LEADERSHIP

Our Board of Directors

Dan McDonald, Ph.D.
President
Director, University of Arizona Take Charge America Institute for Consumer Financial Education and Research
Angela Cruze Ph.D.
Vice-President
Director of Operations and Programs, University of Arizona Institute for Computation and Data-enabled Insights
Eleanor Droegemeier
Past President
Retired, Director, First Things First Pima South Regional Partnership Council Early Childhood Educator
Lori Ann Schultz
Secretary
University of Arizona, Assistant Vice President, Research Intelligence
Ellen Howlett
Treasurer
Retired, Chief Financial Officer, AGM Container Controls, Inc.
Robert Clark, DrPH, MPH
Voting Member
Resource and Training Development Director, ZERO TO THREE
Samuel Garrison
Voting Member
Financial Advisor, Edward Jones
Lieutenant Lissette Gomez
Voting Member
Office of Professional Standards, Tucson Police Department
Guy Kuawu
Voting Member
Director of Finance and Administration at the Center for Biological Diversity, Inc.
Darlene Millar Espinosa
Voting Member
Retired, Attorney, Corey and Farrell, PC
Paul Ohm
Voting Member
Retired, School Principal, Ocotillo Learning Center, Sunnyside Unified School District
Katherine Speirs, PhD
Voting Member
Associate Extension Specialist, Early Childhood; Associate Professor, Family Studies and Human Development, University of Arizona Norton School of Human Ecology

Our Policy Council

Gabrielle Berryhill
Chairperson
Pima
Larissa Robledo
Vice-Chairperson
La Escuelita
Roni Swann
Vice-Chairperson
Duncan
Serena Yanez
Vice-Chairperson
Marana
Ivonne Lomeli
Vice-Chairperson
Western
Blanca Maynez
Secretary/Treasurer
Ajo
Paulina Ahumada, Walter Douglas
Karina Balderrama, Southside
Karla Barraza, Liberty
Emani Chapman, Bisbee
Zulieka Galindo, Santa Rosa
Heather Kochis, EHS-CCP
Alexis Potter, Community
Teodomira Salazar, Santa Clara
Audrey Talbert, Keeling
Gretel Vazquez, Wright
Amy Vu, Community

Our Senior Leadership Team

Erin Lyons, Chief Executive Officer
Kathy Sutherland, Chief Operations Officer
Ekna Zamora-Rehm, Chief Program Officer
Dan Fry, Chief Financial Officer

Sean Cobb, Information Technology Director
Nikki Fellner, Physical Resources Director
Wendy Gomez, Program Services Director
Leo Lundholm, Education Services Director
Jordan Guzman, Health & Nutrition Services Director
Sylvia Quihuis, Human Resources Director
Christine Vega, Organization & Employee Development Director
Tessa Brock, Family & Community Partnerships Director
Brian Mitchell, Senior Accountant
Lisa O’Meara, Executive Coordinator