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Southern Arizona Ambassadors

3.30.2023
Julie Bonner
FreeFall Aerospace, Inc.
Director of Communications

Julie Bonner connects partners, vendors, and investors to the FreeFall intelligent antenna system. After spending over a decade working in design and marketing for brands and startups, Julie continues to love working with people to provide the solutions that will help them.

Julie has created marketing campaigns and collateral for national corporations like Mister Car Wash and Clear Channel Outdoor, to Tucson-based start-ups and non-profits. She has been awarded the Tucson AdFed Next Generation Award for making a significant impact on the advertising industry through leadership, career achievements and personal qualities, which also inspire others to excel. She is also active in the StartUp Tucson and Local First Arizona organizations.

Julie holds a Bachelors of Science in Graphic Design from Drexel University and a Masters in Business.

Ava Butler
Ava Butler, Organizational Development Consultant
Organizational development consultant
Michael Coretz
Commercial Real Estate Group of Tucson

In my 25-plus years as a commercial real estate tenant representative, I’ve picked up a wealth of information and expertise. I’m passionate about making sure that corporate users, tenants and buyers like you get a fair deal and the best solution for your business’s bottom line.

That’s why my partners and I at Commercial Real Estate Group of Tucson pledge to support you throughout your entire investment life-cycle.

Be assured that we will take the time and effort to make sure you understand tenant representation and the work that goes into Tucson commercial real estate leasing and investment.

You will feel confident that you’ve made the right choice when you select Commercial Real Estate Group of Tucson as your trusted adviser.

John Dennis
Strategy1
President
As President and Co-Founder of Strategy1, John leads the Team in driving Strategic Alignment of People, Plans, and Processes for clientsThroughout his career, he has fulfilled objectives for strategic change to improve company growth, operations, and profitability.  He is successful with technology start-ups as well as major corporations. He applies this worldwide perspective to his knowledge of market direction and needs.   John holds a BA (Economics) and MBA (Marketing) from Stanford University.
Arthur Geiger
mLogica
Retired
Shelly Glandon
Blue Canoe Marketing
Principal
Shelly Glandon has extensive experience in marketing, sales and communications.  Her area of focus is bringing solid project management to marketing program operations and event planning. She is a graduate of University of Colorado with a bachelor’s in Sociology and an MBA.
Ana Greif
JobPath Inc.
CEO
Joel Lohr
Dataforth Corporation
Mary Turner
Edmund Optics
Principal Design Engineer
Scott Watkins
NESCO Resource Professional, IT & Engineering Recruiting Services
Branch Manager
Lisa Wood-Hromidko
Pima County JTED
Career and Technical Education
Joe Wells
Ark (Formerly Involta)
Sales Account Executive
Casey Carrillo
University of Arizona, Tech Parks Arizona
Assistant Director, University of Arizona Center f
Edmundo Castro Molestina
EMCORSOFT LLC
Head of International Business
Scott Jones
MARS Suite, Inc.
Vice President of Business Development
Over the years I have watched loved ones who have worked their tails off lose much of their earnings due to fraud and scams. My parents have both had to deal with ransomware on their personal computers and, as seniors, have not known what to do but call me and ask for help. I was purchasing a home and received a letter claiming to be from my title company and requesting the change of the deposit to something other than what I had. I was smart enough not to change the deposit and called the title company, who informed me that they were being spoofed and thanked me for contacting them. These situations must stop! This is what drives me to help everyone understand their cybersecurity hygiene and, more importantly, protect themselves from fraud.
Jesus Herrera
Necodex
CEO & CoFounder
Justin Passafiume
Apera AI
Business Development Manager - Southwest US
Dot Winter
Darling Geomatics
Susan Sly
Radius AI
Co-CEO
Co-CEO and Cofounder of a rapidly growing, award winning artificial intelligence company deploying at scale in retail. Our focus is to help our customers with operational efficiency, safety and security, improve top and bottom line, and ultimately use AI to empower employees and customers. 

RadiusAI was the first computer vision company to scale deploying analytics at the full lot and store. Our efforts won us the AI at the Edge Innovator of The Year Award with VentureBeat.

