The People Behind First Place®
Board of Directors (Click for bios)
Howard Sobelman
Board Chair
Snell & Wilmer Partner & Tyler's Dad
Joyce Millard Hoie
Vice Chair
Former Raising Special Kids Executive Director & Matt's Mom
Kathy Hancock
Board Secretary
Vertex Advisors Group Consultant
Bruce Schwartz
Board Treasurer
Former Jerith Manufacturing Co., Inc. Owner & President & Emily’s Dad
Amit Basak
Board Member
Chairman, President & Co-Founder, Full Potential Solutions
Paul Penzone
Board Member
Sheriff of Maricopa County
Denise D. Resnik
Board Member
First Place Founder, President/CEO
SARRC Co-Founder & Emeritus Board Member
DRA Collective Founder & CEO
& Matt's Mom
Lorenzo Romero
Board Member
CFO of BASIS Educational Ventures
Juan Salgado
Board Member
Phoenix IDA CEO
Phoenix Community
Development & Investment Corp. CEO
Michael Trailor
Board Member
Gold Key Consulting CEO
Greg Wells
Board Member
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona
Senior Vice President & Chief People Officer
Leadership
Sarah Amaral
Director of Development
Mary Ann Bashaw
Communication Specialist
Maureen Casey
Director, Global Leadership Institute's Colonel Harland Sanders Center for Applied Research and The Daniel Jordan Fiddle Foundation Center for Public Policy
Lexie Barraza, CTRS
Director of Community Life & Wellness
Natasha Grant, MNLM
Director of Workplace & Community Inclusion
Renée Greene
Executive Coordinator
brad herron-valenzuela
Director, Global Leadership Institute's Phoenix IDA Center for Education, Training & Employment
Alyssa Land
Digital Marketing & Creative Coordinator
Jessica Luna MMHW
Director of Supports & Mental Health Coordinator
Sarah Marchese M.Sc., SHRM-CP
Human Resources Manager
Kim Monette
Director of Property Relations
Josh Munoz
Family & Community Outreach Coordinator
Tom Ortega
Director, Global Leadership Institute's Mulzet Center for Expression
Michael Stoffey
Director of Finance