99 Arizonans Selected for Catalyze Class 3
We have selected 99 Arizonans, including 5 high school students, to participate in our third Catalyze class. The program is held virtually with in-person activities and is designed to set participants up to take action on Arizona’s most pressing issues. This cohort represents leaders from across our great state as well as their diverse perspectives and various communities.
“Valley Leadership Catalyze was foundational to the development of many relationships across the State that have assisted in my personal and professional growth,” said Dana Flannery, Owner of DSF Consulting and Catalyze Class 2 graduate. “While many of us continue to work with the same groups of individuals across our expertise either locally or nationally, Catalyze presented such a unique opportunity to work and learn across all sectors impacting Arizonans.”
During the 6-month program, participants grow their connections to the people and issues that impact Arizona, while gaining new skills and experiences. By the end of the program, each participant leaves with a commitment and a plan for how to get more engaged in the community.
In fact, Catalyze Class 2 graduates represented leaders from 20 different cities across Arizona, all with unique strengths and issues to address. This cohort worked together, accumulating an impressive 3,010 learning hours, to address matters across our great state. In addition, 18 participants are now part of Impact Teams.
“At Valley Leadership, our goal is to empower a broad spectrum of Arizonans to lead in our many diverse communities,” said Koran Hardimon, Valley Leadership Board Chair and Institute Class 37 alumni. “It’s exciting to see that since our groundbreaking Ready Together program during COVID, we continue to see yet another class of 100 leaders who are ready to learn about our state’s issues and take action.”
Meet the Class
| Narda | Aldaco | City of Phoenix |
| Erika | Alexander | American Express |
| Jane | Andersen | For Our City – Chandler |
| Hannah | Bashaw | Small Giants |
| Lisa | Bautista | Nurse Practitioner |
| Ashleigh | Bechtel | FireFlyHR |
| Colette | Black | UMOM New Day Centers |
| Megan | Bourbeau Slattery | Barrow Neurological Foundation |
| Sharon | Brooks | Program Manager of Learning and Evaluation |
| Jonathan | Brooks | Maricopa Community Colleges |
| Treena | Bradley | Jaburg Wilk |
| Chelsie | Bruggeman | ASU Enterprise Partners |
| JD | Butler | |
| Felicia | Campbell | Arizona Republic / Gannett |
| Breanne | Carmack | Southwest Behavioral & Health Services |
| Ryan | Cavalier | City of Mesa |
| David | Chavez | City of Phoenix |
| Talycia | Clark | PXUCITY |
| Heidi | Degan | American Cancer Society |
| Raul | Delgado | State Farm |
| Kerry | Duskin | Roosevelt School District |
| Jennifer | Ensley | Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley |
| Mary | Estrada | PXUCITY |
| Danielle | Feroleto | Small Giants |
| Milania | Figueroa | PXUCITY |
| Derek | Flint | Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. |
| Jessica | Ford | Arizona State University |
| Joseph | Forte | D-MAK Productions |
| Briana | Frenzel | Maricopa County |
| Erin | Gage | ASU Foundation |
| Patrick | Gamble | Grand Canyon Council, Boy Scouts of America |
| Gabe | Gardner | Local First Arizona Foundation |
| Monica | Gery | Rancho Feliz Charitable Foundation |
| Christopher | Glover | Arizona State University |
| Elizabeth | Goldstein | Banner Health |
| Gunnar | Griffin | ACCEL |
| Melissa | Guardaro | Arizona State University |
| Jodie | Gutierrez | ASU Foundation |
| Gabe | Hagen | Brick Road Coffee |
| Steven | Harper | ASU Enterprise Partners Outreach Hub |
| Roberta | Harrison | Arizona Department of Economic Security |
| Neely | Hayes | IMA Financial Group |
| Ann Marie | Hess | Arizona State University |
| Anne | Johannes | ASU Enterprise Partners |
| Jenna | Juniper | Housing Consultants of America |
| Erika | Karner | Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation |
| Christopher | Keck | Open Hearts Family Wellness |
| Margaret | Kinsey | Small Giants |
| Shannon | Krajewski | Banner Health |
| Genevieve | Leach | ASU Enterprise Partners |
| Dayara | Leyva | Roosevelt School District |
| Sophia | Lin | High School Student |
| Lauren | Majeske | Amazon |
| Stephanie | Martin | UnitedHealthCare |
| Alexander | Martin | OneAZ Credit Union |
| Mark | Martz | Axiom Community of Recovery |
| Kelby | Mieras | City of Buckeye |
| Gabriela | Minjares | PXUCITY |
| Aaron | Montano Searles | LMC Enterprises Consulting |
| Lisa | Morrell | Accelerance, Inc. |
| Carter | Murrell | The Plastic Exchange |
| Runjhun | Nanchal | Valleywise Health |
| Heather | Nastri | Chubb |
| Gwen | Notestine | ASU Foundation |
| Okechukwu | Ogba | Arizona Financial Credit Union |
| Anietie | Okon | The Salvation Army |
| Dom | Pachuilo | Journeyage |
| Cynthia | Pardo | First Things First |
| Ashley | Peters | Small Giants |
| Sheila | Petry | Honeywell |
| Samantha | Pinkley | ASU Foundation |
| Rich | Pudleiner | State Farm Insurance Companies |
| Andrea | Riedl | State Farm Insurance |
| Maryanne | Riodique | Northern Arizona University |
| Joe | Rivera | Thunderbird School of Global Management |
| Jessica | Rivera-García | Arizona Head Start Association |
| Eric | Rodriguez | Change Maker LLC |
| Holly | Romero | Ingram Micro |
| Angela | Roumain | Bayless Integrated Healthcare |
| Michelle | Sambrano | Southwest Behavioral & Health Services |
| Robert | Sandoval | TSMC Arizona Corporation |
| Deanna | Schantel | Neighborhood Outreach Access to Health (NOAH) |
| Claire | Schmaltz | Ballet Arizona |
| Catherine | Sebesta | Arizona Burn Foundation |
| Jonathan | Shuffield | National Association of Counties |
| Jake | Simon | American Forests |
| Demetry | Simonton | Demetry Simonton |
| Stefaney | Sotomayor | Osborn School District |
| Waide | Stockhill | Kearney Electric |
| Amanda | Straight | Valley Leadership |
| Kate | Stuart | Local First Arizona |
| Tanner | Swanson | A New Leaf |
| Andrea | Swanson | JP Morgan |
| Kavitha | Thomas | Salt River Project (SRP) |
| Keziah | Tinkle Williams, PhD | Chandler-Gilbert Community College |
| Erin | Valdez | Olsson |
| Gloria | Vasquez | Mesa United Way |
| Christine | Wiggs | Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona |
| Jami | Woebkenberg | Banner Health |
| Alexandra | Wyroba | ASU Foundation |
