The Most Influential Women in Arizona Business for 2021.
Most Influential Women from 2012-2021
With with awards dinner and celebration of the 2022 Most Influential Women in Arizona just months away, we thought it would be fun to revisit the Classes of 2012-2021.
Here is a list of the innovators and game-changers who have been honored in past years as Az Business magazine’s Most Influential Women. Az Business only allows women to make the list once.
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“It goes to show how strong women leadership is in Arizona,” says AZ Big Media Publisher Amy Lindsey. “When we established the Most Influential Women, we decided that we would never let a woman make the list twice. This year, we had more than 1,500 women under consideration. It shows the strength of female leadership in our state.”
Here are the Most Influential Women in Arizona from 2012-2021. All names and companies are accurate to the year of each woman’s selection.
Class of 2012
Rhonda Anderson, Cardon Children’s Medical Center
Maria Baier,Sonoran Institute
Barbara M. Barrett, Triple Creek Ranch
Deborah Bateman, National Bank of Arizona
Betsey Bayless, Maricopa Integrated Health System
Lorraine Bergman, Caliente Construction, Inc.
Terri Bishop, Apollo Group, Inc.
Kathy Bollinger, Banner Health
Rebecca Lynne Burnham, Greenberg Traurig
Pamela Conboy, Wells Fargo Arizona
Carla Consoli, Lewis and Roca
Lisa L. Daniels, KPMG
Sandra Day O’Connor, retired Supreme Court justice
Julia Dollarhide, Biltmore Bank of Arizona
Shelly Esque, Intel
Rhonda Forsyth, John C. Lincoln Health Network
Pam Gaber, Gabriel’s Angels
Stephanie Gorman, Cigna Medical Group
Sharon Harper, Plaza Companies
Sherry Henry, Arizona Office of Tourism
Linda Hunt, Dignity Health Arizona
Debbie Johnson, Arizona Lodging & Tourism Association
Lisa K. Johnson, Corporate Interior Systems
Judy Jolley Mohraz, PhD, Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust
Michelle King Robson, EmpowHer.com
Margaret Bushman LaBianca, Polsinelli Shughart
Kimber Lanning, Local First Arizona
Barbara Lockwood, Arizona Public Service
Christine Mackay, City of Chandler
Mary Martuscelli, JPMorgan Chase
Christy McClendon, The Wellness Community
Kimberly J. McWaters, Universal Technical Institute, Inc.
Sue Navran, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona
Darlene Newsom, UMOM New Day Center
Dr. Kathy Player, Grand Canyon University
Kathleen Quirk, Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold
Denise D. Resnik, DRA Strategic Communications
Marcia Rowley, International Cruise & Excursions, Inc.
Rachel Sacco, Scottsdale Convention & Visitors Bureau
Stella Shanovich, Grant Thornton
Ann Siner, Eco-Chic Consignments
Eileen Joy Spitalny, Fairytale Brownies
Debra Z. Sydenham, Urban Land Institute, Arizona District Council
Karrin Taylor, DMB Associates
Deb Weidenhamer, Auction Systems Auctioneers & Appraisers
Tammy Weinbaum, American Express
Nancy L. White, Steptoe & Johnson
Candace Hunter Wiest, West Valley National Bank
Kari Yatkowski, Corporate Citizen
Diana Yazzie Devine, Native American Connections
Class of 2015
Amy Abdo, Fennemore Craig
Jennifer Anderson, Wells Fargo
Karen Anderson, ASU’s Biodesign Institute
Lauren Bailey, Upward Projects
Glynis Bryan, Insight Enterprises
Rita Cheng, NAU
Judith S. Gordon, University of Arizona Department of Family and Community Medicine
Alisa Gray, Tiffany & Bosco
Sue Hasenstein, BMO Harris Bank
Melissa Ho, Polsinelli
Bo Hughes, Pinnacle Bank
Veronique James,The James Agency
Isabelle Jazo, LaneTerralever
Carolyn J. Johnsen, Dickinson Wright
Eileen Klein, Arizona Board of Regents
Rosey Koberlein, Long Companies
Becky Kuhn, Banner Health
Betsy Kuzas, Phoenix Children’s Hospital
Michelle Lawrie, City of Goodyear
Nona Lee, Arizona Diamondbacks
Hope Leibsohn, Sherman & Howard
Stacey L. Lihn, Gallagher & Kennedy
Tina Machado, CodeRed-I
Carol May, Wisdom Natural Brands DBA SweetLeaf
Sara McCoy, SRP
Erica McGinnis, AIG Advisor Group
Tammy McLeod, vAPS
Rose Megian, Health Net of Arizona
Dion Messer, Limelight Networks
MaryAnn Miller, Avnet
Ioanna Morfessis, IO.Inc.
