by Madison Leyvas | Mar 4, 2026 | Member Spotlight
March 2026 Member Spotlight Julie Leonard Economic Development Analyst/Coordinator Where are you originally from and what brought you to Arizona? I am originally from Hanna City, IL which is a rural community in the non- Chicago part of Illinois. My husband, Dan and...
by Madison Leyvas | Jan 6, 2026 | Member Spotlight
January 2026 Member Spotlight Marc Valenzuela Senior Economic Development Project Manager at Salt River Project Where are you originally from and what brought you to Arizona? I grew up in a super small town in the Imperial Valley of California, in an agricultural...
by Madison Leyvas | Nov 3, 2025 | Member Spotlight
November 2025 Member Spotlight Katherine Anderson Career Navigator, Title I-B, American Job Center at Yavapai College Where are you originally from and what brought you to Arizona? I was born in Anaheim, California and moved to San Diego when I was a toddler. We were...
by Madison Leyvas | Sep 29, 2025 | Member Spotlight
October 2025 Member Spotlight Jon Gardikis Business Development Manager, Jokake Construction Where are you originally from and what brought you to Arizona? I was born in Quincy, Massachusetts. We moved to Glendale, Arizona when I was young for my dad’s business –...
by Madison Leyvas | Sep 3, 2025 | Member Spotlight
September 2025 Member Spotlight Katelyn Harris-Lange In-Demand Career & Apprenticeship Strategist, Maricopa County Workforce Development Board Where are you originally from and what brought you to Arizona? I’m originally from Racine, Wisconsin – a smaller...
by Madison Leyvas | Aug 4, 2025 | Member Spotlight
August 2025 Member Spotlight Tom Pitts Business Consultant, Author, Grant Writer, Army Veteran, Serial Entrepreneur, Self-Proclaimed “Information Junkie.” Where did you grow up? I was born in San Diego, eventually landed in Tucson, and graduated from U of A. After...
