PHX Reporter

The Greater Phoenix Chamber has announced its new board members for the 2024-2025 fiscal year. Laura Lynn Smith, division vice president and general manager at ADP, Inc., will serve as the board chair, succeeding Scott Smith, managing partner of TowerHunter. Stacy Derstine, vice president of external affairs at APS, will serve as chair-elect.

The Executive Committee of the board includes:

- Board Chair: Laura Lynn Smith, ADP, Inc.

- Chair-Elect: Stacy Derstine, APS

- Legal Counsel: Ryan Curtis, Fennemore Craig

- Audit and Governance Committee Chair: Kris Newman, McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.

- Finance Committee Chair: Tim Wetzler, Enterprise Holdings

- Human Resources Chair: Shannon Butler, Aetna/CVS Health

- Investment Committee Chair: Francis McAllister, Freeport-McMoRan

- Nominating Committee Chair: Rob Taylor, SRP

- Public Affairs Committee Chair: Susan Anable, Cox Communications

- Strategic Direction Committee Chair: Michelle Walker, SSC Underground

- Greater Phoenix Chamber Foundation Chair: Jay Kaprosy, Veridus

- Member at Large: Guy Berry, Redirect Health

- Member at Large: Ravi Gupta, Ernst & Young

Additional business leaders completing the board for fiscal year 2024-2025 include:

Eric Bottolfsen (GoldBook Financial), Emily Breuker (University of Phoenix), Johnathan Buxton (Pharmaceutical Care Management Association), Jennifer Carusetta (Phoenix Children’s), Peter Chuchro (Cigna), Matthew Clark (Verizon), Craig Culy (Musical Instrument Museum), Joanna Dwyer (PetSmart), Joel Eberhart (Ideas Collide), Lorraine Field (Sonora Quest), Allen Fore (Kinder Morgan Inc.), Joe Grossman (EPCOR Inc.), Chad Heinrich (Arizonans for Affordable Health), Kate Hickman (Alliance Bank of Arizona), Kim Ho (evolvedMD), Carla Vargas Jasa (Valley of the Sun United Way), Matt Ligouri (Southwest Gas), Chad Luchiano (Wells Fargo), Kelsey Lundy (Compass Strategies), Eric E. Lynch (Polsinelli).

Also included are Jim Macdonald from JPMorgan Private Bank; Cullen Mahoney from Trammel Crow; Grenee Martacho from Concord General Contracting Inc.; Kevin Martinelli from LocaliQ/Arizona Republic; Tamala McBath from Dress for Success Phoenix; Jennifer Nelson from Honeywell Aerospace; Dani Nugroho from Marsh McLennan; Paul Penzone from Blue Cross Blue Shield Arizona; Amilyn Pierce from Arizona Diamondbacks; Ron Price from Visit Phoenix; April Rhodes from Spectrum Healthcare Group; Chet Samuelson from BOK Financial; Chris Sarver from National Bank of Arizona; Liz Shipley from Intel; Dave Smith from Carlisle Companies Incorporated.

Other members include Andi St. John with CBRE; James Stover with Arizona Complete Health; Donna Taylor with Beatitudes Campus; Vince Thelander with Bank of America; Jim Tomes with Telgian Holdings Inc.; Dr. Kevin Tulipana with City of Hope – Phoenix and Craig Waugh with Greenburg Traurig. Doug Welzel represents Amazon while Jennifer Yee is affiliated with Snell & Wilmer.

Newly appointed board leaders and members will officially assume their duties on July 1st.

The Greater Phoenix Chamber represents 2,400 businesses across the region and aims to catalyze regional prosperity through public policy initiatives and economic growth strategies.

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