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

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

César Fierros

Communications Manager

Sharmaine Garcia

Director, Fiscal & Business Operations

Jennifer Hernandez

Project Manager, College & Career Pathways–Northern Arizona

Holly Kurtz

Director, Workforce Development

Robert Luster

Director, Information Technology

Megan McWenie

Director, Operations

Tennille Penaloza

Senior Program Coordinator, Operations

Larry E. Penley, Ph.D.

Senior Fellow

Lin Phillips

Executive Assistant

Moises Pimentel

Project Manager, College & Career Pathways–Southwest Arizona

Madison Rock

Program Coordinator, Civic Health Initiatives

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