Az Business and AZRE magazines announced the publications’ lists of the Most Influential Women in Arizona of 2024, including Monica May-Dunn, owner and CEO of Arizona Escrow & Financial Corporation. In celebration of the Most Influential Women program, azbigmedia.com is profiling one of the Most Influential Women of 2024 each day leading up to the Most Influential Women of 2024 dinner and reception.
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The Most Influential Women of 2024 will be honored at a reception on Thursday, August 22 at Chateau Luxe in Phoenix. For sponsorship information, email Amy.Lindsey@azbigmedia.com. For information about the event honoring the Most Influential Women, click here.
Monica May-Dunn
Owner and CEO
Arizona Escrow & Financial Corporation
Background: Monica May-Dunn started her career in 1990 with AEF and over the last 34 years has had a visionary outlook with decisions that have shaped the company’s trajectory. She successfully acquired the company in 2023, making it 100% women owned.
Key to success: “I’m incredibly dedicated to the business and willing to learn everything I can to support my team. With the incredible amount of networking that has been done over the past couple of years we have developed many valuable relationships. Trust and camaraderie fostered through these relationships has enhance teamwork, communication, and problem-solving within our organization. As we continue to nurture and strengthen these connections, we are likely to see even greater benefits in terms of collaboration, innovation, and overall team effectiveness.”
Source of pride: “During the challenging period of the Covid pandemic, my resolute determination and strategic thinking guided AEF through the storm, ensuring both stability and growth. I not only successfully navigated the company through the crisis but also achieved remarkable milestones in terms of increased transaction volume, enhanced operational efficiency, and elevated profitability. Furthermore, I expanded AEF’s service offerings, broadened its corporate footprint, and orchestrated the relocation of the company headquarters to a premier location within the Camelback business corridor. As a result, 2023 emerged as the most successful year in the company’s history and I successfully purchased AEF making it completely 100% female owned.”
Surprising fact: “I have lived in Yuma for the past 24 years and have commuted to Phoenix every week to spend four days in the office.”
