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