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Arizona Technology Council

Meet Our Team

Our Team

Steven G. Zylstra

Steven G. Zylstra

President + CEO

Chris O'Neal

Chris O'Neal

Chief of Staff

Deborah Zack

Deborah Zack

Vice President, Membership Services

Karla Morales

Karla Morales

Vice President, Southern Arizona Regional Office

Jamie Neilson

Jamie Neilson

Director of Operations + Events, Southern Arizona Regional Office

Leslie Marquez

Leslie Marquez

Director, Marketing + Communications

Darryle Emerson

Darryle Emerson

Director, Programs + Events

Angelica Espinoza

Angelica Espinoza

Bookkeeper

Ron Schott

Ron Schott

Executive Emeritus

Don Rodriguez

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

Alex Iuorio, Senior Vice President, Supplier Development, Avnet

Board Vice-Chair

Christine Boles, Vice President, Industrial Solutions Division, Intel

Secretary

Jon Talcott, Esq., Partner, 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
  • Rick Crutchley, VP, General Manager, Iron Mountain Data Centers
  • Anne Dougherty, Founder & Co-Owner, Illume Advising

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
  • Eric Miller, Principal + Co-Owner, PADT, Inc.

General Board of Directors

 

Directors

  • Amit Bhandari, VP of Strategic Relationships, Solugenix
  • David Bolman, Ph.D., Provost, University of Advancing Technology
  • Kevin Campbell, Vice President of Information Technology Operation, Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen)
  • Michael Curley, Partner, Quarles
  • Reetika Dhawan, Vice President of Workforce Development & CTE, Arizona Western College
  • Mike Gaumond, Senior Vice President of Strategy and Transformation, Insight
  • Matt Grant, VP of Cloud Ops and Site Reliability Engineering, American Express
  • Nathan Harris, CEO, Ease
  • Jan Janick, Chief Technology Officer and VP of Global Engineering, Benchmark
  • Sheila Kloefkorn, CEO, KEO Marketing Inc.
  • Todd Komaromy, Director of Resource Planning, Arizona Public Service (APS)
  • Keith Latchaw, President and CEO, MSS Business Transformation Advisory
  • Ivonne May, Portfolio Director for the Advanced Air Dominance programs for the Advanced Technologies Mission Area, Raytheon Technologies
  • Grace O’Sullivan, Vice President, Corporate Engagement and Strategic Partnerships, ASU Knowledge Enterprise
  • Todd Russell, Vice President – Commercial Banking, Alliance Bank of Arizona
  • Calline Sanchez, Vice President, IBM Systems Services & Technical, IBM
  • Ray Schey, Publisher, Phoenix Business Journal
  • Carol A. Stewart, Associate VP, Tech Park Arizona, University of Arizona
  • Art Taylor, VP, Global Compliance Investigations, PayPal
  • Jeff Unruh, Principal, Alerion Capital Group
  • Kurt M. VandenBussche, Vice President for Technology Strategy and Innovation, Honeywell
  • Chuck Vermillion, CEO, AccountabilIT
  • Amy Walters, Digital Products / Vice President, Product Operations, City of Hope
  • 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