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Board of Directors

2026-2027 Board of Directors
Roster as of July 1, 2026

The Greater Phoenix Chamber is led by a volunteer board of directors, comprised of representatives from businesses of all sizes in diverse industries, including manufacturing, banking, business, consumer services and media. The board provides leadership for the business community, steering the Chamber’s political advocacy and focus to help all businesses connect and prosper.

Executive Committee

Chair
Francis McAllister
Vice President, Land, Water & Liability Management
Freeport-McMoRan

Chair-Elect
Rob Taylor
Associate General Manager / Chief Public Affairs Executive
SRP

Immediate Past Chair
Stacy Derstine
Vice President, External Affairs
APS

Legal Counsel
Ryan Curtis
Director / Partner
Fennemore

Chair – Audit and Governance Committee
Kris Newman
Executive Vice President – Finance
McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.

Chair – Finance Committee
Guy Berry
Chief Operating Officer
Redirect Health

Chair – Human Resources
Shannon Butler
Executive Director of Government Affairs, West Region
Aetna/CVS Health

Chair – Investment Committee Chair
Chet Samuelson
Arizona Market CEO
BOK Financial

Chair – Nominating Committee
Jennifer Carusetta
Vice President of Public Affairs
Phoenix Children’s

Chair – Public Affairs Committee
Susan Anable
Phoenix Market Vice President
Cox Communications

Chair – Strategic Direction Committee
Michelle Walker
Vice President of Finance & Administration
SSC Underground

Chair – GPCF
Jay Kaprosy
Director
Veridus

Executive Committee Members At Large

Kelsey Lundy
Managing Partner
Compass Strategies

Laura Lynn Smith
Division Vice President/General Manager
ADP, Inc.

Board Members At Large

Justin Anthony
Rocket Mortgage

Emily Breuker
University of Phoenix

Bob Buddecke
Honeywell Aerospace

Jonathan Buxton
Pharmaceutical Care Management Association

Peter Chuchro
Cigna Healthcare

Craig Culy
Musical Instrument Museum

Joanna Dwyer
PetSmart

Joel Eberhart
Ideas Collide

Lorraine Field
Sonora Quest Laboratories

Allen Fore
Kinder Morgan, Inc.

Chris Gaskill
Carlisle Companies Incorporated

Sonia Bradley Gleason
LocaliQ/USA TODAY Network

Joe Grossman
EPCOR, Inc.

Helen Heiden
Southwest Gas

Kim Ho
evolvedMD

Joe Hughes
American Airlines

Carla Vargas Jasa
Valley of the Sun United Way

Dillan Knudson
Columbia Bank

David Lakin
Phoenix Suns

Chuck Lehn
Banner Health

Aaron Lemke
Wells Fargo Bank – Corporate

Eric E. Lynch
Polsinelli

Jim Macdonald
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.

Cullen Mahoney
Trammel Crow

Grenee Martacho
Concord General Contracting, Inc.

Tamala McBath
Dress for Success Phoenix

Paul Penzone
Blue Cross Blue Shield Arizona

Amilyn Pierce
Arizona Diamondbacks

Ron Price
Visit Phoenix

April Rhodes
Spectrum Healthcare Group

Genevra Richardson
UnitedHealth Group

Dr. Doug Ross
Dignity Health St. Joseph’s Hospital

Chad Sampson
Arizona Board of Regents

Chris Sarver
National Bank of Arizona

Jeff Schelter
Western Alliance Bank

Andi St. John
CBRE

James Stover
Arizona Complete Health

Donna Taylor
Beatitudes Campus

Vince Thelander
Bank of America

Jim Tomes
Telgian Holdings, Inc.

Emily Ward
Fennemore

Craig Waugh
Greenburg Traurig

Jennifer Yee
Snell & Wilmer

Ex-Officios

Dr. Kimberly Britt
Maricopa Community Colleges

Adam Deguire
Arizona State University

John Moody
Peters, Cannata & Moody PLC

Steve Voeller
University of Arizona

Ed Zuercher
City of Phoenix