Meet Our Team
Our Team
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
Christine Boles, Founder, MC Consulting Services LLC
Board Vice-Chair
Jan Janick, Benchmark
Secretary
Jon Talcott, Esq., Shareholder, Buchalter
President + Chief Executive Officer
Steven G. Zylstra, Arizona Technology Council
Treasurer
Eric Lewis, CPA, Partner, EY
Executive Committee Members
Executive Committee Members-at-Large
- Anne Dougherty, President, ILLUME Advising an E Source Company
- Eric Miller, Principal + Co-Owner, PADT, Inc.
Executive Committee Emeritus Members
- Mark Goldstein, President, International Research Center
- Alex Iuorio, Senior Vice President, Supplier Development, Avnet
- Dan Mazzola, Ph.D., Clinical Associate Professor – Information Systems, W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University
- Eric Miller, Principal + Co-Owner, PADT, Inc.
General Board of Directors
Directors
- Matt Blair, President, Immedia
- David Bolman, Ph.D., Provost, University of Advancing Technology
- Heather Buchta, Partner and Chair of the IT and Tech Transactions Team, Quarles
- Kevin Campbell, Vice President of Information Technology Operation, Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen)
- Charles B. Chadwell, Dean of the Steve Sanghi College of Engineering, Northern Arizona University
- Michael Curley, Partner, Quarles
- Brian K. Darby, Vice President, Strategic Technology Initiatives, QTS Data Centers
- Tomás Díaz de la Rubia, PhD, senior vice president for Research and Innovation, The University of Arizona
- Reetika Dhawan, CEO of Entrepreneurial Collage & Vice President of Workforce and Healthcare, Arizona Western College
- Cheryl Eckardt, Vice President, Global Network Services Technology, American Express
- Sarah Femenia, Commercial Banker, Alliance Bank of Arizona
- Craig Jackman, Founder and President, Paragon IT Professionals
- Jan Janick, Chief Technology Officer and VP of Global Engineering, Benchmark
- Sheila Kloefkorn, CEO, KEO Marketing Inc.
- Paul Lambertson, Dean of the College of Engineering and Technology, Grand Canyon University
- Keith Latchaw, President and CEO, MSS Business Transformation Advisory
- Patrick Marcus, President, Marcus Engineering
- Eric Miller, Principal + Co-Owner, PADT, Inc.
- Grace O’Sullivan, Vice President, Corporate Engagement and Strategic Partnerships, ASU Knowledge Enterprise
- Jason Pfaff, Vice President and General Manager of North America, Iron Mountain
- Lisa Rehurek, Founder & CEO, RFP Success Company
- Dan Rodriguez, corporate vice president and general manager, Edge Computing Group, Intel
- Todd Russell, Vice President – Commercial Banking, Alliance Bank of Arizona
- Calline Sanchez, Vice President, IBM Systems Services & Technical, IBM
- Katie Schwertz, Senior Engineering Manager, Edmund Optics
- Carol A. Stewart, Associate VP, Tech Park Arizona, University of Arizona
- Jeff Unruh, Principal, Alerion Capital Group
- Kurt M. VandenBussche, Vice President for Technology Strategy and Innovation, Honeywell
- Chuck Vermillion, CEO, AccountabilIT
- Sandra Watson, President and CEO, Arizona Commerce Authority
Emeritus Directors
- David Beauchamp, Partner, Clark Hill PLS
- 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
- Stephen Fleming, Vice President, Strategic Business Initiatives, University of Arizona Office for Research, Discovery + Innovation
- 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, Assistant Professor, W.P. Carey School of Business
- Jon McGarity, Chief Executive Officer, Ethix Associates
- Kevin McHolland, Partner, EY
- 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
- Quinn Williams, Esq., Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig, LLP
- Robert Witwer, Retired, Honeywell