Governing Board 

Mike Thorell, Chairman. President & Founder of Choice Bank in Scottsdale, AZ.

Josefina Duran, Partner, Counterparts Inc.

Dr. John Boyd, MD, MBA Chief Pediatric Officer, St. Joseph's Hospital & Medical Center

Bob Donofrio. Office of University School Partnerships. Arizona State University

Lee Finkel, Director of Dispute Management, University of Phoenix

Robert Hopkins, Vice President, St. Joseph's Foundation

Dan Quigley, Senior Partner in the law firm of Cohen Kennedy Dowd Quigley

Alice Solis, Marketing Director, Telemundo, Tucson

Jameson Van Houten, Exec. VP Family Legacy Counselors, Phoenix

Jerry Stitt, Associate Director

Regis Tremblay, Director

Andrew Weiler, Director Halle Heart Center, American Heart Association

Brent Wood, VP, Viacom Outdoor

Ernie Zaik, Consultant

Advisory Board

Josh Aylesworth, Merrill Lynch

Gary Blume, Private practice attorney

Robyn Boruki, President AZBaby & Children's Expo

Scott DeWald, Lewis & Rocca, LLP

Sheldon Epstein, Epstein, Weber, & Conover, CPAs

Sean Gunderson, RPCM,  LLC

Jim Keeley, Partner, Colliers Commercial Real Estate

Mike Kenneth, Arizona Swing Away

James Mermis, Capital Consulting LLC, Columbus, Ohio

Pat Quigley, Tucson Financial Group

Ray Ramella, Cohen, Kennedy, Dowd, Quigley

Ken Reaser, SpinSix

Joe Rudi, Retired MLB player, Oakland A's, Boston Red Sox

Dave Sitton, Clear Channel

Steve Strong, Merrill Lynch

Kevin Tierney, Vice President, Northern Trust

Rich Tomey, Arizona Cardinals

Rachelle Tomey, Metagenics

Ben Tucker, National Academy of Sports Medicine

Wayne Warrington, Executive Director, The Kierland Club

Phyllis Winters, VP, Manager HR, Wells Fargo

Academic Advisory Council

William Mermis, Ph. D., Professor, ASU

Jack Chisum, Ph.D., Professor, South Mtn. Community College

John Boyd, MD, Medical Director, Children's Center St. Joseph's Hospital

Joe Sale, CSCS, Naturopathic Physician, Strength & Conditioning Specialist

Ernie Zaik, VP Corporate Development, Kronos Optimal Health Company

Phyllis Winters, VP, Human Resource Manager, Wells Fargo Bank

Pam Sitton, MA, Principal, Black Mountain Elementary, Cave Creek, AZ

Raymond Petras, Ph.D., Pain Management, Performance Enhancement

Panfilo Contreras, Executive Director Arizona School Board Association

Rick Stephen, Principal, Orangedale Elementary School, Phoenix