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