TUCSON METRO CHAMBER
Michael Guymon President & CEO
Metro Chamber
Tucson
Tucson Metro Chamber The Voice of Business
By Loni Nannini
The Tucson Metro Chamber is a conversation-starter, a change-maker and a community-builder for businesses of all sizes throughout Southern Arizona.
“As a voice of business, we are working to create a stronger business ecosystem here in our region, and we want businesses to trust us to do that work,” said Michael Guymon, Chamber president and CEO. “We have members on all sides of the political spectrum, but they all agree that the work we do collectively builds a stronger economic environment.
“They all support business and business growth. They support growth in the sense of hiring more employees and growth in the sense of selling more products, which creates a stronger tax base. All of that helps to grow our overall economy.”
Founded in 1896, the Chamber is a membership-based business advocacy and community development organization representing 1,400 businesses and more than 160,000 employees in Tucson and Pima County.
The Chamber offers five tiers of membership. Entry-level is $495 annually for Connectors; followed by Promoter, Champion and Catalyst. Keystone Investors are the highest tier and include prominent leaders in the industries of defense, finance, utilities, healthcare, major manufacturing, real estate and development.
Since Guymon was promoted to Chamber CEO in 2022, Keystone membership has more than doubled to 31 Investors. Connectors—comprising entrepreneurs, sole proprietors, restau-
rants and small businesses—remain the largest group.
“As a Keystone Investor, the Port of Tucson very happily supports the Chamber’s efforts to represent well the interests of all of Tucson’s businesses,” said Eli Peart, COO of Port of Tucson. “Many of our own customers and
“As a voice of business, we are working to create a stronger business ecosystem here in our region, and we want businesses to trust us to do that work.”
– Michael Guymon, President & CEO Tucson Metro Chamber
tenants are local small businesses, so it serves us well that these businesses have a strong advocate with the Chamber, which ultimately results in a strong business ecosystem for Tucsonans.”
Big Vision for Business
Small, medium and large businesses are booming in the region, resulting in a wealth of opportunities and challenges.
The Chamber is updating its strategic plan with a comprehensive approach that embraces Advocacy, Connection and Education. At the forefront is a laser focus on local issues that directly impact businesses and their success. That includes emboldened advocacy with governance such as the Tucson City Council, Pima County Board of Supervisors, Pima Community College Governing Board, Rio Nuevo and more.
“We have learned that there are issues in the community that we need to focus on to increase our ability to compete against other markets our size,” Guymon said. “A lot of that relates to transportation infrastructure, access to talent and workforce development, public safety, and quality of life issues.”
As Tucson continues to grow—the population now tops 1.2 million in the metro area—another priority is collaboration with economic development agencies such as Sun Corridor Inc., Visit Tucson, Southern Arizona Leadership Council, Tucson Industrial Development Authority and more.
“Tucson has the charms of a small, closely-connected community, but we are gaining the scale of a larger city,” said Joe Salkowski, senior director of communications and public affairs at Tucson Electric Power and a Chamber board member. “We need to make sure to hold on to the connectedness that is so important to our business community, while scaling to meet the needs of a larger city, and part of that is working in tandem with economic development agencies to promote job creation
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in sectors that will be best aligned with our community and the desires of local elected leaders and residents.”
Workforce Development
Over the past seven years, the Chamber has become increasingly involved in workforce development, culminating in a Workforce Development Blueprint launched in 2021 that incorporates five strategies built on innovative educationindustry partnerships.
“Our recommendations relate to making sure we are addressing supply and demand—the demand being the open positions that exist throughout the industry—and making sure that Pima Community College, UArizona, local school districts and other educational institutions are developing the right kind of skills to meet that demand,” Guymon said.
Key to the effort is the Chamber’s director of workforce advocacy, who engages employers and educational institutions to address policies including access to transportation, food security,
housing affordability and quality childcare.
“Employers care more about these now than in the past because if talented employees can’t get to work because they can’t afford childcare, their talents are completely moot,” he said.
Thinking Local
Perhaps one of the Chamber’s greatest triumphs is its devotion to all things local, as evidenced through its Tucson Restaurant Advisory Council, for example.
“TRAC is one of the most creative and dynamic things the Chamber has done, which speaks volumes to the operating style of this Chamber to be flexible and innovative and to think local,” said Ray Flores, president of Flores Concepts, a Tucson-based management and creative company overseeing restaurants, concessions and catering businesses.
