Az Business and AZRE magazines announced the publications’ lists of the Most Influential Women in Arizona of 2022, including Christine Gannon, founder and CEO of Brightworks Consulting. 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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Christine Gannon, founder & CEO, Brightworks Consulting
BACKGROUND: As CEO of Brightworks Consulting, Christine Gannon serves as a respected exemplary leader in the public, private and non-profit sectors. As CEO, Christine is known for her expertise in leadership, business process improvement, collaborative partnerships, and DE&I. Her research is focused on leadership, equity, inclusion and ensuring the workplace is safe, educated and equitable.
SOURCE OF PRIDE: “During a conversation with a lifelong friend and colleague, we realized we were having the same conversation about the lack of women in the C-Suite as when we started our career together many years prior. The same question arose: What will it take for women to achieve parity in the workplace and in the boardroom? Women could have the most esteemed mentors, the latest training and attend all the right universities and conferences but the pathway to equity in the workplace is still challenged. My impetus: Why is this issue still an issue and what would compel companies to implement change? This resulted in a co-authored book, Constitutional Grit: Using Grit as the Catalyst for Equity in the C-Suite and the launch of 501c3, The Foundation for Female Equity and Inclusion where I serve as president.”
SURPRISING FACT: “My husband and I really enjoy cooking meals made up of dishes from cultures that are different from our own. Our friends and family are the happy beneficiaries of our experiments (most of the time).”
SOURCE OF INSPIRATION: “Elizabeth Cody-Stanton. Author, lecturer and chief philosopher of the women’s rights and suffrage movements, she formulated the agenda for women’s rights that guided the struggle well into the 20th century. While researching the women’s suffrage movement for my recently published book, Constitutional Grit: Using Grit as the Catalyst for Equity in the C-Suite, I was so inspired by Elizabeth’s commitment to a non-violent movement to ensure women had a voice.”
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
