Advisory Board Members

Chair

Lisa Urias
Founder, President Emerita
Urias Communications

Paul Hickman

Paul Hickman
President and CEO
Arizona Bankers Association

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

Betsey Bayless
President Emeritus
Valleywise Health

Kerwin V. Brown
Executive Director
Tanner Community

Development Corporation

Pearl Chang Esau
Founder and CEO
Shan Strategies

Jose Esparza

Jose Esparza
Senior Vice President, Public Policy
APS

Diego Espinoza
Government Relations
Salt River Project

Max Gonzales
Executive Vice President, Strategy and Relationship Management
Chicanos Por La Causa Inc.

John Lewis
President and CEO
PHX East Valley Partnership

Cynthia Lietz
Dean and President's Professor
Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions

Richard N. Morrison
Co-founder
Morrison Institute for Public Policy

Mary Pahissa Upchurch
Executive Vice President
Gray Decision Intelligence

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

Brian Spicker
President and CEO
Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation

Greg Stanton
U.S. Representative
Arizona District 4