizona Commerce Authority
Curtis Woody, AZED Pro
Economic Development Director Town of Marana
Bianca Rivera
Marketing Lead Terracon
Aric Bopp, CEcD
Executive Director of Discovery Oasis Mayo Clinic (Discovery Oasis)
Moriah Robles
Compliance and Monitoring Specialist ARIZONA@WORK Pinal County
Kendra Hoffman, AZED Pro
Business Development Manager City of Goodyear
Manuel Guzman
Executive Director Rebuild Superior
Samuel Pena, AZED Pro
Project Manager City of Buckeye
Robert Theobald, AZED Pro
Vice President, Small Business Services Arizona Commerce Authority
Nick Juszczak
Economic Development Senior Project Manager City of Mesa
Rock Rickert
Principal, Business Development Archicon Architecture & Interiors
Deb Diveney
Economic Development Project Manager City of Peoria
Neil Calfee
Executive Director, Economic Development + Innovation Zones ASU Office of Economic Development
Karla Scott
Economic Development Program Manager City of Phoenix
Franklin Zyriek
Rotational Business Analyst SRP (Salt River Project)
Ryan Stucki
Vice President Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. (CEC)