Flores said TRAC aims to represent Tucson restaurants at all levels and advocate for good policy and good rela-
tionships with the Pima County Health Department, Tucson Planning & Development Services, Pima County Wastewater, fire and safety departments and others.
“We have been able to gain access to city, county and state leadership and messaging on topics that may be federal issues as well,” he said.
As the ultimate advocate, educator, connector and communicator, the Chamber is truly the pipeline for the many voices of Tucson business.
“We are proud to be members of the Tucson Metro Chamber,” said Garrett Workman, government relations manager for South32’s Hermosa Project.
“The Chamber provides helpful opportunities for us to tell our story to an important audience as well as advocating for us and other members in order to keep our economy growing and continuing to attract new investments and opportunity.”
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Linda Welter Board Chair
Tucson Metro Chamber Founder & CEO, Caliber Group
Q&A with
Board Chair Linda Welter
Q. What are the major local challenges the Tucson Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce is working on that businesses in the region currently face to remain competitive?
A. Access to Talent. The No. 1 challenge that businesses of all sizes experience is finding qualified individuals to fill their job openings. The Chamber facilitates conversations between business, government, education, and community leaders to address workforce barriers including training, education, access to quality childcare, affordable housing and transportation. Addressing these issues will connect qualified job seekers to local employers, which our community needs.
Affordable Housing. The rising costs of homes in Tucson have become a challenge for job seekers and employers. The Chamber works closely with policymakers to advocate for responsible land use within our community. By identifying solutions to streamline the entitlement processes and ease the regulatory burden on subsequent development, the Chamber plays a key role along with other community partners such as the Southern Arizona Homebuilders Association, Metropolitan Pima Alliance, and the Tucson Association of Realtors in shaping policies that
enable more affordable homes in our community.
Public Safety. The rising number of people using illegal substances, vandalizing business property and committing retail theft has caused some local small businesses to close and eliminate jobs. Other businesses are relocating to safer communities. Those that stay are passing along increased security costs to their customers through higherpriced goods and services. The Chamber is leading discussions with local law enforcement, policymakers and prosecutorial offices to find solutions to this growing public safety problem.
Transportation. The Chamber is working with Pima Association of Governments staff and regional representatives on the Regional Transportation Authority board to advocate for a more accessible transportation system throughout the region that links employees to jobs and customers to local businesses.
Q. How is the Chamber collaborating with other organizations to support local business expansion and job creation?
A. The Chamber works closely with Sun Corridor, Southern Arizona Leadership Council, Chamber Alliance of Southern Arizona, and oth-
er organizations that excel in addressing statewide issues that impact local businesses. Those partnerships are crucial when working with the City of Tucson and Pima County to advance policies that bolster our region’s business competitiveness. Site selectors and company executives state that regional partners who solve problems collaboratively are the areas that achieve the greatest business growth and expansion.
Q. How is the Chamber different today than it was five years ago?
A.
The Chamber’s primary focus today is on solving local business issues within the city and county. Our partners, including SALC and Greater Phoenix Chamber, are effectively addressing state regulations impacting Arizona businesses. Rather than duplicate efforts at the state level, the Chamber realigned its staff, strategic plan and resources to achieve greater impact locally. The primary local policies and initiatives the Chamber’s business advocacy team is engaged with in 2024 include RTA Next, prevailing wage ordinances, Plan Tucson, Pima Prospers and others to ensure the business community is an active participant in these important conversations that impact growth.
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Q. Why should businesses join and get involved with the Chamber?
A.
We’ve been working very hard to collaborate with not only business, but also nonprofit organizations and the community at all levels. Our aim is to be a connector and a collaborator. Along those lines, a goal of mine this year is to meet all the local elected officials. While we may not always agree politically, we can work collaboratively to advance our shared interests. We’re fostering relationships that perhaps were broken down before.
Q. What do you plan to accomplish in your role as Board Chair?
A.
My ultimate goal is to create a pro-business community where businesses can grow and succeed in our region. When businesses are successful here, they are creating jobs, paying taxes, donating to causes, and contributing to the prosperity of our region. I see the direct connection very clearly, and moving the needle through the Chamber’s work is a goal I am passionate about. The Chamber has a
diverse, experienced, talented board and staff capable of accomplishing this goal. However, the Chamber still has work to do, including narrowing its strategic focus and realigning resources to increase its impact, strengthening and expanding its relationships and partnerships, increasing its membership base, building its PAC, and elevating its reputation as a diverse, effective organization through outcomes. The Chamber board, staff and I are making progress, and I am encouraged about the possibilities that we can achieve together.