Harriet Mountcastle-Walsh, Honeywell
Annette G. Musa, Comerica Bank
Christine Nowaczyk, Bank of Arizona
Deborah Pearson, Arizona State Credit Union
Susan Pepin, Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust
Suzanne Pfister, St. Luke’s Health Initiatives
Christina Roderick, REDW
Patricia Rourke, Bankers Trust
Lisa Sanchez, The CORE Institute
Adelaida V. Severson, Bushtex
Rep. Kyrsten Sinema, D-AZ 9th District
Sherri Slayton, Alliance Bank of Arizona
Wendi A. Sorensen, Burch & Cracchiolo
Molly Stockley, Cancer Treatment Centers of America
Cathy Valenzuela, Arizona Business Bank
Kimberly Van Amburg, Casino Del Sol Resort
Cheryl Vogt, Marsh
Cynthia Walter, BAGNALL
Lori L. Winkelman, Quarles & Brady
Class of 2013
Karen Abraham, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona
Mara Aspinal, Ventana Medical Systems
Gov. Jan Brewer, State of Arizona
Diane Brossart, Arizona Forward
Theresa Chacopulos, Wells Fargo Advisors
Debbie Cotton, Phoenix Convention Center
Diane Costantino, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Tamika Curry Smith, The TCS Group.
Michelle De Blasi, Greenberg Traurig
Sara R. Dial, Discovery Triangle Development Corporation
Judith Dworkin, Sacks Tierney
Diane Enos, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community
Christine Espinoza, Platform Scottsdale
Nicole France Stanton, Quarles & Brady
Kathleen Goeppinger, PhD, Midwestern University
Kathy Hancock, Fennemore Craig
Beth Harmon-Vaughan, Gensler
Lynne Herndon, BBVA Compass Bank
Sheryl Hildebrand, Deloitte
Amy Hillman, W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University
Wendy Jameson, Colnatec
Jodi Jerich, Arizona Corporation Commission
Jeri Jones, UnitedHealthcare
Sharon Lechter, Pay Your Family First
Michelle Lind, Arizona Association of Realtors
Jennifer Linder, MD, PCA Skin
Lori Linder, MomDoc
Robin Milne, Phoenix Suns Charities
Zandra O’Keefe, CBIZ
Sheryl Palmer, Taylor Morrison Homes
Jay Parry, Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee
Michelle J. Perkins, Owens & Perkins
Judy Rich, TCM Healthcare
Sen. Michele Reagan, Arizona State Senate
Laura Robertson, Banner Baywood Medical Center and Banner Heart Hospital
Kristen Rosati, Polsinselli
Jordan Rose, Rose Law Group
Adrienne Scheck, PhD, Barrow Neurological Institute
Lori Singleton, SRP
Valerie Spicer, Arizona Indian Gaming Association
Patricia Tate, Talking Stick Resort and Casino Arizona
Brenda Thomson, Arizona Humanities Council
Sandra Watson, Arizona Commerce Authority
Ann Weaver Hart, University of Arizona
Vickie Wessel, Spirit Electronics
Patty White, St. Joseph’s Hospital
Rebecca White Berch, chief justice, Arizona Supreme Court
Donna Witherwax, Grant Thornton
Judith Wolfe, MD, Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center
Beth Jo Zeitzer, R.O.I. Properties
Class of 2014
Nazneen Aziz, PhD, Phoenix Children’s Hospital
Trish Bear, I-ology
Dr. Amy Beiter, Carondelet St. Mary’s Hospital and Carondelet Heart & Vascular Institute
Janet G. Betts, Sherman & Howard
Kristin Bloomquist, Cramer-Krasselt
Kathye W. Brown, Brown Evans Distributing
Delia Carlyle, Ak-Chin Indian Community
Luci Chen, Arizona Center for Cancer Care
Mary Collum, National Bank of Arizona
Kathy Coover, Isagenix International
Janna Day, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
Karen Dickinson, Polsinelli
Michele Finney, Abrazo Health
Susan Frank, Desert Schools Federal Credit Union
Leah Freed, Ogletree Deakins
Deborah Griffin, Gila River Casinos
Mary Ann Guerra, BioAccel
Deb Gullett, Gallagher & Kennedy
Diane Haller, Quarles & Brady
Maria Harper-Marinick, Maricopa Community Colleges
Catherine Hayes, hayes architecture/interiors inc.
