2024-2025
Board of Directors
Joanna Peyton
President
Merle Riepe
President-Elect
Michael Wills
Past President
Matt White
Treasurer
Erin Gerace
Secretary
Ann Porter
Chair
Marketing
Stephanie Tippet
Chair
Community Events
Nick Alamshaw
Chair
Outreach & Recruitment
Karen Tonkinson
Chair
Programs
Erin Krivanek
Chair
Alumni Engagement
Karen Armknecht
Chair
Grant Development
Dan Newhart
Class Representative
Colleen Katz
Vice Chair
Marketing
Rachel Jensen
Vice Chair
Community Events
Larry Hewitt
Vice Chair
Alumni Engagement
Jason Glenn
Vice Chair
Outreach & Recruitment
Lyric Naquin
Vice Chair
Corporate Outreach
Rachel Tarman
Vice Chair
Programs
Jim Kollenda
Chair
Corporate Outreach
2024-2025
Advisory Council
Sam Kathryn Campana *
Gary Shapiro *
Don Ruff *
Brian Bednar
Jane Blacker
Kurt Brueckner
Dan Costello
*Co-founder
Carol Damaso
Don Henninger
Chris Irish
Marion Kelly
Roger Klingler
Virginia Korte
Don Logan
Linda Milhaven
Randy Nussbaum
Doreen Reinke
Dennis Robbins
Andi Robertson
Rachel Sacco
Suzee Smith-Everhard
Suzanne Walden-Wells
Advisory Council Members at a Special Gathering
(Left to Right Standing): Suzee Smith-Everhard, Kurt Brueckner, Virginia Korte, Brian Bednar,
Sam Campana, Lee Ann Witt, Chris Irish
(Left to Right Seated) : Jane Blacker, Andrea Robertson, Sarah Kearney, Randy Nussbaum,
Linda Milhaven, Carol Damaso, Doreen Reinke
Scottsdale Leadership Staff
Lee Ann Witt
Executive Director
Dana Close
Assistant Director
