Az Business and AZRE magazines announced the publications’ lists of the Most Influential Women in Arizona of 2022, Carrie Kelly, executive director, AAED. 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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Carrie Kelly, executive director, AAED
BACKGROUND: Carrie Kelly has been working with nonprofit and government entities for upwards of 15 years. Prior to serving as executive director for the Arizona Association for Economic Development (AAED), she served as Executive Director for Downtown Santa Barbara.
SOURCE OF PRIDE: “I assisted my hometown of Crawfordsville, Indiana, in securing the expansion of the community college to a larger facility. This expansion meant they were able to offer full degree programs and students did not have to travel hours away to complete their degrees. I have seen my high school classmates, and now their children, graduate from that community college and achieve their dreams in Crawfordsville. There isn’t anything better than that!”
SURPRISING FACT: “I was a competitive varsity tennis player growing up. I played singles and doubles, and I got the nickname ‘Little McEnroe’ because of my on-court temper. I was also the boys’ team tennis assistant and taught all of them how to serve hard (don’t try and deny it, guys, you know it’s all true!).”
SOURCE OF INSPIRATION: “My women leader inspiration is Gail Pebworth. She was the first female swim coach at Wabash College and a coach through and through. When we became good friends, she was the president of the League of Women Voters and spent her time championing important issues, and not getting involved in partisan politics. You couldn’t say no to Gail, which is how I ended up on the Economic Development Committee, and where my career started.”
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
