2024 ATHENA Finalists

Pam Giannonatti
Corporate Affairs Manager, Kroger/Fry’s Food Stores

Pam Giannonatti is the Corporate Affairs Manager of Fry’s Food Stores, and one of Fry’s most tenured Associates with a 40-year career. She’s an expert on corporate communications, government and community relations, business development, and leadership, and directs internal comms and PR efforts for all 127 Arizona-based Fry’s locations.

Pam sits on the Advisory Board for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arizona, is a board member of USO Arizona, and is a community ambassador for the Junior League of Phoenix. Pam works closely with Arizona’s Feeding America food banks in support of Kroger’s Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation.

Jenny Holsman Tetreault
Vice President & Associate General Counsel, TPI Composites

Jenny is a highly respected and innovative legal, business, and community leader with two decades of experience delivering strategic services in law firm, corporate, and non-profit settings. She is the VP and Associate General Counsel at TPI Composites and teaches at ASU School of Law, while mentoring others and serving our community. Simultaneously, she is actively involved with ten nonprofit boards, chairing three. She chaired/co-chaired three large fundraising events over the past year alone. Jenny is a role model and mentor to many people. She mentors younger associates at work. She mentors new board members on five of her nonprofit boards. Her family has been matched with a “Little” through Big Brothers Big Sisters for over two years. She is the co-Leader of her son’s Webelos Troop and the Leader for her daughter’s Brownies Troop.

Joanne H. Osborne
Owner & CFO, Osborne Jewelers

Joanne Osborne – wife, mother, entrepreneur and is an example of servant leadership with a focus of responsibility and courage.

As an award-winning business owner of Osborne Jewelers, she focuses on customer service and quality.  She believes in “being a leader in your industry, in your community, and in the areas that move your heart and soul.”

15 years of elected service to the Goodyear City Council and as an Arizona State Legislator. She serves her industry as a Board Member for the Independent Jewelers Organization and for over a decade has mentored teenagers. Currently, Joanne serves on many boards.

Marian Zapata-Rossa
Partner, Snell & Wilmer

Marian Zapata-Rossa is a labor and employment partner at Snell & Wilmer. She defends businesses against discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage and hour, class action, and other employment claims. She also represents employers in disputes involving employment agreements and restrictive covenants and conducts workplace investigations and training. Marian advises clients on all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, with a focus on providing business-oriented solutions to identify and mitigate risk and support diversity, equity, and inclusion. Recognized for excellence in her practice, Marian is recognized by The Best Lawyers in America® for its Labor and Employment Litigation and Labor Law, Management categories. In addition to serving clients, Marian is a mentor attorney with the Latina Mentoring Project, a commissioner of the American Bar Association’s Commission on Hispanic Legal Rights and Responsibilities, serves on the Boards of the Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the Los Abogados Foundation, and as co-chair of Snell & Wilmer’s Committee on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

Shannon Clancy
CEO, St. Vincent de Paul

Shannon Clancy is the first woman CEO at the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in Phoenix, which feeds, clothes, houses and heals Arizonans in need while offering others a chance to serve. She leads 375 employees, who together with volunteers operate a network of food pantries, charity dining rooms, urban farms, shelters, family services and a charity health clinic. Shannon has devoted her 30+ year career to working for nonprofit organizations that serve individuals and families in need. A Phoenix native, she attended Xavier College Preparatory, the University of Notre Dame, and the University of Maryland at College Park.

Angela Hughey
President, ONE Community Foundation

As President of ONE Community and ONE Community Foundation, Angela works with LGBTQ+, business and political communities on issues of diversity, equity, equality and inclusion and their impact on our economy. In 2013, ONE Community launched the UNITY Pledge to advance workplace equality and equal treatment for LGBTQ+ individuals, which has become the nation’s largest equality pledge with more than 3,700 business signers.

In January 2022, ONE Community launched the bipartisan Equality and Fairness for all American Campaign nationwide to advance federal civil rights protections for LGBTQ+ Americans. The coalition is composed of diverse business, LGBTQ+, elected, and faith leaders.

