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