The Phoenix Business Journal is pleased to announce that Mignon Gould has been hired as associate editor, overseeing all editorial content related to events and special publications. A veteran journalist and longtime Phoenix-area resident, Gould will work closely with Managing Editor Erin Edgemon to shape editorial coverage for events such as Best Places to Work, 40 Under 40, Most Admired Leaders and more.
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.
The newly merged Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits and Arizona Grantmakers Forum have implemented several changes and enhancements in the new year to expand the organization’s impact in the nonprofit community.
Having a constant in your life can be both energizing and reassuring. That’s especially true when it means that constant is the person who holds the highest office in the state. I’m talking about the relationship that the Arizona Technology Council has maintained over the years with the sitting governor of the state of Arizona.
After ending the first post-pandemic year in which life felt a little more normal, I’m expecting 2023 to bring another period of growth and prosperity in Arizona’s technology industry and for Arizona technology leaders and organizations. We already have seen the foundations laid for our state’s leadership in semiconductor manufacturing with construction fully underway for Intel and TSMC’s new fabs. We saw more progress in Arizona’s fast-growing electric vehicle industry, with Lucid Motors taking home MotorTrend Car of the Year for its Lucid Air. And we watched legacy industries like aerospace and defense continue to grow with Raytheon, Honeywell and others making more headline news.
Julie Ibara started with ElectraMeccanica in May 2021. At the time, the company’s assembly and technical center on Loop 202 and Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport was just a piece of dirt. Ibara remembers a groundbreaking about a week after she started. In the summer of 2022, she got the keys to the 235,000-square-foot facility where she currently oversees 14 employees. In the short term, that number is expected to grow to 40-50 people who will assemble ElectraMeccanica vehicles. Her team has a goal of building ElectraMeccanica’s 2023 model of the Solo in the U.S., which is a single-seat, three-wheel electric vehicle.
It is known that University of Advancing Technology (UAT) is great at, well, advancing technology 😁. What’s really cool about UAT are the people who make it such an amazing community. Our professors are so much more than their industry expertise. They go above and beyond inside and outside of the classroom, not only for our students, but for the community. Along with teaching industry-ready topics and highly sought-after curriculum, they are also doing so much good for the world. It is a pleasure to introduce and recognize Professor Brendly Singleton.
Meet Angelica Espinoza, the Arizona Technology Council’s bookkeeper. In her year of working for the Council, Angelica has become known for being family oriented, having great attention to detail and for being very good with numbers! Here’s your chance to find out more about Angelica and what led her to her role at the Council!
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.
Meet Bianca Buliga, director of marketing + communications at the Arizona Technology Council. In her year of working for the Council, Bianca has become known for her editing eagle eye, sending out Council emails with the latest news and upcoming events and greeting members at Council events with a big smile. Here’s your chance to find out more about Bianca and what led her to her role at the Council!