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Executive Board of Directors

Empowered women, empowering women.


Meet our Board Chair, Kim Fowee-Perera

Kim Fowee-Perera is Senior Director of Events and Special Programs at Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett, Dunner, LLP.

Lisa Stevens Anderson
Development Committee Chair

Regional Market President
Equality Health

Gena Bonsall
Director-at-Large

Community Volunteer

Rhonda R. Buseman
Director-at-Large

Chief Human Resources Officer
Benchmark Electronics, Inc.

Donna Easterly
Secretary

Senior VP, Human Resources
APS

Jessica Gartman
Treasurer & Finance Chair

Audit & Assurance Managing Director
Deloitte

Stefanie Layton
Programs & Services Chair

Managing Partner
Layton IR Consulting, LLC

Rekha Reddy-Sareen
Director-at-Large

VP, Strategy and Transformation
Universal Technical Institute

Adrianne Wright
Nominating & Governance Chair

Community Volunteer

Fresh Start’s Executive Board of Directors

Marlene Klotz Collins

Marlene Klotz Collins

Community Volunteer

Allison Davis

Allison Davis

Snell & Wilmer

Partner

Andrea Driggs

Andrea Driggs

Holland & Hart

Partner

Jessica Estrada

Jessica Estrada

Grant Thornton

Audit Partner

Lorraine Field

Lorraine Field

Sonora Quest

Chief People Officer

Jessica Gale

Jessica Gale

Spencer Fane LLP

Litigation Partner

Frances Haynes

Frances Haynes

Womble Bond Dickinson (US)

Partner

Kathy Hu

Kathy Hu

J.P. Morgan Private Bank

Managing Director

Janet Kizziar, Ph.D.

Janet Kizziar, Ph.D.

Psychological Consultant

Cynthia Lietz, Ph.D., LCSW

Cynthia Lietz, Ph.D., LCSW

ASU College of Public Service & Community Solutions

Dean

Nancy Loftin

Nancy Loftin

Community Volunteer

Georgia Musgrave

Georgia Musgrave

Duffy Group

VP Strategic Initiatives

Andrea Katsenes Pappas

Andrea Katsenes Pappas

Community Volunteer

Karlene Keogh Parks

Karlene Keogh Parks

Community Volunteer

Belle Petznick

Belle Petznick

Community Volunteer

Melinda Petznick

Melinda Petznick

Community Volunteer

Pat Petznick

Pat Petznick

Fresh Start Women’s Foundation

Co-Founder

Beatriz Elisabeth Rendon

Beatriz Elisabeth Rendon

ASU

VP of Strategic Initiatives

Katherine Scardello

Katherine Scardello

J.P. Morgan Private Bank

Executive Director

Renie Scibona

Renie Scibona

EXTENSION Marketing Team

Chief Executive Officer

Tina Tombs-Fischer

Tina Tombs-Fischer

Tina Tombs Golf

Owner

Mary Pahissa Upchurch

Mary Pahissa Upchurch

Gray Decision Intelligence

Executive Vice-President, Customer Success

Kathleen Ziegler

Kathleen Ziegler

CopperPoint Insurance Companies

Senior Vice President, Operations

Emeritus

Harriet “Hank” Barnes*
Beverly Stewart*

Charter Members

Marlene Klotz Collins
Sandy Cowen
Janet Kizziar, Ph.D.
Eleanore Klein
Karlene Keogh Parks
Pat Petznick
Barbara Ralston
Pamela Overton Risoleo
Beverly Stewart*

Honorary Members

JoAnn Fitzsimmons
Jewell McFarland Lewis*
Cindy McCain
Ann Symington

*In loving memory