Camille Hill, Merestone
Chevy Humphrey, Arizona Science Center
Heidi Jannenga, WebPT
Kara Kalkbrenner, City of Phoenix
Lynne King Smith, TicketForce
Joan Koerber Walker, Arizona Bioindustry Association
Karen Kravitz, Commotion Promotions
Deb Krmpotic, Banner Estrella Medical Center
Maria Lacal, Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, APS
Jessica Langbaum, PhD, Banner Alzheimer’s Institute
Georgia Lord, Mayor, City of Goodyear
Sherry Lund, Celebration Stem Cell Centre
Teresa Mandelin, Southwestern Business Financing Corporation
Shirley Mays, Arizona Summit Law School
Ann Meyers-Drysdale, Phoenix Mercury and Phoenix Suns
Marcia L. Mintz, John C. Lincoln Health Foundation
Martha C. Patrick, Burch & Cracchiolo
Stephanie J. Quincy, Steptoe & Johnson
Barb Rechterman, GoDaddy
Marian Rhodes, Arizona Diamondbacks
Joyce Santis, Sonora Quest Laboratories
Gena Sluga, Christian Dichter & Sluga
Beth Soberg, UnitedHealthcare of Arizona
Scarlett Spring, VisionGate
Patrice Strong-Register, JatroBiofuels
Sarah A. Strunk, Fennemore Craig
Marie Sullivan, Arizona Women’s Education & Employment
Nancy K. Sweitzer, MD, UA’s Sarver Heart Center
Dana Vela, Sunrise Schools and Tots Unlimited
Alicia Wadas, The Lavidge Company
Ginger Ward, Southwest Human Development
Class of 2016
Clare H. Abel, Burch & Cracchiolo.
Kimberly Anderson-Matich, Anderson Security Agency
Sharon Bondurant, Tech Finders
Susan Brichler Trujillo, Quarles & Brady
Margery Brown, GPEC
Christina Burroughs, MRA Associates
Kami Cothrun, Pieceful Solutions
Jaime R. Daddona, Squire Patton Boggs
Roopali Desai, Coppersmith Brockelman
Ruth Engle, Troon Golf
Roxann Gallagher, Sacks Tierney
Kate Gallego, City of Phoenix
Karen S. Gaylord, Jennings, Haug & Cunningham
Sandy Gibson, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona
Dr. Parul Goel, Barrow Neurosurgical Associates
Sharon Grambow, Sun Health Senior Living
Molly Greene, SRP
Nicholle Harris, Gust Rosenfeld
Sintra Hoffman, WESTMARC
Dr. Janice Johnston, Redirect Health
Nima Kelly, GoDaddy
Jalina Kerr, Charles Schwab & Co.
