Ron E. Walker Board Chair	Tara L. Jackson President
Steven Betts Vice Chair - Administration	Kimulet Winzer Vice Chair - Programs
Cathy Weiss Secretary	Dennis Mitchem Treasurer

Executive Committee

The Officers and the following:

Lisa Atkins
Gilbert Davidson
Linda Elliott-Nelson
Richard Morrison
Hank Peck
Paulina Vazquez Morris

Ex Officio
L. J. "Chip" U'Ren
John Haeger

Arizona Town Hall is governed by a board of directors who represent a composite of leadership from throughout all areas of Arizona and from diverse occupations and interests. Board members are elected to two-year terms on a staggered basis.

Board of Directors

KAREN ABRAHAM   
Senior Vice President, Finance, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona, Phoenix

LARRY ALDRICH
President and CEO, University Physicians Healthcare, Tucson

LISA A. ATKINS       
Vice President, Public Policy, Greater Phoenix Leadership; Board Member, Central Arizona Project, Litchfield Park

STEVEN A. BETTS   
Ret. President & C.E.O., SunCor Development Co.; Attorney, Tempe

BRIAN BICKEL
Chief Executive Officer, Southeast Arizona Medical Center, Douglas

KERRY BLUME
President and CEO, United Way of Northern Arizona, Flagstaff

VICTOR BOWLEG    
Mediator, Family Center of the Conciliation Court, Pima County Superior Court; Adjunct Faculty, Pima Community College, Tucson

EVELYN CASUGA     
General Manager, Rural AZ Customer Service/Community Development, Arizona Public Service Co., Casa Grande

ARLAN COLTON      
Planning Director, Pima County Development Services, Tucson

GILBERT DAVIDSON
Town Manager, Marana

ERIC F. DESCHEENIE              
Legislative Staff Assistant, Navajo Nation - Office of the Speaker, Window Rock

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TRINITY DONOVAN  
City Council Member, Chandler

SHAWN DRALLE      
Investment Banker, RBC Capital Markets, Phoenix

LINDA J. ELLIOTT-NELSON     
Dean of Instruction, Arizona Western College, Yuma

GREGORY W. FALLS               
Attorney, Sherman & Howard, Phoenix

JACK GIBSON
Director and General Manager, Arizona Public Media® (ASPM), Tucson

MARY GRIER           
Assistant City Attorney, Phoenix

ANDY GROSETA
Rancher, Agribusiness Owner, Cottonwood

KATHY HAAKE         
Ret. Manager, Human Resources, Salt River Project, Phoenix

ROBERTA HOFFMAN               
Owner, Beaver Insurance Agency; Former Mayor, Parker

KIM HOLAWAY        
Mayor, Town of Eagar; Ret. Administrator, Marana Unified School Dist., Eagar

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ROBERT F. INGOLD
President & Owner, Sun River Investment Properties, L.L.C., Yuma

JAMES G. JAYNE     
Navajo County Manager, Holbrook

SAUNDRA E. JOHNSON           
Principal, HRA Analysts, Inc.; Fmr. Executive Vice President, The Flinn Foundation, Phoenix

LEONARD J. KIRSCHNER        
President, AARP Arizona, Litchfield Park

JOSEPH E. LA RUE  
Executive Vice President, Sun Health; CEO, Sun Health Partners; Attorney, Sun City

THOMAS LARGO      
Councilmember, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, Scottsdale

GORDON LEWIS      
Attorney; Jones, Skelton & Hochuli, P.L.C., Phoenix

LISA LOVALLO        
Vice President and Systems Manager, Cox Communications, Southern Arizona, Tucson

FRANCES MCLANE MERRYMAN              
Vice President and Senior Wealth Strategist, Tucson Catalina Foothills Office, Northern
Trust Bank, Tucson

BENJAMIN H. MILLER             
Manager, Real Estate & Investments, Miller Bros., L.L.C., Sedona

DENNIS E. MITCHEM               
Director, Corporate Relations, Northern Arizona University, Phoenix

RICHARD MORRISON
Attorney, Salmon, Lewis and Weldon, PLC.; Former C.E.O., Arizona Dairy Company, Gilbert

MARK NEXSEN        
Mayor, Lake Havasu City

ALBERTO OLIVAS    
Director, Center for Civic Participation, Maricopa Community Colleges, Mesa

PAUL R. ORME        
Attorney, Mayer

HANK PECK            
Certified Financial Planner, TCI Wealth Advisors, Inc., Tucson

J. NICHOLAS (NICK) PIERSON
CLU, Northwestern Mutual Retirement Planning Specialist, Tucson

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CLIFF POTTS
Owner/Designated Broker, Prudential Arizona Realty, Payson

DICK POWELL
Owner, Powell Feed & Supply; Casa Grande City Councilmember, Casa Grande

KATHRYN PROCHASKA           
Chair, Yuma County Board of Supervisors (Dist. 3), Yuma

LETICIA (LETTY) RAMIREZ      
Independent Consultant, Strategy Resource Group, Tucson

LIBRADO (J.R.) RAMIREZ        
Executive Director, Southeastern Arizona Community Action Program, Safford

ZOE RICHMOND      
Director of Public Affairs, Union Pacific Railroad, Phoenix

MARY ROWLEY       
President/Owner, Strongpoint PR, Tucson

SCOTT SOMERS
Vice Mayor, City of Mesa

JOHN W. STEBBINS
Controller, Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Higley

BOB STRAIN
Former Mayor, Sierra Vista; Ret. Colonel, U.S.A.F., Sierra Vista

JOHN SULLIVAN
Associate General Manager, Water Group, Salt River Project, Phoenix

ALLISON SURIANO  
Associate, Kennedy Partners, Phoenix

PAULINA VAZQUEZ MORRIS    
Fmr. Deputy Director and General Counsel, Arizona Department of Administration; Phoenix

DANIELLE VIOLA     
Judge, Maricopa County Superior Court, Phoenix

RICHARD S. WALDEN              
President, Farmers Investment Co., Sahuarita

RON E. WALKER     
Mohave County Manager, Kingman

JANICE WASHINGTON
State Director, Arizona Small Business Development Network, Tempe

DEVAN WASTCHAK
Managing Partner, VIVO Development Partners, LLC, Phoenix

CATHY WEISS         
Director, Del E. Webb Center for the Performing Arts, Wickenburg

DAVID WELSH
Executive Vice President, Tucson Regional Economic Opportunities (TREO), Tucson

KIMULET WINZER   
Chief Compliance Officer, Arizona Physicians IPA, Phoenix

COREY WOODS       
Tempe City Councilmember; Director of College and Career Articulation, Phoenix Union High School District, Tempe

Committee Chairs, Vice Chairs & Staff

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