Q. What does leadership look like to you? How does the Chamber lead?
A.
Leaders have a vision. They surround themselves with smart people, many of whom think differently than themselves. Leaders are willing to make tough decisions, even if it will subject them to criticism, because the tough decision is the right decision. Leaders also listen to their team and pivot when needed. That’s what the Chamber has done and will continue to do. We’re helping people and making a difference. Take the COVID-19 pandemic. The Chamber is connecting people to resources, while working remotely. I’m proud to be part of an organization that selflessly helps others.
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From left – Michael Guymon, Chamber President & CEO; Lisa Lovallo, VP & Market Leader, Cox Communications (Vice Chair of the Board); Linda Welter, Founder & CEO, Caliber Group (Chair of the Board); Edmund Marquez, Agencies Owner, Edmund Marquez Allstate Agencies (Immediate Past Chair); Travis Jones, Accounting and Assurance Senior Manager, BeachFleischman PC (Treasurer)
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TUCSON METRO CHAMBER EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Advocacy
Tucson Metro Chamber is the Ultimate Advocate for Business
By Loni Nannini
The Tucson Metro Chamber of Commerce is a champion for businesses of all sizes.
“We are a bold advocate for probusiness policies and want to educate businesses about why they should care about the issues, how they can get more involved, how they ultimately benefit if pro-business policies go through,” said Michael Guymon, Chamber president and CEO.
The Chamber’s Business Advocacy Team and seven Advocacy Committees help shape government affairs, develop initiatives and other public policy at city and county levels.
The committees include the Coalition Against Retail Theft; Military Affairs Committee; Tucson Restaurant Advisory Council; Tucson Metro Chamber Political Action Committee; the Candidate Evaluation Committee; and two roundtables—the Mining and Construction Workforce Collaborative and the Health Science and Healthcare Workforce Collaborative.
Another key player is the 31-seat Public Policy Council, which guides public policy for the Chamber and is proportionally reflective of its member industries. “Because of this, the recommendations that come out of this council are true representations of our members,” said Zach Yentzer, Chamber VP of business advocacy.
“We ask business owners what keeps them awake at night and what gets them up in the morning,” Yentzer said.
“There are major challenges that make it harder than ever to do business and they need the Chamber’s Business Advocacy Team to tackle these issues. That is how we build public policy from the bottom up.”
Action Plan for Public Policy
The Chamber recently released its Public Policy Guide 2024, which highlights timely issues identified by member businesses: a diversified economy; transportation, infrastructure and water; crime and public safety; land use and regulatory policy for development and construction; workforce development; and homelessness.
“I like to say our Public Policy Guide is the most comprehensive regional snapshot of what businesses are thinking about and the conditions they believe are necessary for their businesses and the community to thrive,” said Yentzer.
Advocacy committee leadership and membership is open to all Chamber members to give small, medium and large businesses equal voices. At monthly meetings, committee members often find that issues and challenges are interconnected.
“Mine is not traditionally a retail business, but the Coalition Against Retail Theft factors into my business since I am constantly buying things for my family. Prices are becoming impossibly high and retail theft is part of that. Plus, my business is located downtown near
retail businesses and there is a spillover effect if they are having issues, and I am inherently concerned about the community where I live and raise my kids,” said Ron Stauffer, a member of CART and owner of Leider Digital, a digital agency specializing in website marketing and SEO.
Building Bridges
Advocacy committees also help bridge the private and public sectors. For example, for 95 years, the Military Affairs Committee has supported Davis-Monthan Air Force Base and other branches of the military throughout Southern Arizona.
“We want to educate people who may not be familiar with the military about what they do, the sacrifices they make, and how they support the United States on the world stage. We also want people to know the military is an economic driver for Tucson,” said Katie Moore, chair of MAC and hotel operations manager of Desert Diamond Casinos.
MAC spearheads programs not covered by federal tax dollars, such as Thanksgiving meals for officers at Davis-Monthan, and Operation Otter Pop, which supplies them with frozen treats and water.
“The Chamber is a strong advocate for businesses, and they want to make sure the business community is heard,” Moore said. “They are out front, working hard to make it easier to do business in Tucson now and in the future.”
Education From Candidates to Emerging Leaders, Tucson Metro Chamber Does its Homework
Education is the hub around which successful business revolves.
“With education and information— and opportunities to be involved with different Chamber committees and programs—our members both bring their subject matter expertise and also grow in their knowledge and awareness of local issues,” said Zach Yentzer, VP of business advocacy for the Tucson Metro Chamber. “This will move the needle for challenges that we are facing in our business community and help us form a platform that is reflective of our members’ expertise and their lived experiences.”
