Board of Directors
Dr. Maria Hesse, President
Retired, Faculty Higher Education
Arizona State University
Jill Jensen, Vice President
Retired, Strategy Director, Corporate Real Estate
Intel
Julie Garrison, Secretary
Director of Program Management
Chief of Staff to the CTO
Verra Mobility
Rhonda Curtis, Treasurer
Branch President
First International Bank & Trust
Ada Anaeme
Director of Operations & Strategy
Dignity Health, East Valley Service Area
Imelda Castro
Retired, Senior Director
Supplier Labor, Factory Capital Equipment
Intel
Brenda Fuentes
Biblical Hope Counseling
Counselor
LaCinda Smoot Lewis, President
Co-Owner/Business Manager
EFY Enterprises LLC
Sherri Madison
Retired
Intel
Ana Monzon
Chief Financial Officer
House of Refuge
Jackie Orcutt
Senior Vice President
Industrial Specialist & Global Supply Chain
CBRE
Jen Shirkani
Principal
Penumbra Group
Charissa Wagner
Senior Vice President,
People Operations, Development and Acquisition
Taylor Morrison
Emeritus Board Members
Kathleen Dowler
Director of Community Health
Dignity Health
Caryn Gose
Retired
Salt River Project
Sandra Hudson
CEO Trust and Wealth Management
President, TrustBank AZ
TrustBank
Joyce McKinney
Retired
IBM
Janice Parker
Workforce Development Consultant
Employees
Kate Hastings, Executive Director
Linda Tanner, Administrative & Program Assistant
Service Area
Our service area includes the cities and towns of Scottsdale, Fountain Hills, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, Tempe, Ahwatukee, Guadelupe, Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert, Higley, Queen Creek, San Tan Valley, Apache Junction, and unincorporated areas within these community boundaries.
For the purposes of our Scholarship and Mentoring program, women must be residents of one of these communities at the time of application and continuously while involved.