Linda Little, iHeartMEDIA
Dr. Melanie D. Logue, Grand Canyon University
Kate Maynard Hickman, Alliance Bank of Arizona
Heidi McNeil Staudenmaier, Snell & Wilmer
Dawn Nagle, Metro Phoenix Export Alliance
Pam Nenaber, Banner Pharmaceutical Operations
Mary Orlando, USAA
Deborah Ostreicher, City of Phoenix
Melanie Pate, Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie
Cathy Reece, Fennemore Craig
Cynthia A. Ricketts, Sacks, Ricketts & Case
Mirja Riester, RIESTER
Dawn Rogers, 2017 Phoenix NCAA Basketball Final Four
Dr. Cecilia Rosales, University of Arizona College of Public Health
Kim Sabow, Arizona Lodging and Tourism Association
Jasgit Sachdev, HonorHealth
April Salomon, Musical Instrument Museum
Jody Sarchett, Lovitt & Touche
Trish Stark, First Western Trust
Lisa Urias, Urias Communications
Alexi Venneri, Digital Air Strike
Deanna Wise, Dignity Health
Class of 2017
Catherine Alonzo, Javelina
Monica Antone, Gila River Indian Community
Kelly Barr, SRP
Ann Becker, APS
Maja Berlin-Del Vigna, Honeywell International Inc.
Noreen Bishop, J.P. Morgan Private Bank
Lorry Bottrill, Mercy Care Plan
Jenn Daniels, mayor, Town of Gilbert
Jennifer Davis Lunt, Davis Enterprises
Paris Davis, Washington Federal
Kimberly Demarchi, Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie
Allison DeVane, Teaspressa
Amber Gilroy, Cancer Treatment Centers of America
Denise Gredler, BestCompaniesAZ
Nancy Ham, WebPT
Michele Y. Halyard, MD, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine, Arizona Campus
Sandra Hudson, TrustBank Arizona
Colleen Jennings-Roggensack, ASU Gammage
Julie Johnson, Avison Young
Lisa Johnson, Corporate Interior Systems
Mystie Johnson Foote, MD, Banner Medical Group
Jennifer Kaplan, Evolve Public Relations and Marketing
Donna Kennedy, City of Tempe
Mindy Korth, Colliers International
Christina Kwasnica, MD, Barrow Neurological Institute
Laura Lawless Robertson, Squire Patton Boggs
Ericka LeMaster, Alliance Bank of Arizona
Donna Lemons-Roush, MT Builders
Shawn Linam, Qwaltec
Tina Litteral, AIA Arizona
Shari Lott, SpearmintLOVE
Alisa Lyons, Sloan Lyons Public Affairs
Jodi Malenfant, W&W Structural, Inc.
Fran Mallace, Cox Media
Dawn Meidinger, Fennemore Craig
Marcia Mintz, Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Phoenix
Mary Nollenberger, SVN Desert Commercial Advisors
Kathi O’Connor, Swaine Asphalt Corporation
Laura Ortiz, Evergreen Development
Desirae Outcalt, Biltmore Bank
Renee Parsons, Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation
Melissa Proctor, Polsinelli
Sissie Roberts Shank, Chas Roberts A/C & Plumbing
Shawn Rush, Corgan
Jane Russell-Winiecki, Yavapai-Apache Nation
Deanna Salazar, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona
Catherine Scrivano, CASCO Financial Group
Lawdan Shojaee, Axosoft
Ashley Snyder, Cresa
Sheryl A. Sweeney, Ryley Carlock & Applewhite
Sally A. Taylor, KeatsConnelly
Amy Van Dyken-Rouen, Olympic gold medalist and founder of Amy’s Army
Katee Van Horn, GoDaddy
Ashley Villaverde Halvorson, Jones, Skelton & Hochuli
Jacque Westling, Quarles & Brady
Jeri Williams, chief of police, City of Phoenix
Tiffany Winne, Savills Studley
Class of 2018
Amy Altshuler, Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie
Cathy Carlat, mayor, City of Peoria
Jennifer Carusetta, Health System Alliance of Arizona
