Archives: Team

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Ron Butler is the former Managing Partner of the Phoenix office of Ernst & Young (now retired) 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...

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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...

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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...

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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 […]

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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...

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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 […]

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Tracy Bame is the President, Freeport-McMoRan Foundation and Director of Community Development, Freeport-McMoRan Inc. She has responsibility for leading the company’s social responsibility and compliance programs in the Americas (including the company’s operating portfolio in the U...

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Kate Hickman has been a banker with Alliance Bank of Arizona, a division of Western Alliance Bank, since shortly after the institution first opened its doors in 2003, and is currently Senior Vice President and leads the treasury management sales team...

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Steven G. Seleznow is President & Chief Executive Officer of the Arizona Community Foundation, a statewide philanthropy whose mission is to lead, serve and collaborate to mobilize enduring philanthropy for a better Arizona. Founded in 1978, ACF has more than 1,700 funds, a network of six affiliated foundations throughout the state, more than $933,000,000 in […]

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Gonzalo A. de la Melena, Jr. is the Founder and CEO of Emerging Airport Ventures, LLC. Emerging Domestic Market Ventures, LLC, a small business investment company which owns and operates the Sir Veza’s Taco Garage located in Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport...