Being named one of the Most Influential Women in Arizona Business for 2025 is a testament to exceptional leadership, vision and impact. Selected from more than 2,200 women under consideration in 2025, the Most Influential Women in Arizona Business are recognized for their significant contributions across various sectors, including business, real estate, technology, healthcare and nonprofits.
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“We only allow women to make the list of Most Influential Women once,” says Az Business Publisher Amy Lindsey. “The fact that we are more than a decade into the Most Influential Women program and still have more than 2,200 women under consideration is a testament to the depth of female leadership we have in Arizona.”
Many people ask how the women being honored in 2025 were selected from the large pool of women under consideration.
“From the more than 2,200 women under consideration in 2025, the editorial board for Az Business used a vigorous vetting process to narrow that list down to 200 women,” Lindsey says. “We then sent that list of women to a panel of 12 judges made up of former Most Influential Women from a variety of industries, who then selected the women who are being honored in 2025.”
The 2025 honorees will be celebrated at a special awards dinner on August 21, 2025, at Chateau Luxe in Phoenix. Sponsors of the Most Influential Women in Arizona reception and dinner include presenting sponsor Phillips Law Foundation, cover photo shoot sponsor Greenberg Traurig, VIP red carpet sponsor Vertex Education and Legacy Traditional Schools, dessert sponsor Silver Cain, beverage sponsor Arizona Escrow & Financial Corporation, 360 photo booth sponsor Clayco, digital sponsor Ganem Companies, fine jewelry sponsor Osborne Jewelers, and special gift sponsor Tarbell’s. Get tickets here.
One of the Most Influential Women in Arizona Business for 2025 will be profiled each day leading up to the celebratory dinner.
The Most Influential Women in Arizona Business for 2025
Lynne Adams // Osborn Maledon
Fnu Anupama // Deloitte Consulting
Emelda Baca // Arizona Financial Credit Union
Dayna Badhorn // Avnet
Katherine Beck // Greenberg Traurig
Tamara Bohannon // AllThrive 365
Jaime Burt // Credit Union West
Gaby Cardenas // The Colibri Collective
Elizabeth S. Chatham // Stinson
Doreen Cott // Town of Queen Creek
Henri’ Dawes // Achieve
Judy Ferreira // Arizona Indian Gaming Association
Rebecca Hale // Vertex Education and Legacy Traditional Schools
Catherine Harmon // Alerus
Amy Lou Harvath // Meadows Bank
Jennifer Kimmell // TruWest Credit Union
Vanessa Kisicki // Salt River Project
Lisa Lund // Lund Mortgage Team
Joyce Mullen // Insight Enterprises
Alicia Nuñez // Chicanos por la Causa
Dr. Tara Ostrom, MD // Optum
Nancy Padberg // Catholic Education Arizona
Olga Phillips // Phillips Law Foundation
Maggie Shearan // Wells Fargo
Dr. Sarah Shell // Shell Medical
Nonnie Shivers // Ogletree Deakins
Dr. Toni Stockton, MD // Stockton Dermatology
Torrie Taj // Child Crisis Arizona
Sandra Torre // LAVIDGE
Stephanie Tribe // Fennemore
CarolAnn Tutera // SottoPelle Therapy and Tutera Medical
Chelsea Vickers // Aurora Behavioral Health System
LaDonna Weaver // Northern Trust
Joy Zilar // City of Hope
