Get involved. Lead the way. Advance Greater Phoenix.
Who is an Ambassador?
An Ambassador is an employee of a company or community that currently invests in GPEC at any level and participates in GPEC’s event programming, called the Ambassador Program. These events primarily feature industry experts who educate and inform our Ambassadors on a variety of economic development topics and provide opportunities for networking. Ambassadors then become an extension of the GPEC staff in helping communicate, educate and inform stakeholders, policy makers, citizens and media about regional economic development issues and initiatives.
Who is a Certified Ambassador?
An individual Ambassador who attends five or more events throughout a fiscal year will become recognized as a GPEC “Certified” Ambassador, gaining access to additional events and tours that happen on a quarterly basis. Certified Ambassadors need to attend five events throughout the fiscal year to maintain certification. Many of our Certified Ambassadors show their enthusiasm by adding their “GPEC Certified Ambassador” title and initial year of certification to their email signature.
How many people from my organization can attend GPEC’s Ambassador event?
The Ambassador Program is open to any interested employee of an organization that invests in GPEC – the more the merrier! We just need their contact information so that they receive invitations and can submit RSVPs.
Is my company a current investor in GPEC?
View a list of the companies and organizations that currently invest in GPEC, unlocking participation in the Ambassador Program.
Ambassador Objectives:
- Raise awareness about key economic development issues and GPEC’s efforts to drive regional brand, business attraction, and competitiveness.
- Help shape GPEC’s influence as a regional thought leader.
- Cultivate a robust partnership network.
- Support GPEC’s business attraction efforts by serving as a connector to prospective companies interested in locating to the region.
- Champion efforts that support regional economic development initiatives.
All Certified Ambassadors
| David | Patch | Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. | |||
| Calvin | Bovee | APS | |||
| Michael | Denby | APS | |||
| Kelly | Patton | APS | |||
| Cameron | Robb | APS | |||
| Rock | Rickert | Archicon Architecture and Interiors, L.C. | |||
| Garrett | King | Arizona Diamondbacks | |||
| Sarah | Field | ASU | |||
| Caden | Gillespie | ASU | |||
| Jodie | Gutierrez | ASU | |||
| Paola Garcia | Hidalgo | ASU | |||
| Andrew | Nelson | ASU | |||
| Jenni | Thomas | ASU | |||
| Stephanie | Tomlin | ASU | |||
| Jeffrey | Anderson | Atmosphere Commercial Interiors | |||
| Laura | Davis | Atmosphere Commercial Interiors | |||
| William | Bidwill | Bank of America | |||
| Karen | Bottesch | Bank of America | |||
| Jonathan | Savage | Bank of America | |||
| Christy | Withgott | Banner Health | |||
| Reed | Johnson | BOK Financial | |||
| Chet | Samuelson | BOK Financial | |||
| Alli | Dubberly | Bridge Relocation Concierge | |||
| Paige | Heavey | Bridge Relocation Concierge | |||
| Tammy | Carr | Brinkmann Constructors | |||
| Patrick | Durkin | BRPH | |||
| Don | Helton | Brycon Construction | |||
| Billy | Price | Burns & McDonnell | |||
| Bill | Bayless | CBRE | |||
| Pat | Feeney | CBRE | |||
| Jessica | Morin | CBRE | |||
| Maggie | Niescier | CBRE | |||
| Michael | Sokol | CBRE | |||
| Cathy | Teeter | CBRE | |||
| Dominic | Young | CBRE | |||
| Carly | Figman | Center for Entrepreneurial Innovation (CEI) | |||
| Nicole | Cuellar | CG Schmidt | |||
| Nicole | Snyder | CG Schmidt | |||
