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