Peggy Chase, Terros Health
Jill Chasson, Coppersmith Brockelman
Victoria Coley, Humana
Amy Cotton Peterson, Quarles & Brady
Jennifer Cranston, Gallagher & Kennedy
Megan Creecy-Herman, Liberty Property Trust
Lisa Dahl, Dahl Restaurant Group
Lisa Davey, Washington Federal
Kimberly Davids, The Weitz Company
Helen R. Davis, The Cavanagh Law Firm
Jane Dobbs, Canyon State Credit Union
Kristina Draper, Wells Fargo
Lisa Duran, Dickinson Wright,
Coral Evans, mayor, City of Flagstaff
Stephanie Fierro, Jaburg Wilk
Sara Fleury, Kitchell
Wendy Forsythe, HomeSmart International
Kris Gaw, Maricopa Integrated Health System
Nicole M. Goodwin, Greenberg Traurig
Marianne Guenther, BIG YAM, The Parsons Agency
Cammie Hancock Beckert, Camelot Homes
Dawn Hart, Gensler
Pamela Higdon, Northern Trust
Mary Holman, National Bank of Arizona
Amanda Houghton, Healthcare Trust of America
Misty Hyman, Olympic gold medalist and president of Mistyfly
Susanne E. Ingold, Burch & Cracchiolo
Norma Izzo, Jennings, Strouss & Salmon
Michelle Just, Beatitudes Campus
Beth Katz, Katz Design Group
Pam Kehaly, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona
Cherie Koester, Earthworks Environmental
Drena Kusari, Lyft
Laurel Lewis, NAI Horizon
Alana Mann, The Statesman Group
Karen C. McConnell, Ballard Spahr
Stephanie Mitrovic, SmithGroupJJR
Audrey Monell, Forrest Anderson Plumbing, Heating and Air Conditioning
Nina Mullins, SRP
Lisa Ordóñez, Eller College of Management
Michelle Olson, Fingerpaint
Jenny Poon, CO+HOOTS Co-working
Jessica L. Post, Fennemore Craig
Kim Post, HonorHealth
Lisa Reilly Payton, Frazer Ryan Goldberg & Arnold
Barbara U. Rodriguez-Pashkowski, Gust Rosenfeld
Darin Sender, Sender Associates
Liz Shabaker, Versant Capital Management
Holly Shill, MD, Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center at Barrow Neurological Institute
Kim Shepard, Cigna Arizona
Cindy Thomas, Sun State Builders
Diana Thomas, The World Egg Bank
Christine Wilkinson, Arizona State University
Antonya Williams, McCarthy Building Companies
Robyn Young, Western Alliance Bancorporation
Marilyn Zenko, Terracon
Class of 2019 AZRE
Lori Aune, director of operations, ARCHSOL Architects
Lisa Buelna, director of business development, hardison/downey
Lindsey Carlson, senior vice president, Arizona, Colliers International
Frances J. Haynes, partner and chair of the Real Estate Industry Team, Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie
Jill Hegardt, vice president of entitlements, DMB Associates
Bettina Hunt, vice president of leasing, Healthcare Trust of America
Teri Jones, president of the Building Group, Sundt Construction
Susan LaGanke, senior managing director, project and development services, Cushman & Wakefield
Karyn MacVean, broker, Keyser Aerospace Team
Kristine Newman, senior vice president, McCarthy Building Companies
Denise Nunez, senior vice president, NAI Horizon
Kim Shapiro Poole, vice president of business development, Skanska USA
Class of 2019 Az Business
Alison Abramson, vice president and commercial banking relationship manager, BBVA Compass
Sara Begley, executive vice president, general counsel, and chief compliance officer, CopperPoint Insurance Companies
Bridget Binsbacher, director of operations for the Cactus League and vice mayor for the City of Peoria
