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