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