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