Boards of Directors
Junior Achievement is proud to call each of the following individuals a member of our esteemed
JA Boards of Directors.
ALREADY A BOARD MEMBER?
STATE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Art Perez
US Bank
Cary Smith
Client First Capital
Charlie Smith
Weber Group
Eli Peart
Port of Tucson
Karen Quick
Retired
Leah Karpuk
Silicon Valley Bank
Lori Bartlett
Clear Creek Associates
Nick Wanat
Western Alliance Bank
Pratiksha Long
BMO Harris Bank
Ramon Vazquez
Tucson Electric Power
Steve Pangburn
Caterpillar
Steve Richins
BOK Financial
Ted Raymond
Pixa
CENTRAL ARIZONA DISTRICT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Andy Schlueter
Voya
Antonia Sanchez
U.S. Bank
Autumn Stewart
Morgan Stanley
Bill Cassidy
Spence, Cassidy & Associates, LLC
Brian Poli
U-Haul
Chris Hahn
Deloitte Consulting
Clarence Stallings
Fidelity Investments
David Scott
First Western Bank
Diego Verdugo
Principal Financial Group
Jason Schneider
KPMG
Jennifer Frank
American Express
Kerri Schrage
CrossVue
Krystal Carraway
DP Electric
Lori Bartlett
Clear Creek Associates
Mike Greer
RSM
Myshell Gresham
Ascot Group
Neil Fernandes
Skin and Cancer Center of Arizona
Pratiksha Long
BMO Harris Bank
Robert Healy
1898 & Co.
Ron Butcher
Dignity Health
Ryan Quigley
Beacon Pointe Advisors
Stacy Molison
Snell & Wilmer
Steve Richins
BOK Financial
Suzie Eyrich
PNC Bank
Thea Andrade
Phoenix Union High School
Theresa Conti
Sunwest Pensions
Todd Jones
First Horizon Bank
Tom Morgan
Fennemore Craig P.C.
SOUTHERN ARIZONA DISTRICT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Brian Beebe
Your Guidance Office
Eli Peart
Port of Tucson
Irene Coppola
Better Business Bureau
Irlanda Cuevas-Leyva
Hughes Federal Credit Union
Jessica Graves
Law Office of Jessica Graves
Kirsten Dawson
Wells Fargo Advisors
Marisa Michaels
UA Eller School of Business
Melissa Acuña
Community Volunteer
Michele Hopson
BMO Direct Invest
Patricia Waterkotte
Rusing, Lopez & Lizardi
Phillip Sullivan
Foothills Bank
Ramon Vazquez
Tucson Electric Power
Ryan Sadowsky
Merit Foods
Stella Rodriguez
Intuit
Steve Pangburn
Caterpillar
FOUNDATION TRUSTEES
Katherine Kemmeries Cecala
Junior Achievement, Secretary/Treasurer
Leo J. Dembinski
Retired
Marcia Wepfer
Principal Financial Group, Chair
Norman Klein
EastBridge Investment Group
Pete Rathwell
Retired
EMERITUS BOARD
Al Augenstein
Retired
Brad Harper
Trigon Executive Assessment Center
Christopher Gleason
NextMed
Frank Marino
Retired
Gary Tiepelman
Retired
Jack Rudel
Jennings, Strouss & Salmon, PLC
Jason Robinson
MassMutual Arizona
Jeremiah Foster
Resolute Commercial Services
Karl Freeburg
Greenberg Traurig LLP
Kevin Kinerk
First International Bank & Trust
Leo J. Dembinski
Retired
Marcia Wepfer
Principal Financial Group
Norman Klein
Retired
Pete Rathwell
Retired
Stephanie Chavez
CASA of Pima County
Steven Seiler
Windpines Group, LLC
Valerie Iwinski
MedAvail Technologies
Wardell “Buck” Brown
U.S. Bank
William Keilen
Retired