Board of Directors

Officers and Executive Committee

Marie Sullivan (Chair)
President and CEO
Arizona Women’s Education & Employment, Inc.

Andrew Ellis (First vice Chair)
Attorney & Counselor at Law

Erik Walters (Second vice Chair)
Vice President, Community Development, Comerica

Kathleen Pechman (Treasurer)
Senior Vice President
National Bank of Arizona

Terry Benelli (Secretary)
Executive Director – NEDCO
Neighborhood Economic Development Corp.

Kenja Hassan (Executive Committee Member at Large)
Assistant Director of the Office of Public Affairs
Arizona State University

Rebecca Kennell (Executive Committee Member at Large)
Certified Financial Planner
Custom Financial Design

Directors

Dave Castillo
CEO
Native Home Capital

Emma Garcia
Director of Community Development
Desert Schools Federal Credit Union

Jennifer Dworschack
Commercial Relationship Manager
Meridian Bank

Peggy Hutchison
Executive Director
Primavera

Scott Kauffmann
Principal and Co- founder
Lucid Agency, LLC

Kate Krietor
Deputy Director, Neighborhood Services
City of Phoenix

Kellie Manthe
Senior Vice President &Market Development Director
Bank of America

Michelle Messmer
Paralegal, Department Head, Collections Supervisor
Rossmar & Graham

Carolyn Mitchell
Mountain Region Community Development Manager
Wells Fargo

Kent Walter
Rate and Regulatory Analyst
Arizona Public Services Company

Lyndsey Wellens
Agency Field Consultant
State Farm Insurance Companies