Less than 2% of US based tech companies have at least one female founder. I am so proud to be in that 2%.
Cade Bradley
Raytheon
Electro-Optics Chief Technologist
Jordan Smock
The PMO Squad
Filmy Cheng
Intel Corporation
Optical Test R&D Engineer
Karthik Narayanan
Intel Corporation
Software Architect
Tom Hunt
Tango Commercial Real Estate
Designated Broker
Tom Hunt, Designated Broker, started Tango Commercial Real Estate, LLC with business partner Bob Davis specializing in client relations and transactional services.  Most recently, Tom worked at Rein & Grossoehme Commercial Real Estate and Newmark, Grubb, Knight and Frank prior to.  While at Northern Trust Tom was Vice President of the Wealth Strategies Group, where he recruited new clients to the financial institution both domestically and internationally.  Tom started his career with Nestlé in Vevey, Switzerland.  He is fluent in Spanish and French, and proficient in both Portuguese and Italian languages.  Tom has more than 20 years of experience in business development and sales in the technology field, working at firms in the U.S. and Europe. 
Al Terry
Coro
SAE

Al Terry - Strategic Account Executive, USAF Veteran, NBA Dad

With nearly two decades in technology, Al Terry is a Strategic Account Executive at Coro, a cybersecurity leader focused on safeguarding businesses from evolving threats. Al works closely with partners, agents, MSPs, and resellers to advance Coro’s mission of cybersecurity excellence.

As a trusted advisor, Al collaborates with C-level executives and IT leaders, providing tailored solutions and ongoing support. His approach emphasizes building strong, trust-based relationships, ensuring clients’ needs are met. Al partners with regional stakeholders to create strategies that drive growth and business opportunities.

Al’s dedication to enabling success across the cybersecurity ecosystem is reflected in his work and his commitment to empowering others.

Kevin Archbold
Project Management Institute - Tucson Chapter
Past President
Daniel Hurtado
Assure Trust NOW, LLC
CPA Founder
Donny Lu
Comcast Business
Enterprise Account Executive - Managed Solutions
David Rico
Project Management Institute - Tucson Chapter
VP Communications
Change Maker by day and Game Maker at other times.
 
Charles Wickens, CCE
Mayo Clinic / Arizona State University
Mayo Clinic Section Head / Associate Professor
Dedicated to the advancement of technology and education. 
Charles D Wickens, CCE currently serves as Mayo Clinic’s Section Head Leader for the Healthcare Technology Management Division.  Charles previously served in various leadership roles in medical technology design, manufacturing, and with Massachusetts General Hospital.   Charles earned his undergraduate engineering degree at Northeastern University and advanced degree at Villanova University.   Charles is an Internationally Certified Clinical Engineer, is actively involved in peer reviewed publications as well as serves as an Adjunct Professor at Arizona State University and Maricopa Community College.  Charles enjoys chatting about engineering with grammar school students and routinely presents at local elementary schools.
 
Patrick Grates
Grand Canyon University
Mr. Grates formerly worked in the aerospace industry on Standard Missile, Tomahawk, and Trident II D5. He currently works as a PhD student in Systems Engineering at Arizona State University, and teaches robotics and engineering mechanics at Grand Canyon University. Interests - Navigation, Robotics, and the physics of motion.
Nicole Hill
Flinn Foundation
Program Manager

Nicole Hill joined the Flinn Foundation in November 2023 as Program Manager, Bioscience Roadmap & Research. Nicole has worked in research involving human subjects during her entire professional career, most recently in oncology and neurological clinical research.

Before joining the Foundation, Nicole held the position of Program Manager for Neurosurgery Clinical Research at Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center and several positions at Ironwood Cancer & Research Centers, including Training & Compliance Specialist. She also contributed to a variety of projects, including research on simulator-based training, as a contractor with the U.S. Air Force. She has a passion for providing opportunities for research growth and education through personal relationships and through her service with the Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP) Phoenix chapter.

Laura De La Rosa
Ridgetop Group Inc.
Marketing Associate
Miguel Rios
Arizona Western College
Arizona Western Entreprenurial College Director of Industrial Assessment Center for the Department of Energy Grant
Alexia Haley
RYTHMz
Project Manager
Sarah Miller
Axis Entertainment, Inc
CEO