Jodi Bohr, shareholder and chair of the Professional Women’s Group, Gallagher & Kennedy
Leah Brown, MD, Steward Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Center
Bernadine Burnette, president, Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation
Eboni Chaffee, Ph.D, director of Customer Experience and Revenue Operations (CXRO), Intel
Bridget Cooney, senior vice president and retail banking group manager, National Bank of Arizona
Julie DiCicco, senior director, Freedom Financial Network
Marisa Felker, franchise finance division leader, Washington Federal
Monica Garnes, president, Fry’s
Julie Giese, president, ISM Raceway
Caryn Gose, economic development project manager, SRP
Trish Gulbranson, founder and CEO, Derma Health Skin & Laser
Martha Gulati, MD, physician executive director, Banner – University Medicine Heart Institute
Sharon Hwang, chief operating officer, GPEC
Jessica Jarvi, senior vice president and deputy general counsel, Western Alliance Bank
Tonya MacBeth, shareholder, Burch & Cracchiolo
Martha McSally, United States Senator
Bobbi Magdaleno, executive director for government and community engagement, ASU
Jennifer Mannino, CEO, IDD Group
Toni Morales Broberg, state president, AT&T
Sara B. Nance, partner, Wallace Plese + Dreher
Christina Oh, CEO, Abrazo West Campus
Angela Olea, founder and CEO, Assisted Living Locators
Jessica Pacheco, vice president of state and local affairs, APS
Amy Patel, tax partner, Deloitte
Kristy Peters, shareholder, Littler
Corey Saba Basha, senior vice president, Wells Fargo Commercial Banking
Calline Sanchez, Tucson site leader, IBM Worldwide System Lab Services
Laura Sixkiller, partner, DLA Piper
Marnee Spierer, MD, chief of staff and chief of radiation oncology, Cancer Treatment Centers of America Phoenix
Michelle Swann, partner, Radix Law
Regina Van Buren, MD, medical director, Sonora Quest Laboratories
Jaime Vinck, CEO, Sierra Tucson
Michele N. Washington, associate, Snell & Wilmer
Cynthia Wetmore, MD, director of the Center for Cancer, Phoenix Children’s Hospital
Cathleen Yu, partner, Quarles & Brady
Class of 2020
Megan Ackaert, region manager, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Ann-Marie Alameddin, president and CEO, Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association
Susan Anable, vice president of public affairs, Cox Communications
Ginny Arnett Caro, senior vice president, Copperpoint Insurance Companies
Tracy Bame, president, Freeport-McMoRan Foundation
Lisa Bentley, partner, McCarthy Nordburg
Marjorie Bessel, MD, chief clinical officer, Banner Health
Franki Buckman, executive vice president, The Molly Project
Susan Chetlin, of counsel, Burch & Cracchiolo
Cara Christ, MD, director, Arizona Department of Health Services
Rebecca Clyde, co-founder and CEO, Botco.ai
Barb Dawson, partner, Snell & Wilmer
Kim Dees, Southern Arizona Retail Division manager, WaFd Bank Arizona
Kathleen Duffy Ybarra, president and CEO, Duffy Group
Brenda Ferraro, senior vice president, Prevalent
Marchelle Franklin, director of human services, City of Phoenix
Adaliz Gimenez, vice president and commercial banker, Bell Bank
Tara Grenier, principal, Orcutt Winslow
Britney Griner, center, Phoenix Mercury
Marina Hammersmith, senior vice president, ORION Investment Real Estate
Katie Haydon Perry, executive vice president, Haydon Building Corp.