The Chamber’s Education initiatives are often intertwined with Advocacy and Connection and include everything from seminars and meetings to its
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Candidate Evaluation Committee and Emerging Leaders.
“At the Chamber, we are focused on the ‘How’ of Advocacy, and that involves using Education to get members plugged in with us to co-advocate on issues in the community,” said Yentzer.
A Powerful Ally for Political Education
The Chamber educates its members about the platforms of current and prospective local politicians through its Candidate Evaluation Committee.
The committee is a mix of business owners, executives, major employers, and community partners of different political outlooks that are also representative of varied industries.
Each year, the committee develops
a questionnaire and invites submitted responses, resulting in score cards that rank the stance of each candidate on key issues. The committee also produces video interviews with candidates.
“We don’t endorse candidates, but instead go through a lengthy and in-depth education process to produce a package for members and the community that shows where candidates are in relation to business and growing the economy in Southern Arizona,” said Yentzer.
That helps cut through the clutter and bring clarity to what can be a chaotic legislative process.
“This fall, Arizona voters will be making lots of voting decisions that would nor mally be done by the legislature or the governor, and that gives us a lot to
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think through,” Yentzer said. “Having organizations like the Chamber focus on metro issues and bring that information to our members is very valuable.”
A Culture of Civic Activism
The Chamber advocates for civic activism, philanthropic involvement and professional development through its Emerging Leaders.
This cohort of motivated leaders, ages 25 to 40, is dedicated to boosting local business—and career trajectories—through a five-year program that pairs participants with accomplished senior executives. EL members also must serve on a Chamber committee and volunteer with a regional nonprofit.
The experience has been educational and enjoyable for Amanda Bruno, community affairs administrator for Pima Association of Governments and Vice Chair of EL.
Bruno, 31, is currently paired with Lisa Lovallo, VP and market leader for Cox Communications. Her past mentors included Pima County Administra-
“At the Chamber, we are focused on the ‘How’ of Advocacy, and that involves using Education to get members plugged in with us to co-advocate on issues in the community.”
– Zach Yentzer VP of Business Advocacy
Tucson Metro Chamber
tor Jan Lesher and Amber Smith, CEO of Pipeline Arizona.
She credits each of them with providing positive coaching on multiple levels, from assistance with job searches, development of leadership and management skills, and the necessary mindset for professional advancement.
“My first year, I was in the process of looking for a new job and Amber helped me sort through opportunities and prepare for interviews,” Bruno said. “Having her insight when she had been on the hiring side of the process was really valuable and I owe a lot of my success in that process to her support.”
She’s also gratified by the opportunities to network and forge lasting business relationships.
“I appreciate the opportunity to build rapport and relationships with people that I plan to work alongside and serve the community alongside in the future,” said Bruno, who serves on the boards for the Arizona Association for Economic Development and the Junior League of Tucson. She is also incoming Chair of Planned Parenthood of Arizona.
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Congratulations, Ambassadors of the Quarter/Year
Kat Robey, Licensed Professional Counselor & Founder of Let All Thrive Counseling and Coaching, is a dedicated advocate for personal and professional growth. With over 20 years of counseling experience in Arizona, Kat empowers clients to thrive. As 2023 Ambassador of 1st Quarter, she champions Tucson businesses. Contact Kat at Let All Thrive for compassionate counseling and coaching services that inspire positive change.
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Dawn Gerhart, GMD Notary Services: Notary Public & Loan Signing Agent, named 2023 Ambassador of the Year & 2nd Quarter. With a focus on customer service, Dawn assists clients with vital documents including adoptions, refinancing, and power of attorney. Proud member of the Tucson Metro Chamber, fostering connections and celebrating business achievements.
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Nancy Gungor, 2023 Ambassador of the 3rd Quarter, is an agent with Farm Bureau Financial Services in Tucson and Oro Valley. She offers personal and commercial insurance and wealth management services. Nancy is a true cheerleader of Tucson businesses. Contact her at Farm Bureau Financial Services for more information.
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of 4th Quarter & 2024 Ambassador of 1st Quarter. LegalShield offers affordable access to legal services for individuals and business owners, including assistance in writing a will, addressing traffic violations, fighting identity theft, and helping companies with business matters. Contact Eugene for dedicated local business support.
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Connection More than 100 Events for Members
By Loni Nannini
A good network means good business.
