Az Business and AZRE magazines announced the publications’ lists of the Most Influential Women in Arizona for 2017 in the July issues of the magazines. Azbigmedia.com will be profiling each of the Most Influential Women in Arizona in the coming weeks.
Here is today’s spotlight:
Shari Lott, founder and CEO, SpearmintLOVE
Lott started her online baby and children’s clothing and accessories store in her closet three years ago and used social media to grow sales 1,269 percent in 2016 over 2015.
Best decision: “Committing early on to build an Instagram audience. In the early days of SpearmintLOVE, I had no money for marketing. Instagram was instrumental in building my audience, as well as zeroing in on what products they wanted. With nearly 500,000 social media followers that are our most loyal customers, it all started with the decision to focus on Instagram.”
Surprising fact: “I started my career as a chemist. My education was in the sciences and I had no background in business or marketing prior to starting my company.”
The Most Influential Women in Arizona will be honored at a reception from 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. on August 23 at Chateau Luxe. For tickets or sponsorship information, click here or call (602) 277-6045.
Here is the complete list of the Most Influential Women in Arizona for 2017:
• Catherine Alonzo, founding partner, Javelina
• Monica Antone, lieutenant governor, Gila River Indian Community
• Kelly Barr, senior director of environmental management and chief sustainability and compliance executive, SRP
• Ann Becker, vice president and chief procurement officer, APS
• Maja Berlin-Del Vigna, vice president and general counsel, Commercial Electronic Solutions & Engines and Power Systems, Honeywell International Inc.
• Noreen Bishop, Arizona market manager, J.P. Morgan Private Bank
• Lorry Bottrill, chief operating officer, Mercy Care Plan
• Jenn Daniels, mayor, Town of Gilbert
• Jennifer Davis Lunt, principal, Davis Enterprises
• Paris Davis, vice president/Northwest Arizona retail banking division manager, Washington Federal
• Kimberly Demarchi, partner, Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie
• Allison DeVane, founder, Teaspressa
• Amber Gilroy, senior vice president of operations, Cancer Treatment Centers of America
• Denise Gredler, founder and CEO, BestCompaniesAZ
• Nancy Ham, CEO, WebPT
• Michele Y. Halyard, MD, dean, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine, Arizona Campus
• Sandra Hudson, president, TrustBank Arizona
• Colleen Jennings-Roggensack, executive director, ASU Gammage
• Julie Johnson, principal, Avison Young
• Lisa Johnson, president and CEO, Corporate Interior Systems
• Mystie Johnson Foote, MD, CEO, Banner Medical Group
• Jennifer Kaplan, owner, Evolve Public Relations and Marketing
• Donna Kennedy, economic development director, City of Tempe
• Mindy Korth, executive vice president — investment properties sales brokerage, Colliers International
• Christina Kwasnica, MD, medical director of neuro-rehabilitation, Barrow Neurological Institute
• Laura Lawless Robertson, partner, Squire Patton Boggs
• Ericka LeMaster, senior vice president commercial real estate, Alliance Bank of Arizona
• Donna Lemons-Roush, COO, MT Builders
• Shawn Linam, CEO, Qwaltec
• Tina Litteral, executive vice president, AIA Arizona
• Shari Lott, founder and CEO, SpearmintLOVE
• Alisa Lyons, principal, Sloan Lyons Public Affairs
• Jodi Malenfant, president and owner, W&W Structural, Inc.
• Fran Mallace, vice president, Cox Media
• Dawn Meidinger, director, Fennemore Craig
• Marcia Mintz, CEO, Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Phoenix
• Mary Nollenberger, director of leasing, SVN Desert Commercial Advisors
• Kathi O’Connor, lead personnel, Swaine Asphalt Corporation
• Laura Ortiz, president, Evergreen Development
• Desirae Outcalt, vice president relationship manager, Biltmore Bank
• Renee Parsons, co-founder, Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation
• Melissa Proctor, shareholder, Polsinelli
• Sissie Roberts Shank, president and CEO, Chas Roberts A/C & Plumbing
• Shawn Rush, LEED AP, principal, Corgan
• Jane Russell-Winiecki, chairwoman, Yavapai-Apache Nation
• Deanna Salazar, senior vice president and general counsel, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona
• Catherine Scrivano, president, CASCO Financial Group
• Lawdan Shojaee, CEO, Axosoft
• Ashley Snyder, senior vice president, Cresa
• Sheryl A. Sweeney, shareholder, Ryley Carlock & Applewhite
• Sally A. Taylor, CEO, KeatsConnelly
• Amy Van Dyken-Rouen, Olympic gold medalist and founder of Amy’s Army
• Katee Van Horn, vice president of global engagement and inclusion, GoDaddy
• Ashley Villaverde Halvorson, partner , Jones, Skelton & Hochuli
• Jacque Westling, partner, Quarles & Brady
• Jeri Williams, chief of police, City of Phoenix
• Tiffany Winne, executive vice president, Savills Studley
Check back here over the coming weeks to read individual profiles of all the Most Influential Women in Arizona Business for 2017.
