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. 

David Lujan is a former member of the state Senate and House of Representatives and has worked in public policy in Arizona for 20 years.

David Adame serves as President and CEO of Chicanos Por La Causa (CPLC), one of the nation’s largest community development corporations.

Dana Marie Kennedy is the State Director for AARP Arizona with more than 25 years as a leading advocate for working families, retirees, and women at the local, state and national levels.

Cynthia Zwick, an accomplished executive with more than 33 years experience in nonprofit and association management, has served as Executive Director of Wildfire: Igniting Community Action to End Poverty in Arizona since September 2003. Wildfire is a non-profit organization that works to stop poverty before it starts, by advocating for quality jobs statewide, creating access to a foundation of financial security and ensuring the security and sustainability of supportive systems.