Meet our FY22 Steering Committee
The Ambassador Steering Committee plays a pivotal role in ensuring our Ambassador Program aligns with the organization’s key objectives and mission. Members advise on the strategic direction of the Ambassador Program, serving as a sounding board for emerging initiatives, along with supporting the program implementation.
Committee Members
Daniel Benson
Committee Member since FY22
Economic Development Specialist, City of Glendale
Wally Campbell
Committee Member since FY21
Councilmember, City of Goodyear
Gene Carl
Committee Member since FY21
Manager, Public Sector Enterprise Sales, Cox Communications
Larry Cox
Committee Member since FY18
Vice President of Culture, Sunstate Equipment Co.
Jeff Dalton
Committee Member since FY22
Vice President, FCL Builders
Laura Davis
Committee Member since FY18
Workplace Consultant, Atmosphere Commercial Interiors
Andrea Drozdowicz
Committee Member since FY18
Senior Vice President, Investor Real Estate Advisory, Wells Fargo
Chase Farnsworth
Committee Member since FY22
Senior Project Development Manager, Mortenson
Kirsten Hall
Committee Member since FY22
Business Attraction Project Manager, City of Surprise
Paige Heavey
Committee Member since FY22
President, Bridge Relocation Concierge
Don Helton
Committee Member since FY18
Vice President, Business Development, Brycon Construction
Garrett King
Committee Member since FY21
Manager, Event Development, Arizona Diamondbacks
Kirk McClure
Committee Member since FY22
Senior Client Solutions Manager, JE Dunn
David Patch
Committee Member since FY18
Strategic Account Manager and Senior Sales Account Executive, Air Products and Chemicals
Michael Patterson
Committee Member since FY18
Partner, Spencer Fane LLP
Kim Poole
Committee Member since FY22
Vice President, CLAYCO
Mayor Christian Price
Committee Member since FY18
Mayor, City of Maricopa
Rock Rickert
Committee Member since FY18
Principal, Business Development, Archicon
Russell Skuse
Committee Member since FY22
Associate II Land Development and Planning Group Manager, Horrocks Engineers
Marc Valenzuela
Committee Member since FY22
Senior Economic Development Project Manager, SRP
All Certified Ambassadors
David | Patch | Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. |
Elissa | Rubman | Alliance Bank of Arizona |
Calvin | Bovee | APS |
Michael | Denby | APS |
Kelly | Patton | APS |
Cameron | Robb | APS |
Rock | Rickert | Archicon Architecture and Interiors, L.C. |
Heath | Anderson | Arizona At Work- Maricopa County |
Kevin | Dumcum | Arizona At Work- Maricopa County |
Garrett | King | Arizona Diamondbacks |
Scott | Pompe | Arizona Republic/LOCALiQ |
Paola | Garcia Hidalgo | ASU |
Caden | Gillespie | ASU |
Jodie | Gutierrez | ASU |
Andrew | Nelson | ASU |
Chris | Richardson | ASU |
Kelly | Sandin | ASU |
Jenni | Thomas | ASU |
Jeffrey | Anderson | Atmosphere Commercial Interiors |
Laura | Davis | Atmosphere Commercial Interiors |
Karen | Bottesch | Bank of America |
Christy | Withgott | Banner Health |
Paige | Heavey | Bridge Relocation Concierge |
Don | Helton | BRYCON Construction |
Billy | Price | Burns & McDonnell |
Bill | Bayless | CBRE |
Pat | Feeney | CBRE |
Maggie | Niescier | CBRE |
Michael | Sokol | CBRE |
Cathy | Teeter | CBRE |
Vanessa | Vogel | CBRE |
Carly | Figman | Center for Entrepreneurial Innovation (CEI) |
Ann Marie | Rucker | Center for Entrepreneurial Innovation (CEI) |
Lisa | Gonzales | Chicanos Por La Causa, Inc. |
Robin | Barker | City of Apache Junction |
Janine | Solley | City of Apache Junction |
Suzanne | Boyles | City of Buckeye |
Craig | McFarland | City of Casa Grande |
Richard | Wilkie | City of Casa Grande |
Edyie | McCall | City of Chandler |
Diana | White | City of Chandler |
Thomas | Doyle | City of El Mirage |
Daniel | Benson | City of Glendale |
Wally | Campbell | City of Goodyear |
Laura | Kaino | City of Goodyear |
Georgia | Lord | City of Goodyear |
Christian | Price | City of Maricopa |
Bryan | Smith | City of Mesa |
Karen | Calivas | City of Peoria |
Robert | Goodhue | City of Peoria |
Sheila | Hunt | City of Peoria |
Susana | Trasente | City of Peoria |
