Meet Our Team
About the Arizona Technology Council
The Council was established in 2002 after the Arizona High Tech Industry Cluster merged with the Arizona Software & Industry Association. We have since grown to over 800 members and counting. In 2016, the Arizona Optics Industry Association merged with the Council and now serves as our Optics Valley Committee.
Our Team
Steven G. Zylstra
President + CEO
Leigh Goldstein
COO + Vice President of Programs + Events
Jill Brownley
Director, Marketing + Communications
Deborah Zack
Vice President, Membership
Jamie Neilson
Director of Operations, Southern Arizona
Karla Morales
Vice President, Southern Arizona
Ron Schott
Executive Emeritus
Don Ruedy
Executive Emeritus, Tucson
Don Rodriguez
Editor, TechConnect
Board Of Directors
AZTC’s Board of Directors provides strategic organizational leadership and works hard to establish the Arizona Technology Council as the leading trade association in the state. From overseeing the Council’s annual budget to strategically planning for the future, our board is committed to enhancing the tech sector’s presence in Arizona.
Board Chair
Eric Miller, Principal, PADT Inc.
Board Vice-Chair
Alex Iuorio, Senior Vice President, Supplier Development, Avnet
Secretary
Jon Talcott, Attorney, Ballard Spahr
President + Chief Executive Officer
Steven G. Zylstra, Arizona Technology Council
Treasurer
Eric Lewis, CPA, Partner, EY
Executive Committee Members
Executive Committee Members-at-Large
Rebecca Clyde, Co-Founder, Ideas Collide and CEO and Co-Founder, Botco.ai
Michael Hawksworth, President, MSS Business Transformation Advisory
Executive Committee Emeritus Members
Mark Goldstein, President, International Research Center
Dan Mazzola, Ph.D., Clinical Associate Professor – Information Systems, W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University
Robert Witwer, (Retired), Aerospace Advanced Technology, Honeywell
Board of Directors
Directors
Mary Bailey, President, Rincon Research
Amit Bhandari, VP of Strategic Relationships, Solugenix
Christine Boles, Vice President, Industrial Solutions Division (ISD), Intel
David Bolman, Ph.D., Provost, University of Advancing Technology
Rebecca Clyde, Co-Founder, Ideas Collide and CEO and Co-Founder, Botco.ai
Rick Crutchley, VP, General Manager, Iron Mountain Data Centers
Anne Dougherty, Founder & Co-Owner, Illume Advising
Matt Grant, VP of Cloud Ops and Site Reliability Engineering, American Express
Todd Hardy, Managing Director, ASU Office of Knowledge & Enterprise Development
Austin Harris, VP, Commercial Banking, Alliance Bank of Arizona
Michael Hawksworth, President, MSS Business Transformation Advisory
Wes Hummel, Vice President of Site Reliability Engineering, PayPal
Chris Johnson, CEO, Lane Terralever
Sheila Kloefkorn, CEO, KEO Marketing Inc.
Drena Kusari, Regional Director, Lyft
Timothy McDaniel, Ph.D., Senior Vice President, TGen
Ken McMahon, SVP of Client Operations, Vonage Business
Venu Raghavan, Co-Founder & CEO, Encora
Calline Sanchez, Vice President, IBM Systems Services & Technical, IBM
Ray Schey, Publisher, Phoenix Business Journal
Ralph Selitto, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig LLP
Yakov Sidorin, Intellectual Property Practice Group, Quarles & Brady
Leland Snook, Director, APS
Carol A. Stewart, Associate VP, Tech Park Arizona, University of Arizona
Mike Stewart, VP of Advanced Technology Engineering, Honeywell Aerospace
Jon Talcott, Attorney, Ballard Spahr LLP
Jeff Unruh, Founding Principal, Alerion Capital Group
Chuck Vermillion, CEO, AccountabilIT
Sandra Watson, President and CEO, Arizona Commerce Authority
Emeritus Directors
Todd Bankofier, CEO, Audio Eye
David Beauchamp, Partner, Clark Hill PLC
Michael Berens, M.D., Director, Cancer and Cell Biology Division and Senior Investigator, TGen
Paul Burns, Esq., Shareholder, Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch, LLP
Joanne Carthey, Chief Operating Officer, Namescape
Mark Goldstein, President, International Research Center
Ray Harris, Director, Fennemore Craig
Don Henninger, Executive Director, SCOTT – Scottsdale Coalition of Today and Tomorrow
Charles Jirauch, Esq., Partner, Global Southwest Capital
Noah Kroloff, Deputy Chief of Staff, Department of Homeland Security
Rod Lenniger, Executive Coach & Consultant, RAL Advisory Services
Dan Mazzola, Ph.D., Clinical Associate Professor – Information Systems, ASU W.P. Carey School of Business
Jon McGarity, Chief Executive Officer, Ethix Associates
Kevin McHolland, Partner, EY
Steve Phillips, Chief Information Officer, Alorica
James Powers, Chairman and CEO, Calibrus Call Center Services, LLC
Mark Schonau, CPA, Chief Financial Officer, Matrix Medical Network
Pat Stoner, SVP of Sales, Encora
Sandra Watson, President & CEO, Arizona Commerce Authority
Quinn Williams, Esq., Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Robert Witwer, (Retired), Aerospace Advanced Technology, Honeywell