Az Business and AZRE magazines announced the publications’ lists of the Most Influential Women in Arizona of 2022 including, Breanna Naegeli, dean of the Honors College at Grand Canyon University (GCU). In celebration of the 11th anniversary of the Most Influential Women program, azbigmedia.com is profiling one of the Most Influential Women of 2022 each day leading up to the Most Influential Women of 2022 dinner and reception.
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Breanna Naegeli, associate dean, GCU
BACKGROUND: Breanna J. Naegeli, PhD, is the dean of the Honors College and Global Studies Department at Grand Canyon University (GCU) in Phoenix, Arizona. She has been with GCU for more than 12 years, and most notably, has pioneered the launch, exponential growth and brand recognition of the university’s ninth official college. The college started in 2013 with 59 students and anticipates more than 3,000 honors students in the upcoming fall term.
SOURCE OF PRIDE: “There are three different points throughout my career where I was given a brand new department and brand new initiative and was expected to get that idea — that vague and ambiguous idea — off the ground. And one of those was the Honors College which is GCU’s ninth official college. We started with just 59 students and that has grown in less than a decade to more than 3,000 students enrolled for the next academic year.”
SURPRISING FACT: “My sister-in-law and I have the same full name, so when receiving this honor, I had to double check that this was actually meant for me! She is far more influential as a leader, and I admire her for her work ethic, discipline and for the servant heart she leads with!”
SOURCE OF INSPIRATION: “Although I am blessed to be embraced and encouraged by numerous, strong female leaders within my family and throughout the GCU community, my grandmother, Thelma Boling, has been the most inspirational in my life. She has accomplished incredible feats with limited resources and support and continually seeks to serve others. I am also deeply inspired by my colleagues and friends, Anya Cofrancesco and Bianca Boling, for they are the epitome of grit, perseverance and discipline.”
Most Influential Women in Arizona Business for 2022
Dr. Suzanne Bentz, Red Mountain Weight Loss
Stephanie A. Bivens, Bivens & Associates
Rachel M. Bond, MD, Dignity Health
Suzanne Boyles, City of Buckeye
Alaina Chabrier, SRP
Margaret Chamberlain, OneAZ Credit Union
Rachel Davis-Schultz, CopperPoint Insurance Companies
Jennifer Delgado, Burch & Cracchiolo
Brigitte Finley Green, Engelman Berger
Lin Sue Flood, Hospice of the Valley
Christine Gannon, BrightWorks Consulting
Karen Hoffman Tepper, PhD, Terros Health
Dawn Jones, Intel
Lisa Lovallo, Cox Communications
Lyndel Manson, Arizona Board of Regents
Carli Ann McClure, Grant Thornton
Karla Morales, Arizona Technology Council
Emily Nachlas, Western Alliance Bancorporation
Breanna Naegeli, PhD, Grand Canyon University
Shar Najafi-Piper, PhD, Copa Health
Christina Noyes, Gust Rosenfeld
Grace O’Sullivan, Arizona State University
Reena Rastogi, MD, Phoenix Children’s Hospital
Sara Regan, Desert Financial Credit Union
Karen Roch, Credit Union West
Lisa Rulney, University of Arizona
Melanie Smihula, Edkey Sequoia Schools
Sherry Stotler, Valleywise Health
Lynn Toler, TV judge and host
Kelli Tonkin, Enterprise Bank & Trust
Telle VanTrojen, Geneva Financial
Ruth Veloria, University of Phoenix
Amy Walters, Cancer Treatment Centers of America
Annabel Whiting, PNC
Reine Yazbeck Hamilton, Wells Fargo
Sandra Zebrowski, MD, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona
Most Influential Women in Commercial Real Estate for 2022
Morgan Betancourt, project director, Okland Construction
Keri Davies, partner, LevRose Commercial Real Estate
Alicia Hardwick, leasing manager, Prologis
Michelle Heeb, president and CEO, Forward Tilt
Dani Huval, business development director, Chasse Building Team
Bev Jensen, regional operations manager, Colliers
Carrie Kelly, executive director, Arizona Association for Economic Development
Alexandra Loye, executive managing director, Cushman & Wakefield
Stephanie Maderazzo-Hughes, CEO and COO, Canyon State Electric
Nancy McClure, first vice president, CBRE
Kathleen Morgan, managing director, Newmark
Vicki Robinson, senior vice president, JLL
Heather Skinner, vice president of global real estate, JP Morgan Chase
Angela Watson, president and CEO, Shepley Bulfinch
