Knowledge Exchange for Resilience Alumni 2018-2024
Amplifying the ability to build resilience in Maricopa County and beyond
The Council of Resilience Leaders, made up of influential individuals from across the county representing private, nonprofit and public sectors, supported KER in building Maricopa County's capacity to adapt to shocks and stresses in ways that provided added benefits for its residents.
By serving as knowledgeable ambassadors for resilience work, raised the profile of mutual interests in community resilience, and provided recommendations on future opportunities, resources and potential partners, the council helped strategically broaden and deepen impact — locally, nationally and internationally.
The core responsibilities of the council were:
Build Awareness regarding the mission and work of KER. Take Action to build resilience. Award the annual Resilience Prize.
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Council of Resilience Leaders
Elizabeth Wentz
Council of Resilience Leader
Teniqua Broughton
Council of Resilience Leader
David Brown
Council of Resilience Leader
Greg Burton
Council of Resilience Leader
Maria Dadgar
Council of Resilience Leader
Stacy Derstine
Council of Resilience Leader
Annie Donovan
Council of Resilience Leader
Kate Gallego
Council of Resilience Leader
Neil Giuliano
Council of Resilience Leader
Jeff Guldner
Council of Resilience Leader
Dana Marie Kennedy
Council of Resilience Leader
David Lujan
Council of Resilience Leader
Maren Mahoney
Council of Resilience Leader
David Rousseau
Council of Resilience Leader
Amy St. Peter
Council of Resilience Leader
Jowan Thornton
Council of Resilience Leader
Monica Villalobos
Council of Resilience Leader
Ryan Winkle
Council of Resilience Leader
Cynthia Zwick
Council of Resilience Leader
Michael Crow
Council of Resilience Leader
Community of Practice
Bradley Adame
Academic Fellow 2021
Margaret Adams
Community Fellow 2022
Carlos Aguiar
Academic Fellow 2023
Abdulrahman 'Al' Alsanad
GIS Analyst
Joffa Applegate
Knowledge Enterprise Scholar 2022–2024; Crosscutting Scholar 2018–2021
S.R. Aurora
Academic Fellow 2023
Sarah Bassett
Learning Enterprise Scholar 2022–2024
Molly Benton
Community Fellow 2020
Kristin Borns
Community Scholar
Diana Bowman
Impact Scholar 2022–2024; Academic Fellow 2021
Eric "Half" Brickley
Community Fellow 2022
Britnie Britton
Research Aide (former)
Katja Brundiers
Learning Enterprise Scholar 2022–2024
Shauna BurnSilver
Crosscutting Scholar 2018–2021
Kevin Bushaw
Communications and Marketing Manager (former)
Susana Bustillos
Assistant Director (former)
Elizabeth Castillo
Academic Fellow 2023
Mikhail Chester
Academic Fellow 2022
Ryan Cornell
Academic Fellow 2023
Natalia da Silveira Arruda
Graduate Research Assistant (former)
Doran Dalton
Community Fellow 2021
Chelsea Dickson
Liason to the Decision Theater
Ian Dowdy
Community Fellow 2021
Tina Drews
Community Fellow 2021
Cora Fox
Academic Fellow 2023
Melanie Gall
Impact Scholar 2022–2024; Academic Fellow 2020
Thaddaeus Gassie
Community Fellow 2020
Augie Gastelum
Community Fellow 2021
Jennifer Gastelum
Community Fellow 2023
Melissa Guardaro
Assistant Research Professor and Associate Director for Resilience Hubs
Danae Hernández-Cortés
Academic Fellow 2022
Margaret M. Hinrichs
Associate Director of Decision Science (former)
Margaret Hinrichs
Academic Enterprise Scholar 2022–2024; Crosscutting Scholar 2018–2021
Lori Holleran
Community Fellow 2022
David Hondula
Academic Fellow 2019
Meredith Jaxon
Community Fellow 2023
Erik Johnston
Academic Enterprise Scholar 2022–2024; Crosscutting Scholar 2018–2021
Elizabeth Kizer
Academic Fellow 2023
Gail LaGrander
Community Scholar
Tim Lant
Enterprise Scholar
Stephanie Lechuga-Peña
Academic Fellow 2021
WenWen Li
Crosscutting Scholar 2018–2021
Michelle Litwin
Community Fellow 2022
Ana Lopenowski
Community Fellow 2023
Oscar Lopez
Postdoctoral Research Scholar (former)
Kristina Lopez
Academic Fellow 2020
Samuel Markolf
Crosscutting Scholar 2018–2021
Rafael Martínez
Academic Fellow 2021
Mason Mathews
Assistant Research Professor and Associate Director for Academic Integration and Alliances (former)
Tamala McBath
Community Fellow 2022
Thaddeus Miller
Crosscutting Scholar 2018–2021
Hritika Mishra
Research Aide (former)
Felicia Mitchell
Academic Fellow 2021
Shelley Morgan
Community Fellow 2019
Mary Munoz Encinas
Project Coordinator, HeatReady Schools Initiative (former)
Mark Naufel
Knowledge Enterprise Scholar
Christina Ngo
Crosscutting Scholar 2018–2021
Hyunsung Oh
Academic Fellow 2019
Deirdre Pfeiffer
Academic Fellow 2023
Tony Pham
Community Fellow 2023
Kathleen Pine
Academic Fellow 2020
Akshay Reddy Kola
Research Aide (former)
Anne Reichman
Academic Fellow 2022
Johanna Richards
Community Fellow 2023
Kerri Rittschof
Impact Scholar
Natalia Ronceria Ceballos
Community Fellow 2020
Mark Roseland
Academic Fellow 2022
Heather Ross
Academic Fellow 2022
Sara Scoville-Weaver
Community Fellow 2023
Katie Sexton-Wood
Community Fellow 2023
Shade Shutters
Crosscutting Scholar 2018–2021
Michael Simeone
Knowledge Enterprise Scholar 2022–2024; Crosscutting Scholar 2018–2022; Academic Fellow 2020
Rachel Smetana
Community Fellow 2021
Nate Smith
Community Fellow 2019
Kenan Song
Academic Fellow 2021
Teresa Sosa
Community Scholar
Richard Southee
Community Fellow 2023
Serena Sowers
Community Scholar
Jowan Thornton
Community Scholar
Steve Torres
Community Fellow 2021
Jennifer Vanos
Impact Scholar 2022–2024; Academic Fellow 2019
Krickette Wetherington
Community Fellow 2019
Edmund Williams
Academic Fellow 2019
Kylie Wilson
Postdoctoral Research Scholar (former)
Morgan Winburn
Community Fellow 2022
Ryan Winkle
Community Fellow 2022
Brian Winsor
Community Fellow 2021
Lauren Withycombe Keeler
Academic Fellow 2021
Houlong Zhuang
Academic Enterprise Scholar