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

Sharon Brady, Ph.D.

Grant Proposal Writer

Peter Boyle

Director, Educational Leadership & Innovation

Evelyn Casuga

Director, Community & Economic Prosperity

Orlando Cazarez

Sr. Program Manager, Workforce Development

Ian Dowdy, AICP, MBA

Director, Strategic Data Initiatives

Cindy Erwin

Director, College & Career Pathways

Sharmaine Garcia

Director, Fiscal & Business Operations

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

Madison Rock

Program Coordinator, Civic Health Initiatives

Kristi Tate

Director, Civic Health Initiatives

Heather Thornton

Director, Strategic Marketing & Communications

Maya Watts

Project Manager

Jacey West

Marketing & Communications Coordinator