Meet Our Team

Our Team

Steven G. Zylstra

President + CEO

Cepand Alizadeh

Government Relations Specialist

Darryle Emerson

Director, Programs + Events

Angelica Espinoza

Bookkeeper

Leslie Marquez

Director, Marketing + Communications

Karla Morales

Vice President, Southern Arizona Regional Office

Jamie Neilson

Director of Operations + Events, Southern Arizona Regional Office

Don Rodriguez

Editor, TechConnect

Ron Schott

Executive Emeritus

Diana White

Chief of Staff

Victor White

Administrative Assistant

Deborah Zack

Vice President, Membership Services

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., 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, Founder & Co-Owner, Illume Advising
Eric Miller, Principal + Co-Owner, PADT, Inc.

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

Matt Blair, President, Immedia
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
Brian K. Darby, Vice President, Strategic Technology Initiatives, QTS Data Centers
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
Jan Janick, Chief Technology Officer and VP of Global Engineering, Benchmark
Sheila Kloefkorn, CEO, KEO Marketing Inc.
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
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
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