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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...

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Chevy Humphrey is the first Black American to head a science center in the United States. In January 2021, Ms. Humphrey became the first woman and Black American to lead the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago (MSI). Ms. Humphrey leads with sound management, entrepreneurship, and deploys resources to gain market share and respect, donor […]

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Rich Nickel is president and CEO of Education Forward Arizona. His career has centered on advancing educational opportunities for low-income students.  For the past decade, Nickel has worked to advance educational opportunity and excellence in Arizona...

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Patricia has devoted a significant portion of her life working toward educational reform and advancing educational excellence for low-income children. She currently serves as the board chair for “Empower College Prep,” a start-up college preparatory charter school that serves low-income families in central Phoenix...

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John Fees is the Founder and Managing Director of NGI Group LLC an insurance technology firm that has quickly become a national leader in building and operating innovative digital insurance distribution platforms. The business is recognized as a leader in affinity and higher education markets, the company owns and operates: Bindable and GradGuard – College […]

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Paul Koehler is director of the Policy Center at WestEd. The Policy Center is a voice at the state, regional and national levels, keeping members of the U.S. Congress and other policy leaders informed of developments in research and practice...

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Vince Roig is the founding chairman of Helios Education Foundation. Before forming the foundation, Roig was chairman of the board and president and chief executive officer of Southwest Student Services Corporation and its affiliates for more than 20 years...