Advisory Board Members

Chair

Paul Hickman

Paul Hickman
President and CEO
Arizona Bankers Association

Past Chair

Lisa Urias

Lisa Urias
Founder, President Emerita
Urias Communications

Members

Betsey Bayless
Betsey Bayless
President Emeritus
Valleywise Health
 
Kerwin Brown
Kerwin V. Brown
Executive Director
Tanner Community 
Development Corporation
 
Pearl Chang Esau
Pearl Chang Esau
Founder and CEO
Shan Strategies
 

Jose Esparza

Jose Esparza
Senior Vice President, Public Policy
APS

 
Diego Espinoza
Diego Espinoza
Government Relations
Salt River Project
 
John Lewis
John Lewis
President and CEO
PHX East Valley Partnership
 
Jacob Moore

Jacob Moore
Vice President and Special Advisor to the President on American Indian Affairs
Arizona State University

 
Richard N. Morrison
Richard N. Morrison
Co-founder
Morrison Institute for Public Policy
 
Mary Pahissa Upchurch

Mary Pahissa Upchurch
Executive Vice President
Gray Decision Intelligence

Janice Palmer

Janice Palmer
Senior Vice President
Government Affairs and Public Policy
Helios Education Foundation

Shannon Portillo

Shannon Portillo
Director
Lattie and Elva Coor Presidential Chair
School of Public Affairs
Arizona State University

Matt Silverman

Matt Silverman
Senior Partner
ICF

Carissa Slotterback

Carissa Slotterback
Dean and Professor
Watts College of Public Service & Community Solutions
Arizona State University

Brian Spicker

Brian Spicker
President and CEO
Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation 

Greg Stanton
Greg Stanton
U.S. Representative
Arizona District 4