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