Get involved. Lead the way. Advance Greater Phoenix.
Who is an Ambassador?
The GPEC Ambassador Program provides networking and learning opportunities for all employees of GPEC investors and member communities. GPEC Ambassador events range from business development forums to workshops featuring GPEC staff and/or industry experts to educate and inform stakeholders on a variety of economic development issues. 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?
Ambassadors who attend five or more events throughout a fiscal year earn recognition as GPEC Certified Ambassadors, gaining access to Certified Ambassador events and tours. 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 new “GPEC Certified Ambassador” title and initial year of certification to their email signature. Certified Ambassadors can also attend as many Ambassador events as they please, including more than our minimum requirement to maintain certification.
How many people from my organization can attend GPEC’s Ambassador event?
The Ambassador program and events are open to all team members of GPEC investors – the more the merrier!
Ambassador Objectives:
- Raise awareness on GPEC’s efforts to improve business climate and the state’s competitiveness.
- Help shape GPEC’s influence as a regional thought leader.
- Support implementation of strategic programs and business development activities.
- Champion job recovery among state policy makers.
- Host prospects and site-selectors during in-market visits and FamTours.
- Facilitate and sponsor welcome receptions for new locates to the region
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 |
| Chris | Richardson | 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 |
| Christy | Withgott | Banner Health |
| Chet | Samuelson | BOK Financial |
| Paige | Heavey | Bridge Relocation Concierge |
| Don | Helton | Brycon Construction |
| Billy | Price | Burns & McDonnell |
| Brion | Crum | Caliber Companies |
| 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) |
| Ann Marie | Rucker | Center for Entrepreneurial Innovation (CEI) |
| 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 |
| Laura | Kaino | City of Goodyear |
| Bob | Marsh | City of Maricopa |
| Maria | Laughner | City of Mesa |
| Jaye | O’Donnell | City of Mesa |
| Bryan | Smith | City of Mesa |
| Karen | Calivas | City of Peoria |
| Robert | Goodhue | City of Peoria |
| Sheila | Hunt | City of Peoria |
| Susana | Trasente | 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 |
| Michelle | Pierson | 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 |
| Stephanie | Handley | Clayco |
| Kim | Poole | Clayco |
| 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 |
| Matthew | Beeler | Deloitte |
| Michael | Loeschen | Deloitte |
| Jacob | Weinberg | Deloitte |
| Kevin | Warren | Desert Financial Credit Union |
| Jeff | Wentzel | Desert Financial Credit Union |
| Rick | Dircks | Dircks Moving & Logistics |
| Shelby | Gross | Dircks Moving & Logistics |
| Sean | Ahern | DLR Group |
| Tom | Maples | DPR Construction |
| Shawn | Dunivant | Equality Health |
| Jeff | Dalton | FCL Builders |
| Michael | King | Gammage & Burnham |
| Katy | Mendoza | Gateway Community College |
| Oscar | De las salas | Gensler |
| Sue | Sylvester | Global Roofing Group |
| Debbie | Hartland | Goodmans Interior Structures |
| Isac | Artzi | Grand Canyon University |
| Haley | Fagerlie | Grand Canyon University |
| Dwight | Farris | Grand Canyon University |
| Fred | Johnson | Gray Construction |
| Loni | McCarron | 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 |
| Damian | Glaze | Kitchell Corporation |
| Lisa | Shanley | Kitchell Corporation |
| 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 |
| Harvey | Smith | Maricopa County Community College District |
| Julie | Stiak | Maricopa County Community College District |
| Christian | Price | Maricopa Economic Development Alliance |
| 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 |
| Jonathan | Sylvie | Page |
| David | Valenzuela | Peoria |
| 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 |
| Jaime | Northam | Ryan Companies, Inc. |
| Karla | Moran | Salt River Project (SRP) |
| Marc | Valenzuela | Salt River Project (SRP) |
| Melanie | Burm | Scottsdale Community College |
| Milena | Dankenbring | Scottsdale Community College |
| Gregory | Falls | Sherman & Howard |
| Matt | Hesketh | Sherman & Howard |
| 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 |
| Chuck | Reynolds | Terracon |
| Michael | Martella | Town of Gilbert |
| Doreen | Cott | Town of Queen Creek |
| Michael | LeVault | Town of Youngtown |
| Ellen | Bublick | University of Arizona |
| Cortez | Smith | University of Arizona |
| Mark | Strickling | University of Arizona |
| Patrick | Fitzhugh | USAA |
| Jennifer | Wiener | ViaWest Group |
| Lea | Cheshareck | Weitz Company |
| Rileigh | Wubben | Weitz Company |
| Roger | Beguiristain | Wells Fargo Bank |
| Sarah | Lennartz | Wells Fargo Bank |
| Elissa | Rubman | Western Alliance Bank |
| Peter | Drozodowicz | Wist Office Products Company |
