Saras Micro Devices, an emerging leader in cutting-edge power performance solutions leveraging integrated packaging design, announced the expansion of its senior leadership team with the appointment of Shaun Bowers as senior vice president of product management and Georgette Woodyard as senior vice president of sales and business development. The appointments come as Saras … [More]
Former Scottsdale City Manager Named President of Phoenix Engineering Firm
Former Scottsdale City Manager Jim Thompson is heading home to Arizona for a new chapter in the private sector. Following 40 years in city government, Thompson will join the Sustainability Engineering Group as president and chief growth officer starting July 1, 2026, bringing decades of experience in economic development and infrastructure planning to the Phoenix-based … [More]
Visit Phoenix Elevates Two Executives to C-Suite Roles
Visit Phoenix announced the promotions of Eric Kerr to Chief Strategy & Insights Officer and Dana Swan to Chief People & Culture Officer, expanding the organization's C-suite. The promotions reflect a year of significant growth for both Visit Phoenix and Greater Phoenix, underscoring the continued evolution and momentum of the organization and destination. Kerr began … [More]
Phoenix IDA Names Community Development Director
The Phoenix Industrial Development Authority, a nonprofit public corporation of the City of Phoenix providing innovative public-purpose financing, has named Anastacia Ruiz-Europa as its new Community Development Director. The Phoenix IDA works to advance projects and programs that strengthen neighborhoods, expand economic opportunity and improve quality of life throughout … [More]
HR Technology Firm Elevates Veteran Executive to President
PrismHR, a Vensure Employer Solutions company and an HR technology software innovator for service providers across the U.S., announced the promotion of Michael DeLessio to President of PrismHR, effective July 2. DeLessio joined PrismHR in 2013 and most recently served as Chief Administration Officer and Chief of Staff. A seasoned executive with more than two decades of … [More]
Arizona Chamber Taps New Board Chair as Fiscal Year Begins
The Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry has installed Monica Coury, vice president of external affairs at Arizona Complete Health, as chair of its board of directors, as the organization begins its new fiscal year. Coury officially assumed the chairmanship during a ceremonial passing of the gavel at the Chamber’s June 26 board meeting. She succeeds Ted Geisler, … [More]
Valley Metro Board Elects New Chair, Board Officers
The Valley Metro Regional Public Transportation Authority (RPTA) has elected officers for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 term of July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027. The Board sets policy direction for the Valley Metro transit system, which serves more than 130,000 daily riders across the region. City of Avondale Councilmember Max White has been elected RPTA Board Chair. City of … [More]
Avondale Names Director of Economic Development
Avondale’s Assistant Director of Economic Development, Cheryl Covert, has been promoted to director, the City of Avondale. Covert brings more than 20 years of economic development experience and has been a driving force behind many of Avondale’s most transformative projects. Since joining the city in 2012 as an Employment and Business Development Specialist, she has steadily … [More]
Valleywise Health Board Names New President and Chief Executive
The Maricopa County Special Health Care District Board of Directors announced that it will appoint Michael D. White, MD, MBA, as Valleywise Health’s next President and Chief Executive Officer at a special board meeting on July 8, 2026. Dr. White will assume the role on August 1, 2026. Following a comprehensive national search, the Board determined that Dr. White’s … [More]
Glendale Healthcare Training Campus Names First President
Concorde Career Colleges, the healthcare division of Universal Technical Institute, Inc., announced that Mark Garland has been named Campus President of its new Concorde-Glendale campus in Greater Phoenix. "Mark brings a remarkable track record of building strong campus communities and delivering outstanding student outcomes," said Kevin Prehn, President of Concorde Career … [More]
Multifamily Developer Names New Arizona Development Director
The Richman Group Development Corp. announced the appointment of Abby Perez as Director of Development for the Richman Group of Arizona, strengthening the company's affordable and multifamily development platform across Arizona and the Southwest. Based in Arizona, Perez will lead development initiatives across the state while supporting The Richman Group's strategic … [More]
Healthcare Co. Names New CEO for Arizona Orthopedic Network
Healthcare Outcomes Performance Company (HOPCo), a global provider of musculoskeletal value-based care and practice management, announced the appointment of Ashley Vertuno as Chief Executive Officer of its Arizona Market, effective July 1, 2026. In her new role, Vertuno will oversee The CORE Institute and The CORE Institute Specialty Hospital (CISH) – both in Phoenix – and … [More]
MAG Names New Regional Chair, Other Board Officers
Buckeye Mayor Eric Orsborn was elected as chair of the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) Regional Council today during the agency’s annual meeting. As the agency’s new chair, Orsborn said his top priority is to ensure strong regional coordination and responsible stewardship of the voter-approved Proposition 479 funding. Mayor Orsborn previously served as MAG Vice … [More]
Phoenix Children’s Taps New Executive to Lead Community Hospitals
Phoenix Children’s has named Jayson Argyle Senior Vice President of Community Hospitals, a newly established leadership role supporting the continued growth and expansion of Phoenix Children’s community hospital network across Arizona. Argyle, who joined the health system yesterday, will play a critical role in supporting the successful launch of the Women’s and Children’s … [More]
Banner Names Veteran Executive to Lead Casa Grande Medical Center
Meiko Onken, FACHE, who has spent more than 30 years in health care, including two decades in leadership, will bring her expertise to a growing central Arizona community being named chief executive officer of Banner Casa Grande Medical Center. “With three decades of experience in health care, Meiko has developed a deep expertise in operational management, clinical … [More]
Banner Health Names New Enterprise Growth Chief
Banner Health, one of the nation's few fully integrated nonprofit health systems, announced the appointment of Mark Whalen as executive vice president, chief enterprise growth officer, effective August 1. In this role, Whalen will grow access and value-based care across Banner's six-state footprint, strengthen market differentiation, and sponsor enterprise transformation … [More]
Employee-Owned Architecture and Design Firm Names New CEO
Architecture and design firm Dekker announced the appointment of Emily Allen as chief executive officer, effective immediately. Allen succeeds Benjamin Gardner, who has served as CEO since 2019 and will transition to managing principal of the firm's Government Studio. Allen follows a deliberate succession process led by Dekker's executive leadership team and was unanimously … [More]
Arizona Healthcare Giant Announces CEO Transition
HonorHealth announced that Chief Executive Officer Todd LaPorte (left) will transition from his role in March 2027 following more than a decade of transformative leadership. The HonorHealth Board of Directors has named John Neil, MD, MMM (right), current Executive Vice President, Chief Physician Executive and Chief Strategy Officer, as his successor. As part of a planned … [More]
