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Board of Directors & Past Chairs
Staff

Shelley Cohn

Chair

Community and Arts Volunteer

Stephen O. Evans

Vice Chair

Chairman, Evans Charitable Foundation

Charley Freericks

Secretary

Community Volunteer

Rufus Glasper

Treasurer

President & CEO, League for Innovation in the Community College

Benito Almanza

Arizona, State President, Bank of America

Lon Babby

Community Volunteer

Mark C. Bohn

Partner, Boyer Bohn P.C.

Tony Bolazina

Senior Vice President and Region President, The Northern Trust Company

Ron Butler

Immediate Past Chair

Managing Partner, Ernst & Young LLP

Gwen Calhoun

Council Member, City of Sierra Vista

Javier Cárdenas

Director, Barrow Concussion and Brain Injury Center

W. David Connell

Sr. Vice President, Chief Fiduciary Officer - West Region (Retired), The Northern Trust Company

Robbin M. Coulon, Esq.

Director of Legal Services, Area Agency on Aging, Region One

Mark Feldman

CEO & Managing Partner, MRA Associates

Neil H. Hiller, Esq.

Director, Fennemore Craig, PC

Heidi Jannenga

President, WebPT

Herbert M. Kaufman, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus of Finance, W. P. Carey School of Business, ASU

Leezie Kim, Esq.

General Counsel, Fox Restaurant Concepts LLC

Paul J. Luna

President & CEO, Helios Education Foundation

Mary Martuscelli

West Region President, U.S. Bank

Tammy McLeod

Vice President, Energy Resource Management, APS

Ann Drummond Melsheimer

Community Volunteer

Jacob Moore

Assistant Vice President of Tribal Relations, Arizona State University

Richard Morrison

Canon for Ecumenical and Community Relations, Episcopal Diocese of Arizona

Jodi O. Padgett, CFP MS

Partner, Taylor & Padgett Financial Group, LLC

Frederick M. Pakis

Managing Director, Clarendon Capital Management, LLC

Barbara Poley

Executive Director (Retired), The Hopi Foundation; Community Volunteer

Marian Rhodes

Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources & Diversity Officer, Arizona Diamondbacks

James W. Ryan, Esq.

Founding Partner, Frazer Ryan Goldberg & Arnold LLP

Steven G. Seleznow

President & CEO, Arizona Community Foundation

Lisa Urias

President & CEO, Urias Communications

John O. Whiteman

President, Whiteman Foundation

Past Chairs

Jack Davis

(2013-2015)
President & CEO (Retired), Arizona Public Service

William J. Hodges, CPA/PFS

(2011-2013)
Chairman, MRA Associates

Marilyn Harris

(2009-2011)
President, Manistee Investments

Richard Silverman

(2007-2009)
Jennings Strouss & Salmon, PLC

Jerry Bisgrove

(2005-2007)
Chairman & CEO, Stardust Companies

Robert Delgado

(2002-2004)
President & CEO Hensley Beverage Company

Bennett Dorrance

(1998-2001)
Managing Director, DMB Associates

Richard Snell

(1995-1997)
Chairman Emeritus, Pinnacle West

Neal Kurn, Esq.

(1994-1995)
Director, Fennemore Craig

Richard H. Whitney, Esq.

(1990-1993)
Member, Gust Rosenfeld

Bert Getz

(1980-1989)
Chairman, Globe Corporation

Executive Offices

Steven G. Seleznow, President & Chief Executive Officer
Anna Martuscelli, Executive Assistant

Brand & Impact

Lisa Dancsok, Chief Brand & Impact Officer
Michael Ponzio, Director of Events and Organizational Culture
Allison Davis, Meeting and Events Manager
Brent Gural, Graphic Designer
Jennifer Foley, Marketing Coordinator
Marisa Voiland, Collaboration Center Meeting & Events Coordinator

Community

Elisa de la Vara, Chief Community Officer
Kim Covington, Senior Director of Community Initiatives
Ashley Anderson, Lead Philanthropic Advisor, Competitive Grants
Lynn Umphres, Lead Philanthropic Advisor, Non-Competitive Grants
Janae Bonner, Grants Assistant
Gabriella Rabin, Grants Assistant
Regional Affiliates
Carol Chamberlain, Regional Director - Yavapai County
Pats Shriver, Regional Director - Flagstaff
Angela Laskarides, Regional Director - Cochise and Gila Valley
Veronica Shorr, Regional Director - Yuma
Tracey McConnell, Regional Philanthropic Advisor - Sedona
Lisa Sahady, Regional Philanthropic Coordinator - Yavapai County
Gwen Groth, Regional Philanthropic Coordinator - Flagstaff
Miguel Salcedo III, Regional Philanthropic Coordinator - Yuma

Philanthropy

Jacky Alling, Chief Philanthropy Officer
Kimberly C. Kur, J.D., Senior Vice President, Planned Giving & Advancement
Judi Smith, Director of Planned Giving
Lora Golke, Senior Director of Philanthropic Services
Kristie Leshinskie, Senior Philanthropic Advisor
Glenn Wike, Senior Philanthropic Advisor for Education
Morgan Bishop Fraser, Philanthropic Advisor for Supporting Organizations
Michelle Arndt, Philanthropic Advisor-Development
Kristen Mihaljevic, Philanthropic Services Coordinator
Mayra Juarez, Philanthropic Services Assistant
Grace Smith Kaus, Director of Scholarships & Education Initiatives
Alicia Tang-Mills, Program Manager, School Tuition Organization and Scholarships
Vicki Stouffer, Philanthropic Advisor-Scholarships
Arlet Haro Lomeli, Scholarship Assistant