Tucson Metro Chamber hosts more than 100 networking events and programs annually for its members.
“While our main focus is on advocacy, we have many, many members who join for a variety of other reasons such as networking and connecting with other businesses,” said Carrie Gilchrist, Chamber VP of membership relations. “We are the voice of business in Tucson, and we are working to better the business community locally.”
The opportunities run the gamut, including monthly breakfast meetings, happy hours, mixers, and speed networking; weekly mission-driven Advocacy Committee meetings; and annual events such as a regional gathering, a business summit, a holiday legislative reception and a University of Arizona Athletics mixer.
The Chamber’s signature event, the 27th annual Tucson Metro Chamber Copper Cactus Awards Presented by Wells Fargo, recognizes businesses and nonprofits for leadership and innovation.
Networking to New Heights
Innovative offerings include Good Morning Tucson, a high-energy monthly breakfast featuring five to seven speakers on topics such as the workforce, business resources, community events and policy. Through these “Lightning Talks,” each speaker is given just seven minutes per presentation to cover a broad range of ideas and concepts.
Recent speakers include Arizona Bowl Executive Director Kym Adair, who discussed the new partnership with Snoop Dogg; a presentation about the benefits of hiring employees with dis-
abilities by WorkAbility; talks highlighting La Fiesta de los Vaqueros Tucson Rodeo, the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show, the Tucson Airport Authority and others. Programs have also covered insurance needs, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity.
“It is fast-paced, informative and educational,” said Gilchrist. “A lot of the information is unusual—these aren’t topics that you would typically think of—and you hear it all in an hour. We have had incredibly positive feedback.”
The breakfasts also offer unique interactions, said Kat Robey, owner of Let All Thrive, which provides mental health counseling for all ages. “These are power-packed conversations with awesome networking where you get breakfast and then move forward with your day.”
“Tucson is a small, close-knit town, and being a Tucson Metro Chamber member makes it more accessible. I am able to connect with other members on resources, supplier issues, and general small business issues.”
– Erica Yngve, President/Owner, AZ Stitch Lab
Ambassadors of Connection
The Chamber’s Ambassadors Program utilizes about 40 members who volunteer at events, meet and welcome new members, and assist with recruitment. Ambassadors also attend business openings and ribbon-cutting ceremonies and present new members with signature swag bags.
The Ambassadors act as extensions of the Chamber staff and as “buddies” to new members, said Robey, who became an Ambassador in 2020.
“We understand what it means to be a business owner in today’s economy in Tucson,” Robey said. “Each new business helps the community thrive and Ambassadors are able to do a lot of business-to-business networking that is very beneficial.”
Super Summit
The Chamber’s popular annual Business Summit & Expo has attracted 400-plus attendees since it began three years ago. The high-powered event helps forge business connections while offering strategic information, said Michael Guymon, Chamber president and CEO
The Spring 2024 event included sessions on access to capital; employee recruitment; employee retention/culture; and employment law.
“These are things that businesses pay consultants and lawyers to assist them with and we provide the information as a service as part of the Summit and Expo. They learn very valuable information that would normally cost them a lot,” said Guymon.
The Expo functions as a resource fair where members can generate new con-
tacts, promote goods and services, and learn about current events.
“Tucson is a small, close-knit town, and being a Tucson Metro Chamber member makes it more accessible. I am able to connect with other members on resources, supplier issues, and general small business issues,” said Erica Yngve, president/owner of Sonoran Stitch Factory & Postcraft Products and Manager of AZ Stitch Lab, a nonprofit that trains industrial sewing machine operators. She is also a member of the Chamber Public Policy Committee.
“They do a great job of highlighting small businesses that otherwise would go unnoticed,” Yngve said. “Their annual Copper Cactus awards mean a lot to our community. They recognize the work of so many individuals, businesses and nonprofits that do good work here in Southern Arizona.”
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TUCSON METRO CHAMBER HIGH-LEVEL INVESTORS
KEYSTONE
AGM Container Controls, Inc.
Arizona Complete Health
Arizona State University
Banner - University Medical Center
Casino Del Sol Resort
Caterpillar Surface Mining and Technology Division
Chase Bank
Citi
Cox Communications, Inc.
Desert Diamond Casino - Sahuarita
Diamond Ventures
D2 Dispensary
Fry’s Food Stores
Hexagon Mining
HSL Properties, Inc.
Jim Click Automotive Team
Lovitt & Touche’, Inc.
