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