Leadership & Staff
Sybil Francis, Ph.D.
Chair, President & CEO
Amanda Burke, Ed.D.
Executive Vice President
Ellen R. Babby, Ph.D.
Senior Fellow
Melanie Baca
Senior Project Manager
Aaron Ball, Ed.D.
Director, College & Career Pathways Liaison — Southern Arizona
Erika Barajas
Project Manager, Operations
Pat Beaty
Senior Fellow
Jessi Black
Manager, Business Operations
Peter Boyle
Senior Director, Education
Sharon Brady, Ph.D.
Grant Proposal Writer
De'ja Broughton
Coordinator, Operations
Evelyn Casuga
Director, Community & Economic Prosperity
Joshua Chilton
Project Manager, Media Projects & Communications
Ian Dowdy, AICP, MBA
Director, Strategic Data Initiatives
Cindy Erwin
Director of College and Career Pathways, Phoenix Metro
Sabrina Estrada
Senior Program Coordinator, Civic Health
Steve Goldstein
Senior Fellow
Jennifer Hernandez
Project Manager, College & Career Pathways–Northern Arizona
Chloe Hixson
Manager, Marketing & Communications
Jaclyn Hoerner
Director, Development
Holly Kurtz
Director, Workforce Development
Robert Luster
Director, Information Technology
Erin McGehean
Project Manager, College & Career Pathways — Western Maricopa County
Megan McWenie
Director, Operations
Tennille Penaloza-Hagen
Project Manager, Workforce Development
Larry E. Penley, Ph.D.
Senior Fellow
Moises Pimentel
Project Manager, College & Career Pathways–Southwest Arizona
Joseph Sprietsma
Project Manager, College & Career Pathways–Southeast Arizona
Kristi Tate
Director, Civic Health Initiatives
Lona Teague
Director, Fiscal & Business Operations
Heather Thornton
Senior Director, Strategic Marketing & Communications
KaRa Lyn Thrasher
Project Manager, Civic Health
Luke Thrasher
Accountant
Board & Advisors
CFA benefits from the expertise of its Board and Advisors in an effort to create a stronger and brighter future for our state.