Woman of the Year

Monica Garnes — Division President, Fry’s Food Stores

Healthcare 

Terri Waibel — Founder & Clinical Director, Center for Compassion

Brittney Kaufmann — CEO, Health System Alliance of Arizona

Kim Ho — VP of Sales, evolvedMD

Dr. Erica Grabinski — Team Lead Physician, Optum Arizona

Legal 

Cristina Perez Hesano — Founding Partner, Perez Law

Melissa (Mel) Soliz — Partner, Coppersmith Brockelman Lawyers

Jacqueline Mendez Soto — Partner, Barton Mendez Soto

Laura Bianchi — Partner, Bianchi Brandt

Government & Public Service 

Ann O’Brien — Vice Mayor, City of Phoenix

Leah Landrum-Taylor — Assistant Director, Arizona Department of Economic Security

Jen Pokorski — County Manager, Maricopa County

Jessica Mefford-Miller — CEO, Valley Metro

Christine Ellis — Vice Mayor, City of Chandler

Policy & Advocacy

Andrea Whitsett — Executive Director, Morrison Institute for Public Policy

Amanda Sheinson — Vice President of Government Affairs, Arizona Medical Association

Megan Casey — Board Relations Program Manager, Central Arizona Project

Technology & Innovation

Skye Lucking — Director, Mesh Labs, Arizona State University

Rebecca Clyde — Co-Founder & CEO, Botco.ai

Environmental Impact

Elvy Barton — Water and Forest Sustainability Senior Manager, Salt River Project

Karen Peters — Director, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality

Corporate Leadership

Sandra Watson — President & CEO, Arizona Commerce Authority

Lea Márquez Peterson — Chair, Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body; Commissioner, Arizona Corporation Commission

Taylor Perkins — Director of Business Development, CHASSE Building Team

Linda Welter — Principal & CEO, Caliber Group

Nonprofits 

Shelley Jackson — Executive Director, Instituto

Reyna Montoya — Founder & CEO, Aliento

Amanda Burke — Executive Vice President, Center for the Future of Arizona

Dr. Velma Trayham — President & CEO, Black Chamber of Arizona

Education

Alissa Trollinger — State Director of Special Education, Arizona Department of Education

Desiree Reed-Francois — Athletic Director, University of Arizona

Kristin Gubser — Associate Vice President, Workforce Strategies & External Affairs, Gateway Community College

Unsung Hero

Donna Leone-Hamm — Executive Director, Middle Ground Prison Reform