Nextrio
PNC
Port of Tucson
Raytheon Missile System
South32 Hermosa Inc.
Tucson Airport Authority
Tucson Electric Power Co.
Tucson Medical Center
UnitedHealthcare
University of Arizona Business Affairs
Vantage West Credit Union
Verizon
Wells Fargo Bank
CATALYST
Alliance Bank of Arizona
Amazon Distribution Center
Arizona Lotus Corp
Arizona Party Rental
Bank of America
BFL Construction
BizTucson Magazine
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona
CAID Industries, Inc.
Caliber Group
Carondelet Health Network
Casa de la Luz
Cigna
Crest Insurance Group, LLC
Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR
Denova Collaborative Health
DPR Construction
El Conquistador Tucson, A Hilton Resort
El Rio Health
Empire Southwest, LLC
Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospitals
Exact Sciences Corporation
Finley Distributing Co.
Gibson’s Office Solutions
HDS, Inc.
Holualoa Companies
HUB International
iHeart Radio
Institute for Better Education
Intuit
JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort & Spa
Long Realty Company
LUMEN
Meridian Wealth Management, LLC
Modular Mining Systems
NextEra Energy
Norville Investments
NuPOINT Marketing
Parsons Steel Builders
Pima Community College
ProVentures, Inc.
Rancho Sahuarita
Si Charro
Sol Flower Dispensary
Sonora Quest Laboratories of Tucson
Southwest Airlines
Southwest Gas Corp.
Sundt Construction, Inc.
Swaim Associates Ltd Architects
Trico Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Tucson Association of Realtors
Tucson Convention Center
Tucson Federal Credit Union
Tucson Local Media
Tucson Media Partners
Tucson Media Studio
Tucson Water
U-Haul Moving & Storage at Automall
Universal Wallboard Corporation
Visit Tucson
Walmart Supercenter
CHAMPION
AAA Landscape
AC Hotels
Advance Auto Parts
Afni, Inc.
Alpha Fleet Services
Arizona Correctional Industries
Arizona Mohs Surgery, PLLC
Arizona Sands Club
Bain Law Firm, PLLC
Barker Contracting, Inc.
BeachFleischman PLLC
Bin Masters
Chamberlain Group
Chasse Building Team
Circle K
CODAC Health, Recovery & Wellness, Inc.
Columbia Southern University
Comfort Systems USA Southwest
CopperPoint Mutual Insurance Company
Dave & Buster’s
Dias Management, Inc.
Elements Fitness + Coaching LLC
Farhang & Medcoff
Film Creations, Ltd.
First Interstate Bank
Hamstra Heating & Cooling, Inc.
HeinfeldMeech
Higher Ground a Resource Center
HomeGoods Tucson Distribution Center
Hughes Federal Credit Union
Kalil Bottling Co.
KB Home
KE & G Construction
KGUN9/The W.W. Scripps Company
Kyte Enterprises
Lapan Sunshine Foundation
LoveBlock
M3 Engineering & Technology Corporation
Mesch, Clark & Rothschild, P.C.
O’Rielly Chevrolet, Inc.
OOROO Auto
Pacific Premier Bank
Pain Institute of Southern Arizona
Paragon Space Development Corporation
Pima Federal Credit Union
Pizza Hut
PMI Global Services, Inc.
Psomas, Inc.
Pueblo Mechanical and Controls, Inc.
PuroClean of Southeast Tucson
Rain Bird Corporation
Republic Services of Arizona
Royal Automotive Group
Saguaro Solar
Santa Rita Landscaping, Inc.
Sears, Gerbo Architecture, LLC
Seldin Real Estate
Sion Power Corporation
Strategy1
Stantec
Sunbelt Holdings
Swire Coca-Cola, USA
The L Office
Tomlinson Financial Group
Tucson Fire Fighters Association, Local 479
Tucson Games & Gadgets
Tucson Orthopaedic Institute
Tucson Roadrunners Hockey Club
Union Pacific Railroad
Ventana Canyon Club and Lodge
Vista Point Properties
WaFdBank
Watermark Retirement Communities
WaterWalk Tucson South
Winsor Consulting Group, LLC
Women’s Foundation for the State of Arizona
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2024 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Lisa
Travis
Rob
Julie Katsel Assistant VP of Community Relations University of Arizona
Michael Guymon President & CEO
Carrie Gilchrist Vice President of Membership Relations
Zach Yentzer Vice President of Business Advocacy
David A. Bowers Regional Partnership Specialist
Stephanie Spencer Business Advocacy Specialist
