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CHRISTOPHER CANO

Director of Artistic Operations and the Marion Roose Pullin Opera Studio Arizona Opera Sector: Arts

The Marion Roose Pullin Opera Studio of Arizona Opera is currently celebrating its 15th season.

Over the past 15 years, Arizona Opera has auditioned thousands of gifted hopefuls who long to come to Arizona to have a first-hand experience working on one of the most respected operatic stages in the country singing secondary and leading roles in Arizona Opera’s mainstage offerings.

Singers, pianists and aspiring stage directors come to work with world renowned casts and creatives to hone their craft, learning from some of the most respected individuals in the operatic industry, all the while developing their own sense of artistry and discovering their own artistic voices over the course of two seasons in residency.

In addition to being seen on stages in Phoenix and Tucson, Marion Roose Pullin Studio Artists are the artistic ambassadors for Arizona Opera through various opportunities and performances throughout the country. Many former and current Studio Artists have gone on to make major debuts in some of the major opera houses and festivals in the world.

Arizona Opera azopera.org A seasoned recitalist, orchestra soloist and collaborative pianist, Christopher Cano has performed throughout the US, Mexico, Israel, Europe, and the Far East. He has prepared singers for appearances at the renowned venues internationally; and similarly for orchestral appearances. As a collaborative artist, he has played in the masterclasses acclaimed of such luminaries as Licia Albanese, Fedora Barbieri and Anna Moffo.

STACY CLINE

Corporate Sustainability senior director GoDaddy Sector: Technology

We launched mentoring as a component of our Empower by GoDaddy program in 2017.

Our approach at GoDaddy is to apply what we do best — being digital teachers and coaches; mentors and relentless advocates — as we focus on supporting the unique needs of entrepreneurs around the world. Internally, our goal is to create a thoughtful, high-impact experience for our employee volunteers that allows them to live our vision and mission daily, and to help employees experience first-hand how they can give back to communities and improve lives.

Employee mentors teach workshops, run small-group coaching sessions and work one-on-one with small business owners to help turn their entrepreneurial goals into reality. There’s a menu of opportunities and options available to participate — whether an employee has a lot of time to give or a little — and we’re proud to partner with organizations locally, like Better Business Bureau® Serving the Pacific Southwest, to further extend our program offerings and support local economies.

GoDaddy godaddy.com Stacy Cline is GoDaddy’s Corporate Sustainability senior director responsible for driving the strategic direction of GoDaddy’s ESG efforts, social impact programs, CSR processes and initiatives, and engagement across cultures to create business value. Her passion for inclusive entrepreneurship is evident in her experiences running the Empower by GoDaddy program that equips entrepreneurs in underserved communities with the resources and networks needed to accelerate their journeys.

JIM GMELICH

Culture Champion CHASSE Building Team Sector: Construction

Mentorship programs bring enthusiasm, energy and excitement to the job both for the mentor and mentee and provide a boost for the business’s overall culture, not to mention for its clients or other target audiences. It also brings innovation. We formalized our biggest mentorship project — our internship program — in 2008. It has served to support the growth and development of nearly 200 individuals in the local construction industry to date, many whom we’ve hired ourselves.

Our focus is fixed on not only teaching but learning, the hallmark of any good mentorship program. Everyone has a role and, though our seasoned teammates have more industry experience than our interns, our growth and development as professionals is impacted by the interns that we serve, and vice versa.

Good programs require variety — the spice of life — so ours offers field work, project management, preconstruction, project coordination, marketing and business development over the course of time. Passion, partnership, and reputation are the foundation of our company and at the heart of our internship program.

CHASSE Building Team chasse.us Jim Gmelich is Culture Champion at CHASSE Building Team, an employee-owned local general contractor with more than $400 million in Arizona projects annually. A former client and both a former education and nonprofit leader, Gmelich directs professional and leadership development and career progression while cultivating, promoting and celebrating CHASSE’s extraordinary culture.