Elizabeth Wentz is the dean of social sciences in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and a professor in the School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning at Arizona State University. Her research focuses on the design, implementation and evaluation of geographic technologies with particular emphasis on how such technologies can be used to understand urban environments.
As the founder and CEO of VerveSimone Consulting, a minority woman owned small business providing consulting services to individuals and organizations. Teniqua Broughton is noted for her impact in both national and local sectors. Leading with passion, she identifies strategies that support the sustainability of organizations by leveraging her experience, initiative, and insight gained throughout her professional career.
Robin S. Reed has more than 40 years of experience as a business owner, serial entrepreneur, and business consultant. He is currently the President and CEO of the Black Chamber of Arizona, President of Occam Sustainability Partners (OSP), Principal & Partner with EmFluent and is also a professional speaker.
Neil Giuliano serves as President/CEO of Greater Phoenix Leadership (GPL), which for forty-five years has been the forum for CEO leaders to collaborate with the government, education, and philanthropy sectors to create and sustain a safe, healthy and prosperous community. Mr. Giuliano joined GPL in late 2015 and has expanded member engagement on significant community issues, including the creation of a racial equity advancement project for Arizona’s CEO leadership.
For two 2 years, Monica Villalobos has served as the President & CEO of the Arizona Hispanic Chamber after serving as the Vice-President and Foundation Executive Director for seven years. In this role, she is responsible for the strategic growth initiatives of the 70-year-old chamber and foundation which operates two federally funded business units - the Phoenix MBDA Business Center and NABEDC serving American-Indian, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native communities in Arizona, Colorado, and Utah.
Maria Dadgar is the Executive Director in Inter Tribal Council of Arizona (ITCA) which is one of the oldest and largest inter tribal organizations in the United States. Ms. Dadgar is an enrolled member of the Piscataway Tribe of Accokeek, Maryland. She has worked in the fields of Higher Education, Non-Profit Executive Management and Tribal Economic Development for more than 20 years. Throughout her career, Ms.
Mayor Kate Gallego is the second elected female Mayor in Phoenix history and the youngest big city Mayor in the United States. She graduated from Harvard University and earned an MBA from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. Before being elected to Phoenix City Council, Mayor Gallego worked on Economic Development for local utility company, Salt River Project.
Jeff Guldner leads Pinnacle West Capital Corporation and its primary subsidiary, Arizona Public Service Company (APS). The companies are headquartered in Phoenix.
Greg Burton is executive editor of The Arizona Republic and a regional editor for USA TODAY in the West, leading newsrooms in Washington, Oregon, Montana, Nevada, Utah, California and Arizona. He began his career at the Lewiston Morning Tribune and then the Moscow-Pullman Daily News, writing about the environment during a period of upheaval over logging and mining, spotted owl protections and wilderness designations for old-growth forests and wild and scenic rivers. In 1997, he joined the Salt Lake Tribune.
David Rousseau is President of Salt River Project (SRP), one of the nation’s largest public utilities. A fourth-generation Arizonan, Mr. Rousseau is well versed in economic development, business planning, and the utility industry. Mr. Rousseau provides leadership to help meet the changing water and power needs of Arizona.