Rosa Inchausti
City Manager, City of Tempe

Rosa Inchausti has served the City of Tempe for 31 years, a time punctuated by many firsts. She was Tempe’s first bilingual marriage and family therapist. As Tempe’s first Diversity Director, she authored the City’s diversity guidelines and worked closely with City Council to pass the state’s first city-chartered Anti-Discrimination Ordinance. As Tempe’s first Strategic Management Director, Rosa crafted the Council Priorities system, which ties the budget to prioritized goals. Rosa pioneered the use of wastewater science during COVID-19, and led the city to achieving Bloomberg Platinum Certification. Rosa currently serves as Tempe’s first female city manager.  She has two grown daughters and a six-month old grandson.

Christina Spicer
Co-CEO, Girl Scouts – Arizona Cactus-Pine Council

Christina Spicer is the co-CEO of Girl Scouts-Arizona Cactus-Pine Council. Spicer is a leader who has devoted two decades of her career to directing critical youth initiatives throughout the community. After graduating from Arizona State with a degree in communications, she joined notMYkid. Shortly after earning her master’s degree from Arizona State, she joined Teach for America, where she led the development team. Spicer is also founder of CAMEO, a women’s mentorship organization. She serves on local boards and has received several awards, including Phoenix Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 Award. She was named a Diverse Business Leader to Watch and the Phoenix Mercury’s Believe in Women award.

Kate Conway
Vice President, Government Relations, Verra Mobility

Kate serves as the Vice President of Government Relations for Verra Mobility, an Arizona-based market leader in transportation safety and mobility technology solutions. She leads a team committed to driving state and local policy to make vehicle transportation safer, smarter, and more connected.

Prior to this role, Kate managed state and local advocacy efforts for Honeywell International, based in Phoenix. A third-generation servicewoman, Kate proudly serves in the United States Coast Guard Reserve as a maritime safety and security officer. She ensures federal laws and commercial regulations adequately safeguard the maritime community, secure critical port infrastructure, and uphold environmental protection standards. In Southern California, Kate led the U.S. Coast Guard’s government affairs in emergency operations responses, high-profile search and rescue cases, and activities that protected the Southern maritime border. Initially, she cut her teeth in civil service as a political appointee in President George W. Bush’s Administration.

Kayla Gray
Co-Founder & Operations – Knowledge Donor, Commonspirit

Kayla Gray is at the forefront of healthcare education and research innovation. Recognized in the Phoenix Business Journal’s 40 under 40 and by global innovation leaders, Kayla harnesses her multidisciplinary expertise in chemical biology, strategic design, medicine, and theater to tackle complex healthcare challenges. Currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Nursing and Healthcare Innovation at Arizona State University, her dedication to ethical human-centered care propels cutting-edge research and initiatives in organ and tissue research and STEM education. Kayla’s pioneering research in immersive, high-fidelity simulations and interdisciplinary training programs aims to position Arizona as the premier destination for healthcare education and practice. By integrating diverse disciplines, unique training opportunities, and fostering innovation, she is setting new industry standards and inspiring the next generation of medical leaders. Kayla’s vision paves the way for an inclusive and progressive healthcare landscape, elevating Arizona’s status as a beacon of healthcare excellence.

Hillary Walsh
Founder & Lawyer, New Frontier Immigration Law

A small-town Kansas kid turned big-city lawyer, Hillary Walsh helps immigrants who have survived human trafficking and domestic violence get their immigration documents. Through her experiences of suffering child abuse, being put in foster care, and serving a stint in lockup, Hillary became committed to fighting for the rights of others. Hillary’s firm is the fastest growing law firm in Arizona, and she mentors other lawyers on how to grow their businesses so they can help more people. Her work has been featured on the TEDx stage, in briefs to the U.S. Supreme Court, in law journals, Forbes, and in Newsweek. Hillary is also the founder of New Frontier Foundation, which provides free healing services to human trafficking and domestic violence survivors in Arizona.