Leadership & Staff

Sybil Francis, Ph.D.

President & CEO

Amanda Burke, Ed.D.

Executive Vice President

Ellen R. Babby, Ph.D.

Senior Fellow

Melanie Baca

Project Manager

Aaron Ball, Ed.D.

Director, College & Career Pathways Liaison, Southern Arizona

Erika Barajas

Program Coordinator, Sr., Operations

Jessi Black

Manager, Business Operations

Peter Boyle

Director, Educational Leadership & Innovation

Sharon Brady, Ph.D.

Grant Proposal Writer

Deja Broughton

Coordinator, Operations

Evelyn Casuga

Director, Community & Economic Prosperity

Ian Dowdy, AICP, MBA

Director, Strategic Data Initiatives

Cindy Erwin

Director, College & Career Pathways

Sharmaine Garcia

Director, Fiscal & Business Operations

Jennifer Hernandez

Project Manager, College & Career Pathways–Northern Arizona

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

Lin Phillips

Executive Assistant

Moises Pimentel

Project Manager, College & Career Pathways–Southwest Arizona

Madison Rock

Project Manager, Civic Health

Joseph Sprietsma

Project Manager, College & Career Pathways–Southeast Arizona

Kristi Tate

Director, Civic Health Initiatives

KaRa Lyn Thompson

Program Coordinator, Civic Health

Heather Thornton

Director, Strategic Marketing & Communications

Maya Watts

Project Manager Career Exploration