Board of Directors

Local tech co. appoints president of Dutch Bros Coffee to board of directors

March 1, 2023

Qwick, the technology-enabled leader in staffing for hospitality businesses and freelancers, announces the appointment of Christine Barone to the company’s Board of Directors. Barone has more than a decade of experience in the foodservice industry and was recently appointed as President of Dutch Bros Coffee. She was previously CEO of True Food Kitchen, the high-growth hospitality brand with 42 restaurants across the U.S.

Cancer Treatment Centers of America and Alliance Bank of Arizona executives elected to the Arizona Technology Council’s board of directors

January 30, 2023

The Arizona Technology Council today announced it has appointed Amy Walters, vice president of Product Operations, Cancer Treatment Centers of America Inc., and Todd Russell, vice president, Alliance Bank of Arizona, to its board of directors. The two executives were elected unanimously to serve three-year terms at the Council’s quarterly board meeting held on January 26.

Arizona Technology Council elects Arizona Western College vice president to board of directors

October 28, 2022

The Arizona Technology Council today announced Reetika Dhawan, vice president of Workforce Development and Career & Technical Education, Arizona Western College, has been added to its board of directors. Dhawan was elected unanimously to serve a three-year term at the Council’s quarterly board meeting held Oct. 27.

TGen names Kevin Campbell chief information officer

August 19, 2022

The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), part of City of Hope, today announced that industry veteran Kevin Campbell has been appointed the Institute’s Chief Information Officer. Campbell will oversee the design, development, and implementation of infrastructure systems, software applications, and IT support. He’ll also work to identify emerging technologies to be adopted by TGen that support the research and business objectives of the institute.

Our View: Corporate sector can lead the way in securing Arizona’s clean energy future

August 4, 2022

For several years, the corporate sector — with technology companies often leading the way — has set carbon emission goals and developed strategies to attain these. Most recently, this has moved from a differentiator to “the price of entry.” With increased public concern about climate change and Moody’s Analytics already providing tools to assess a company’s climate risk, the business community’s attention to lowering emissions is intensifying even further.

My View: Leading in a time of constant disruption and misinformation

August 3, 2022

There is a meme going around social media that really hits home: “I now know time travel is real. Someone keeps trying to time travel back to 2020 and fix it by changing something, but every time they do, they unwittingly make today even worse.” It’s funny because it’s true. I was coping fairly well with things getting worse with the mantra of “focus on what you can change” until the recent rulings of the Supreme Court went beyond the meme into the downright surreal. Until now, I had thought a land war in Europe was unimaginable.

Leader of University of Arizona Tech Parks promoted to vice president

August 3, 2022

Tech Parks Arizona leader Carol Stewart has been promoted to Vice President at the University of Arizona. She advances the University of Arizona under the leadership of Senior Vice President of Research Innovation and Impact Dr. Elizabeth “Betsy” Cantwell. Stewart leads the UA Tech Park at Rita Road with her talented team of professionals that collectively have over 165 years of tech park experience and is developing the UA Tech Park at the Bridges. She is also president of the University of Arizona Center for Innovation, a technology business incubator network serving the University of Arizona, Tucson, and the international community.

APS and PayPal executives elected to Arizona Technology Council board of directors

July 29, 2022

The Arizona Technology Council today announced it has appointed Todd Komaromy, director of Resource Planning, Arizona Public Service (APS), and Assaf Keren, chief information security officer and vice president, Enterprise Cyber Security, PayPal, to its board of directors. Komaromy and Keren were elected unanimously to serve three-year terms at the Council’s quarterly board meeting held on July 28, 2022.

Greater Phoenix Chamber names new board members, further promoting prosperity

July 6, 2022

The Greater Phoenix Chamber announced new leaders within its board of directors to lead the organization in its mission to promote regional prosperity and serve as a catalyst for economic vitality and strong communities in fiscal year 2023. Erin Mettille, public & social impact leader, Slalom Consulting, will serve as the 2022-2023 board chair, succeeding Christina Noble, chief growth officer of Sonora Quest Laboratories. Scott Smith, managing partner or TowerHunter, will serve as chair-elect.

Honeywell and Raytheon executives elected to the Arizona Technology Council board of directors

May 2, 2022

The Arizona Technology Council today announced it has appointed Kurt M. VandenBussche, vice president for Technology Strategy and Innovation, Honeywell, and Ivonne May, portfolio director for the Advanced Air Dominance programs for the Advanced Technologies Mission Area, Raytheon Technologies, to its board of directors. VandenBussche and Ivonne were elected unanimously to serve three-year terms at the Council’s quarterly board meeting held on April 28, 2022.

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