From a field of more than 2,000 women under consideration, Az Business magazine has announced its list of the Most Influential Women in Arizona Business for 2020.
“One of the things that makes the Most Influential Women in Arizona program special is that we don’t allow a woman to make the list more than once,” said AZ Big Media Editor in Chief Michael Gossie. “It’s a testament to the number of brilliant, talented women leaders in Arizona that the program continues to be the most elite and most competitive in the state.”
The Most Influential Women in Arizona Business for 2020 will be featured on the cover of the July/August issue of Az Business magazine, along with editorial profiles inside the magazine. They will also be honored at a dinner and reception that begins at 5:30 p.m. on September 15, 2020, at Chateau Luxe.
“We have taken precautions to create the greatest opportunity to honor the Most Influential Women in Arizona Business in a safe, relaxed, and celebratory environment,” Gossie said.
Those precautions include:
• Limiting the number of tickets sold
• Setting up sanitizing stations throughout the venue
• Reducing the number of tables set up in the venue and placing tables farther apart
• Reducing the number of people sitting at each table
• Creating an indoor/outdoor networking to promote social distancing
• The venue will be sanitized one hour prior to the start of the event
For sponsorship opportunities for the Most Influential Women in Arizona Business dinner and reception, email Publisher Amy Lindsey. For information on tickets or with questions about the event, email Marketing and Events Manager Aseret Arroyo or call (602) 277-6045.
Beginning July 2, azbigmedia.com will be profiling one of the Most Influential Women of 2020 each day leading up to the Most Influential Women dinner on September 15, 2020, so be sure to check back each day to meet these incredibly accomplished women.
The Most Influential Women in Arizona Business for 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
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
Britney Griner, center, Phoenix Mercury
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
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
Coree Neumeyer, partner, Quarles & Brady
Deborah Pearson, executive vice president, strategy and brand, OneAZ Credit Union
Danna Pratte, CEO, Nutritional Brands
Karilee Ramaley, senior principal attorney, SRP
Regina Romero, mayor, City of Tucson
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
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
Nancy Zezza, divisional chief credit officer, Alliance Bank of Arizona
