Leadership & Staff
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Sybil Francis, Ph.D.
Chair, President & CEO, Center for the Future of Arizona
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Amanda Burke, Ed.D.
Executive Vice President
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Ellen R. Babby, Ph.D.
Senior Fellow
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Melanie Baca
Project Manager, Senior
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Aaron Ball, Ed.D.
Director, College & Career Pathways Liaison, Southern Arizona
![Erika Barajas 240X240](/media/4hxjbj0u/erika_barajas_240x240.jpg?width=200&height=200&v=1d90f225d3db490)
Erika Barajas
Program Coordinator, Sr., Operations
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Pat Beaty
Senior Fellow
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Jessi Black
Manager, Business Operations
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Peter Boyle
Senior Director of Education
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Sharon Brady, Ph.D.
Grant Proposal Writer
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Deja Broughton
Coordinator, Operations
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Evelyn Casuga
Director, Community & Economic Prosperity
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Ian Dowdy, AICP, MBA
Director, Strategic Data Initiatives
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Cindy Erwin
Director, College & Career Pathways
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Sabrina Estrada
Program Coordinator, Sr., Civic Health
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Esmeralda Franco
Senior Aide to the President & CEO
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Steve Goldstein
Senior Fellow
![Jennifer Hernandez 240X240](/media/t2fdtnl4/jennifer_hernandez_240x240.jpg?width=200&height=200&v=1d8c87fb0593df0)
Jennifer Hernandez
Project Manager, College & Career Pathways–Northern Arizona
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Jaclyn Hoerner
Director, Development
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Holly Kurtz
Director, Workforce Development
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Robert Luster
Director, Information Technology
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Erin McGehean
Project Manager, College & Career Pathways, Western Maricopa County
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Megan McWenie
Director, Operations
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Tennille Penaloza-Hagen
Project Manager, Workforce Development
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Larry E. Penley, Ph.D.
Senior Fellow
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Lin Phillips
Executive Assistant
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Moises Pimentel
Project Manager, College & Career Pathways–Southwest Arizona
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Chloe Ranshaw
Manager, Marketing & Communications
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Joseph Sprietsma
Project Manager, College & Career Pathways–Southeast Arizona
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Kristi Tate
Director, Civic Health Initiatives
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Heather Thornton
Senior Director, Strategic Marketing & Communications
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KaRa Lyn Thrasher
Project Manager – Civic Health
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Luke Thrasher
Business Operations Specialist
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Maya Watts
Project Manager Career Exploration
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