Sheryl Hays, director of property management, Wentworth Property Company
Jenny Holsman Tetreault, general counsel of the West Region, US Foods
Cheryl Hyman, vice provost for academic alliances, ASU
Heather Kane, CEO, UnitedHealthcare
Anette Karlsson, chancellor, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Julie King, CEO, Harmon Electric
Gretchen Kinsella, Arizona Business Unit leader, DPR Construction
Vickie Larsen, senior vice president and market director, BOK Financial
Julie Laulis, CEO, Cable One
Dr. Winnie Liang, director of scientific operations, TGen
Andrea Lovell, shareholder, Littler
Morag Lucey, CEO, Televerde
Carrie Masters, COO, LGE Design Build
Peggy R. Maxwell, senior vice president of property and facilities management, Plaza Companies
Jennifer May, co-founder, Two Sister Bosses
Kristine Millar, principal, Orcutt Winslow
Coree Neumeyer, partner, Quarles & Brady
Jackie Orcutt, senior vice president, CBRE
Deborah Pearson, executive vice president, strategy and brand, OneAZ Credit Union
Danna Pratte, CEO, Nutritional Brands
Karilee Ramaley, senior principal attorney, SRP
Jennifer Reynolds, principal, Ideation Design Group
Regina Romero, mayor, City of Tucson
Kim Soule, senior vice president, Colliers
Diana Taurasi, guard, Phoenix Mercury
Ann A. Scott Timmer, vice chief justice, Arizona Supreme Court
Debbie Shumway, CEO, Hospice of the Valley
Karen Stafford, Arizona president, Employers Council
Carol Stewart, associate vice president, Tech Parks Arizona, The University of Arizona
Lauren Stine, partner, Quarles & Brady
Trisha Talbot, managing director, Newmark Knight Frank
Colleen Tebrake, co-founder, Two Sister Bosses
Julie Tomich, senior vice president and general manager, American Express
Carla Vargas Jasa, president and CEO, Valley of the Sun United Way
Monica Villalobos, CEO, Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Suzanne Wilson, president and CEO, Phoenix Symphony
Laura Worzella, executive vice president and chief retail officer, OneAZ Credit Union
Daily Wright, principal, Orcutt Winslow
Nancy Zezza, divisional chief credit officer, Alliance Bank of Arizona
Class of 2021
Julia S. Acken, Member, Jennings, Strouss & Salmon
Jamie Boggs, Vice president of athletics, Grand Canyon University
Christine Boles, Vice president of Internet of Things Group, general manager of Industrial Solutions Division, Intel
Latasha Causey, Vice president, human resources , Bell Bank
Alyssa B. Chapital, MD, PhD, MBA, Medical director, Mayo Clinic Hospital
Kari Cornicelli, Executive vice president and CFO, Phoenix Children’s Hospital
Sarah Cossette, Vice president of patient care services and chief nursing officer, Cancer Treatment Centers of America Phoenix
Susan Dana-Kobey, Partner, Burch & Cracchiolo
Christine Ferrell, Vice president, private banking, Enterprise Bank & Trust
Gabrielle Finley-Hazle, President and CEO, Dignity Health Arizona Central and West Valley
Lyndsey Fry, Director of external engagement and female hockey, Arizona Coyotes
Julie Gable, COO, TBConsulting
Beth Ginzinger, Chief strategy officer and chief risk officer, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Arizona
Nancy Gonzales, Executive vice president and university provost, Arizona State University
Meghan H. Grabel, Partner, Osborn Maledon
Cathy Graham, Executive vice president and chief marketing officer, Desert Financial Credit Union
Susan M. Gray, CEO, Tucson Electric Power
Dawn Grove, Vice President and corporate counsel, Karsten Manufacturing
Christina Hamilton, Equity partner, The Cavanagh Law Firm
Jeanine Jerkovic, Economic development director, City of Surprise
Adriana Kong Romero, President , Bank of America Tucson
Barbara Kennedy, Executive vice president and chief human resources officer, Western Alliance Bank
Rebecca Lundberg, Arizona division president, PulteGroup
Lea Marquez Peterson, Chairwoman, Arizona Corporation Commission
Beth McDonald, Radio host, KEZ 99.9
Geri Mingura, Associate general manager and chief human resources executive, SRP
Stacie Pinderhughes, MD, Market chief medical officer , UnitedHealthcare Medicare & Retirement
Jennifer Russo, Owner and executive chef, The Market Restaurant + Bar by Jennifer’s and Jennifer’s Catering
Sandra Sagehorn-Elliott, President and CEO, Vantage West Credit Union.
Dr. Heather Schneider, Dental director, Delta Dental of Arizona
Erica Sietsma, COO, Digital Air Strike
Pam Stelzer, CPA, Audit manager, Henry+Horne
Beth Stiller, CEO, Massage Envy
Mona Stone, Senior vice president, general counsel, chief compliance officer, and corporate secretary, Goodwill of Central Arizona
Elise Thorpe, Principal, Lovitt & Touché
Keri Tignini, Executive director, market executive, JPMorgan Chase
Cathleen Walker, Regional president and head of corporate banking, PNC Bank
Kris Yamano, Wealth management industry leader