| Lisa | Gonzales | Chicanos Por La Causa, Inc. | |||
| Robin | Barker | City of Apache Junction | |||
| Peter | Heck | City of Apache Junction | |||
| Janine | Solley | City of Apache Junction | |||
| Suzanne | Boyles | City of Buckeye | |||
| Craig | McFarland | City of Casa Grande | |||
| Richard | Wilkie | City of Casa Grande | |||
| Edyie | McCall | City of Chandler | |||
| Diana | White | City of Chandler | |||
| Thomas | Doyle | City of El Mirage | |||
| Wally | Campbell | City of Goodyear | |||
| Kendra | Hoffman | City of Goodyear | |||
| Laura | Kaino | City of Goodyear | |||
| Rachel | Leffall | City of Maricopa | |||
| Bob | Marsh | City of Maricopa | |||
| Christian | Price | City of Maricopa | |||
| Maria | Laughner | City of Mesa | |||
| Jaye | O’Donnell | City of Mesa | |||
| Karen | Calivas | City of Peoria | |||
| Robert | Goodhue | City of Peoria | |||
| Sheila | Hunt | City of Peoria | |||
| Susana | Trasente | City of Peoria | |||
| David | Valenzuela | City of Peoria | |||
| Juan | Batres | City of Phoenix | |||
| Daniel | Benson | City of Phoenix | |||
| Phil | Bradstock | City of Phoenix | |||
| Melissa | Huffman | City of Phoenix | |||
| Pam | Lindley | City of Phoenix | |||
| Joseph | Macewan | City of Phoenix | |||
| Martin | Perez | City of Phoenix | |||
| Karla | Scott | City of Phoenix | |||
| Denise | Yanez | City of Phoenix | |||
| Scott | Cooper | City of Scottsdale | |||
| Deanna | Owens | City of Scottsdale | |||
| Josh | Utterback | City of Scottsdale | |||
| Mike | Gent | City of Surprise | |||
| Skip | Hall | City of Surprise | |||
| Kirsten | Hall | City of Surprise | |||
| Jeanine | Jerkovic | City of Surprise | |||
| Mike | DiDomenico | City of Tempe | |||
| Stephanie | Handley | Clayco | |||
| Kim | Poole | Clayco | |||
| Catherine | Wetta | Clune Construction | |||
| Thomas | Brophy | Colliers International | |||
| Phillip | Hernandez | Colliers International | |||
| Tonya | Lively | Commonwealth Land Title National Commercial Services | |||
| Paula | Bommarito | CopperPoint Insurance Companies | |||
| Sheldon | Caldwell-Meeks | Cox Communications | |||
| Linda | Facio | Cox Communications | |||
| Kendra | Turner | Cox Communications | |||
| Mark | Wayne | Cypress Office Properties / Oaktree Capital Management | |||
| Matthew | Beeler | Deloitte | |||
| Jacob | Weinberg | Deloitte | |||
| Kevin | Warren | Desert Financial Credit Union | |||
| Rick | Dircks | Dircks Moving & Logistics | |||
| Shelby | Grant | Dircks Moving & Logistics | |||
| Sean | Ahern | DLR Group | |||
| Krystal | Carraway | DP Electric Inc | |||
| Tom | Maples | DPR Construction | |||
| Jeff | Dalton | FCL Builders | |||
| Michael | King | Gammage & Burnham | |||
| Katy | Mendoza | Gateway Community College | |||
| Oscar | De las salas | Gensler | |||
| Sue | Sylvester | Global Roofing Group | |||
| Isac | Artzi | Grand Canyon University | |||
| Haley | Fagerlie | Grand Canyon University | |||
| Dwight | Farris | Grand Canyon University | |||
| Fred | Johnson | Gray Construction | |||
| Carly | Macdonald | Gray Construction | |||
| Loni | McCarron | Gray Construction | |||
| Brianna | Nessler | Gray Construction | |||
| Anthony | Jeffers | Hensel Phelps Construction Co. | |||
| Paul | Vidano | Honeywell Aerospace | |||
| Lynn | Moreno | HonorHealth | |||
| Will | Voltz | Hunt, Guillot & Associates | |||
| Jonathan | Cohen | IdealabX | |||
| Dennis | Wiensch | Industrial Storage | |||
| Kirk | McClure | JE Dunn Construction | |||
| Bill | Honsaker | JLL | |||
| Michelle | Erny | JPMorgan Chase | |||
| Seema | Pervez | JPMorgan Chase | |||
| Damian | Glaze | Kitchell Corporation | |||
