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Meet Our Team

Our Executive Officers, Board Members, and Staff are one of the driving forces behind the Foundation.

Board of Directors

We are grateful for our Board, whose guidance and support continue to improve the Foundation and allow it to help more students at every opportunity.

Bradley Martorana

Finance Chair

Partner, Snell and Wilmer

Caroline Lynch

Member-at-Large

Founder/Owner, Copper Hill Strategies, LLC

Dr. Steven R. Gonzales

Chancellor

Maricopa Community Colleges

Stephanie Hertzberg

Board Chair

Principal/Directors, Business Development Consulting

Rudy Parga, Jr.

Immediate Past Chair

President, Imagine Technology Group

Dr. Greg Peterson

President

Chandler-Gilbert Community College

Julie Rees

Board Vice-Chair

Principal, Triadvocates

Ray Schey

Secretary

Market President & Publisher, Phoenix Business Journal

Board Members

Anthony Alfonso

Principal,

BDO International Corporate Finance Group

Catherine Brown

Co-Owner/CFO,

Paloma Ready Mix & Materials

Kenneth Bonham

Partner

Highnoon

Richard Boals

Emeritus Board Member

David Drennon

Strategic Consultant

Arizona Commerce Authority

Dr. Paul A. Elsner

Emeritus Board Member

Leroy M. Gaintner

Emeritus Board Member

Michelle Gayles

Chief Strategic Officer

Phoenix Union High School District

Michael Gonzalez

Director

McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.

Russell Johnson

Emeritus Board Member

David P. Kohne

Director

KPMG, LLP

Keith Latchaw

President

MSS Business Transformation Advisory

Geri Mingura

Associate General Manager/Chief HR Executive,

SRP

Dr. Tom Nerini

Governing Board Member,

Maricopa Community Colleges (Ex Officio)

Dr. Rey Rivera

President,

Estrella Mountain Community College

Sherri Thomas

President/Founder,

Career Coaching 360

Abran C. Villegas

SVP,

Commercial Banking, First Fidelity Banking

Warren Whitney

SVP,

Government Affairs, Valleywise Health

Kelli Butler

Governing Board Member

Maricopa Community College District

Dr. Kate Smith

President

Rio Salado Community College

Barry Woodbrey

Director,

Human Resources, PING

Foundation Staff

Judy Sanchez

Chief Development Officer

(480) 731-8739

Diana Aguirre-Rosales

Fiscal Director

(480) 731-8494

Lupe Espinoza

Fiscal Supervisor and Grant Compliance

(480) 731-8559

Erin Fleischmann

Network & Systems Administrator

(480) 731-8408

Kelli Gentile

Executive Assistant

(480) 784-0630

Hiba Ghaffor

Program Coordinator

(480) 731-8404

Bahiyyih Maloney

Fiscal Specialist Senior

(480) 731-8417

Karley Mellberg

Scholarship Fund Administrator

(480) 731-8406

Mary Mickels

Fiscal Specialist Senior

(480) 731-8719

Kevin Nguyen

Fiscal Specialist

(480) 731-8406

Nilam Patel

Workforce & Industry Development Officer Senior

(480) 731-8708

Casey Ralph

Accountant

(569) 745-4565

Amy Tupay

Marketing & Public Relations Coordinator

(480) 731-8410

Sharon Weltz

Grants Officer Senior

(480) 731-8407

Board Members