Archives: Team
Diana B. Figueroa
Diana Bejarano Figueroa is Senior Vice President of Marketing, Communications and Strategic Initiatives at Education Forward Arizona. A change agent advancing transformational impact, Figueroa’s career has focused on promoting and championing access and opportunity for underrepresented communities in Arizona across the P-20 education continuum...
Ron Butler – Vice Chairman and Treasurer
Ron Butler is the Managing Partner of the Phoenix office of Ernst & Young with over 28 years of public accounting experience serving regional and global clients. Butler possesses a core competency in global coordination of Fortune 1000 company audits with global operations...
Deanna Salazar
As Senior Vice President and General Counsel for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona (BCBSAZ), Deanna Salazar oversees the company’s Legal Division, which provides consulting services to the board of directors and other key executives. This division advises the company in matters such as risk assessment, contracting, regulatory compliance and litigation management...
Scott Vanderpool
As the Local Market Executive for the Phoenix/Scottsdale market, Scott Vanderpool leads a team focused on driving Bank of America’s presence in the communities we serve throughout Maricopa County. This includes brand positioning through sponsorship opportunities as well as philanthropic work through the Bank of America Foundation...
Shelley Watson
Shelley Watson is Vice President of Southern Arizona Leadership Council, a policy-focused organization whose mission is to bring business leadership and resources together to improve the economy and quality of life for all in the region and state. Originally from Northern California, Watson was raised in Tucson and holds a Bachelor of Science in Business […]
Charles “Monty” Roessel
Dr. Charles “Monty” Roessel is an educator, a catalyst for academic innovation, and higher education leader. In 2017, he became the 18th president of Diné College, spearheading its transformation from a two-year college into a four-year institution...
Darcy Renfro
Darcy Renfro oversees the workforce and economic development strategies for the Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) as well as advising the Chancellor on government and community affairs. MCCCD is one of the largest community college systems in the nation serving approximately 200,000 students and nearly 10,000 faculty and staff members across 10 colleges in […]