David | Valenzuela | City of Peoria |
Juan | Batres | City of Phoenix |
Phil | Bradstock | City of Phoenix |
Kedrick | Ellison | City of Phoenix |
Melissa | Huffman | City of Phoenix |
Pam | Lindley | City of Phoenix |
Joseph | Macewan | City of Phoenix |
Martin | Perez | City of Phoenix |
Michelle | Pierson | City of Phoenix |
Karla | Scott | City of Phoenix |
Denise | Yanez | City of Phoenix |
Josh | Utterback | City of Scottsdale |
Skip | Hall | City of Surprise |
Kirsten | Hall | City of Surprise |
Jeanine | Jerkovic | City of Surprise |
Maria | Laughner | City of Tempe |
Parrish | Spisz | City of Tempe |
Stephanie | Handley | Clayco |
Kim | Poole | Clayco |
Thomas | Brophy | Colliers International |
Phillip | Hernandez | Colliers International |
Paula | Bommarito | CopperPoint Mutual |
Mitchelle | Makanjuola | CopperPoint Mutual |
Jessica | Morin | CoStar Group |
Sheldon | Caldwell-Meeks | Cox Communications |
Gene | Carl | Cox Communications |
Matt | Even | Deloitte |
Michael | Loeschen | Deloitte |
Jacob | Weinberg | Deloitte |
Rick | Dircks | Dircks Moving & Logistics |
Jim | Kallof | Dircks Moving & Logistics |
Dale | Snyder | Dircks Moving & Logistics |
Shawn | Dunivant | Equality Health |
Sharla | Fisher | Equality Health |
Smita | Mehta | Equity Land Group |
Jeff | Dalton | FCL Builders |
Michael | King | Gammage & Burnham |
Debbie | Hartland | Goodmans Interior Structures |
Isac | Artzi | Grand Canyon University |
Haley | Fagerlie | Grand Canyon University |
Dwight | Farris | Grand Canyon University |
Chris | Petroff | Haydon Building Corp. |
Paul | Vidano | Honeywell Aerospace |
Russell | Skuse | Horrocks Engineers |
Dennis | Wiensch | Industrial Storage |
Kirk | McClure | JE Dunn Construction |
Bill | Honsaker | JLL |
Damian | Glaze | Kitchell Corporation |
Valerie | Kelly | Kitchell Corporation |
Matt | Nebeker | Lee & Associates |
Marc | Pierce | Lee & Associates |
Michael | Stavros | M Culinary |
Emilio | Cabrera | Maricopa County Community College District |
John | Catapano | Maricopa County Community College District |
Kimberly | Faust | Maricopa County Community College District |
James | Jones | Maricopa County Community College District |
Patti | O’Brien | Maricopa County Community College District |
Harvey | Smith | Maricopa County Community College District |
Julie | Stiak | Maricopa County Community College District |
Michael | Voss | Mesa Community College |
Matthew | Avila | Mortenson |
Tammy | Carr | Mortenson |
Chase | Farnsworth | Mortenson |
Michelle | Johnston | Northern Trust |
Jennifer | Zonneveld | Northrop Grumman |
Todd | Kinney | Okland Construction |
Chip | Griffith | OneAZ Credit Union |
Jonathan | Sylvie | Page |
Maria | Reyes | Phoenix College |
Lourdes | Sierra | PNC Financial Services Group |
Kyle | Steinbuch | PNC Financial Services Group |
Terry | Switz | PNC Financial Services Group |
Cathleen | Walker | PNC Financial Services Group |
Gretchen | Kitchel | Salt River Project (SRP) |
Karla | Moran | Salt River Project (SRP) |
Marc | Valenzuela | Salt River Project (SRP) |
Mike | Miller | Savills-Studley |
Melanie | Burm | Scottsdale Community College |
Milena | Dankenbring | Scottsdale Community College |
Gregory | Falls | Sherman & Howard |
Azim | Hameed | Sherman & Howard |
Matt | Hesketh | Sherman & Howard |
Samantha | Spadaro | SmithGroup |
Gerald | Morales | Snell & Wilmer, LLP |
Jody | Isaac | Social Television Network (STN) |
Eric | Sperling | Social Television Network (STN) |
Larry | Holly | Southwest Gas Corporation |
Mike | Patterson | Spencer Fane LLP |
Larry | Cox | Sunstate Equipment Company |
Michael | Martella | Town of Gilbert |
Doreen | Cott | Town of Queen Creek |
Michael | LeVault | Town of Youngtown |
Ellen | Bublick | University of Arizona |
Justin | Finnerty | University of Arizona |
Cortez | Smith | University of Arizona |
Mark | Strickling | University of Arizona |
Julie | Trujillo | University of Arizona |
Jeffrey | Hendrickson | University of Phoenix |
Patrick | Fitzhugh | USAA |
Roger | Beguiristain | Wells Fargo Bank |
Andrea | Drozdowicz | Wells Fargo Bank |
Peter | Drozodowicz | Wist Office Products Company |