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Executive Board of Directors

Empowered women, empowering women.


Meet our Board Chair, Lisa Stevens Anderson

Lisa Stevens Anderson is Regional Market President at Equality Health.

Rhonda R. Buseman
Board Vice Chair

Chief Human Resources Officer
Benchmark Electronics, Inc.

Rekha Reddy-Sareen
Secretary

VP, Strategy and Transformation
Universal Technical Institute

Jessica Gartman
Treasurer & Finance Chair

Audit & Assurance Managing Director
Deloitte

Beatriz Rendon
Programs & Services Chair

VP Strategic Initiatives
Arizona State University

Kim Fowee-Perera
Development Committee Chair

Senior Director of Events and Special Programs
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett, Dunner, LLP.

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

Stefanie Layton

Stefanie Layton

Layton IR Consulting, LLC

Managing Partner

Cynthia Lietz, Ph.D., LCSW

Cynthia Lietz, Ph.D., LCSW

ASU College of Public Service & Community Solutions

Dean

Nancy Loftin

Nancy Loftin

Community Volunteer

Laura Olson

Laura Olson

SRP

Sr. Manager, Product Development

Andrea Katsenes Pappas

Andrea Katsenes Pappas

Community Volunteer

Karlene Keogh Parks

Karlene Keogh Parks

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

Rachel Davis Schultz

Rachel Davis Schultz

CopperPoint Insurance Companies

EVP CHRO, Operations & Chief of Staff

Renie Scibona

Renie Scibona

EXTENSION Marketing Team

Chief Executive Officer

Tamika Simmons

Tamika Simmons

Covetrus, Inc

VP, Chief Compliance Officer

Tina Tombs-Fischer

Tina Tombs-Fischer

Tina Tombs Golf

Owner

Blair Westblom

Blair Westblom

University of Phoenix

Chief Financial Officer

Kathleen Ziegler

Kathleen Ziegler

AXA XL

Chief Operating Officer, Americas

Emeritus

Harriet “Hank” Barnes*
Belle Petznick
Melinda Petznick
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