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, Concept2Scale
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, Principal, The Ele Group
- 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
- Heather Buchta, Partner and Chair of the IT and Tech Transactions Team, Quarles
- Neil Calfee, Executive Director, Economic Development + Innovation Zones, Arizona State University Knowledge Enterprise
- 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
- Bryan 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
- Anne Dougherty, Principal, The Ele Group
- Cheryl Eckardt, Vice President, Global Network Services Technology, American Express
- David Felix, Senior Manager of Regulatory Affairs, SRP
- Alex Iuorio, Senior Vice President, Supplier Development, Avnet
- Craig Jackman, Founder and President, Paragon IT Professionals
- Jan Janick, Founder, Concept2Scale
- Bipin Jayaraj, Chief Digital and Information Officer, Benchmark
- Sheila Kloefkorn, CEO, KEO Marketing Inc.
- Bob Krakauer, Chief Financial Officer, Arevon
- 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.
- Jason Pfaff, Vice President and General Manager of North America, Iron Mountain
- Dan Rodriguez, corporate vice president and general manager, Edge Computing Group, Intel
- 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
- Tom Sullivan, Chief Operating Officer, Air2O
- Jeff Unruh, Principal, Alerion Capital Group
- Kurt M. VandenBussche, Vice President for Technology Strategy and Innovation, Honeywell Aerospace
- 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