Our Team

Leadership Team

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Rich Nickel

President and CEO

Diana B. Figueroa

Senior Vice President of Marketing, Communications and Strategic Initiatives

Teena Olszewski

Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer

Ricardo Lopez Valencia

Senior Vice President of Education and Workforce Alignment

Michelle Alcantar

Director of Education & Workforce Development

Holly Baird

Controller

Lizette Blancas-Hernandez

AskBenji Engagement Coordinator

Angela Bryant

College Knowing and Going Senior Program Manager

Raleigh Chase

College Knowing and Going Project Coordinator, Southern Arizona

Jackie Clark

Success Adviser

Dulce Cortez

College Knowing & Going Project Coordinator – Southern Arizona

Donna Davis

Senior Community Impact Manager

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Chris Del Rae

Salesforce Administrator

Isabel Esquivel

Director of Marketing and Communications

America Fontes

Director of Postsecondary Success Programs

Mendy Gomez

Community Impact Manager

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Barbra Green

Senior Director of Data Governance & Organizational Development

Dr. Stephen Hart

Vice President of Finance and Operations

Dr. Marisa Herrera

College Knowing and Going Project Coordinator, Copper Corridor

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Mary Hurtado

Senior Development Officer

Kyle Knox

Success Adviser

Ramona Lore

College Knowing & Going Project Coordinator

Nicole Marchi

Program Manager – Postsecondary Success Programs

Dr. Jennifer Murphy

Vice President of Postsecondary Access and Attainment

Graciela Nobles

Program Manager – Ask Benji

Wynter Rasmussen-Ho

Digital Content Manager

Zach Rosas

Development Manager

Laura Rosensweet

Senior Community Impact Manager Northern Arizona

Ruben Saenz

Senior Community Impact Manager

Alexis Salter

Success Adviser

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Becki Stephens

Senior Executive Assistant and Office Operations Manager

Ali Tenney

College Knowing & Going Project Coordinator

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Dana Webb

Accounting Specialist

Frank Zamora

Student Success Adviser, Workforce Pathways