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...
by Madison Leyvas | Jun 4, 2025 | Member Spotlight
May 2025 Member Spotlight Kelly Halsted Project Manager – City of Buckeye Where are you originally from? I grew up on the western coast of Iowa – Council Bluffs. How did you come to work in the economic development profession? I started my career by working for...
by Madison Leyvas | May 6, 2025 | Member Spotlight
April 2025 Member Spotlight Joel Millman Interim Director – Pinal County Economic and Workforce Development Department Where are you originally from? Born in New Your City, raised in a small town north of the city – Pearl River. How long have you been an AAED...
by Madison Leyvas | Apr 1, 2025 | Member Spotlight
March 2025 Member Spotlight Nancy Sanders Program Director – Maricopa Small Business Development Center, Maricopa Community Colleges Where are you originally from? I hate to admit this, but Southern California. I grew up in Los Angeles and spent time living in...
by Madison Leyvas | Feb 25, 2025 | Member Spotlight
February 2025 Member Spotlight Eric Sterner Principal and Co-Founder, LAST Architects What inspired you to become an architect, and how did you decide to start your own business? My path to architecture was far from conventional. Growing up, I was drawn to two...