| Lisa | Shanley | Kitchell Corporation | |||
| Jim | Griffin | Langan Engineering and Environmental Services | |||
| Matt | Nebeker | Lee & Associates | |||
| Marc | Pierce | Lee & Associates | |||
| Michael | Stavros | M Culinary | |||
| Emilio | Cabrera | Maricopa County Community College District | |||
| John | Catapano | Maricopa County Community College District | |||
| Kimberly | Faust | Maricopa County Community College District | |||
| James | Jones | Maricopa County Community College District | |||
| Ann Marie | Rucker | Maricopa County Community College District | |||
| Harvey | Smith | Maricopa County Community College District | |||
| Julie | Stiak | Maricopa County Community College District | |||
| Aric | Bopp | Mayo Clinic | |||
| Kelly | Sandin | Mayo Clinic | |||
| Michael | Voss | Mesa Community College | |||
| Matt | Avila | Mortenson | |||
| Chase | Farnsworth | Mortenson | |||
| Lori | Aleman | MSS Business Transformation Advisory | |||
| Keith | Latchaw | MSS Business Transformation Advisory | |||
| Jennifer | Zonneveld | Northrop Grumman | |||
| Jake | Hollingsworth | Okland Construction | |||
| Todd | Kinney | Okland Construction | |||
| Rodney | Hanson | Olsson | |||
| Nicole | Solar | Olsson | |||
| Chip | Griffith | OneAZ Credit Union | |||
| Kristen | Howard | Page | |||
| Jonathan | Sylvie | Page | |||
| Alexandria | Van Haren | Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport | |||
| Lourdes | Sierra | PNC Financial Services Group | |||
| Kyle | Steinbuch | PNC Financial Services Group | |||
| Terry | Switz | PNC Financial Services Group | |||
| Cathleen | Walker | PNC Financial Services Group | |||
| Jeff | Foster | Prologis | |||
| Mike | Vanderwey | Rexco, LLC | |||
| Scott | Macpherson | Rider Levett Bucknall | |||
| Marci | Utakis | Rider Levett Bucknall | |||
| Michael | Greer | RSM | |||
| Christopher | Hoyum | RSM | |||
| Jaime | Northam | Ryan Companies, Inc. | |||
| Paul | Bachman | Salt River Project (SRP) | |||
| Karla | Moran | Salt River Project (SRP) | |||
| Marc | Valenzuela | Salt River Project (SRP) | |||
| Melanie | Burm | Scottsdale Community College | |||
| Milena | Dankenbring | Scottsdale Community College | |||
| Ellen | Mair | Skanska | |||
| Gerald | Morales | Snell & Wilmer, LLP | |||
| Jody | Isaac | Social Television Network (STN) | |||
| Eric | Sperling | Social Television Network (STN) | |||
| Michael | Patterson | Spencer Fane LLP | |||
| Larry | Cox | Sunstate Equipment Company | |||
| Andy | Snedeker | Suntec Concrete | |||
| Gregory | Falls | Taft | |||
| Matt | Hesketh | Taft | |||
| Chuck | Reynolds | Terracon | |||
| Lea | Cheshareck | The Weitz Company | |||
| Rileigh | Wubben | The Weitz Company | |||
| Amanda | Jacobs | Town of Fountain Hills | |||
| Michael | Martella | Town of Gilbert | |||
| MaKenzie | Wilson | Town of Gilbert | |||
| Doreen | Cott | Town of Queen Creek | |||
| Michael | LeVault | Town of Youngtown | |||
| Rob | Hernandez | Trammell Crow Company | |||
| Shelly | Huckfeldt | Union Pacific Railroad | |||
| Ellen | Bublick | University of Arizona | |||
| Bailey | Lloyd | University of Arizona | |||
| Cortez | Smith | University of Arizona | |||
| Mark | Strickling | University of Arizona | |||
| Julie | Trujillo | University of Arizona | |||
| Mark | Van Dyke | University of Arizona | |||
| Patrick | Fitzhugh | USAA | |||
| Jennifer | Wiener | ViaWest Group | |||
| Brett | Callahan | Wells Fargo Bank | |||
| Nancy | Campo | Wells Fargo Bank | |||
| Sarah | Lennartz | Wells Fargo Bank | |||
| Elissa | Rubman | Western Alliance Bank | |||
| Peter | Drozodowicz | Wist Office Products Company |
