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

Ellen Howlett, Treasurer
Retired, Chief Financial Officer, AGM Container Controls, Inc.

Lori Ann Schultz, Secretary
University of Arizona, Assistant Vice President, Research Intelligence

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
Ivonne Lomeli, Vice-Chairperson, Western
Larissa Robledo, Vice-Chairperson, La Escuelita
Roni Swann, Vice-Chairperson, Duncan
Serena Yanez, Vice-Chairperson, Marana
Blanca Maynez, Secretary/Treasurer, Ajo

Paulina Ahumada, Walter Douglas
Selene Avilez, Nogales Neighborhood
Karina Balderrama, Southside
Karla Barraza, Liberty
Emani Chapman, Bisbee
Heather Kochis, EHS-CCP
Andrew Levi, Santa Rosa
Alexis Potter, Community
Da’Juana Richardson, Northwest
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