Our Leaders

Impact Team Leadership

Impact Team Chairs & Leads

Clint Houston | COVID-19 Response Chair | Family Support Lead | VL Institute Class 41
Clint Houston | COVID-19 Response Chair | Family Support Lead | VL Institute Class 41
Erin Hart | Education Chair | Early Literacy Lead | VL Institute Class 27
Erin Hart | Education Chair | Early Literacy Lead | VL Institute Class 27
Gabriel Jaramillo | Housing & Healthy Neighborhoods Lead | VL Ready Together
Gabriel Jaramillo | Housing & Healthy Neighborhoods Lead | VL Ready Together
Ginger Torres | Tree Cover & Shade Lead | VL Ready Together
Ginger Torres | Tree Cover & Shade Lead | VL Ready Together
Joyceline Elliot | Child Well-Being Chair | Child Welfare System Lead | VL Institute Class 41
Joyceline Elliot | Child Well-Being Chair | Child Welfare System Lead | VL Institute Class 41
Koran Hardimon | Racial Justice Chair | Racial Justice Lead | VL Institute Class 37
Koran Hardimon | Racial Justice Chair | Racial Justice Lead | VL Institute Class 37
Lorenzo Chavez | Postsecondary Access Lead | VL Institute Class 40
Lorenzo Chavez | Postsecondary Access Lead | VL Institute Class 40
Mary Foote | Jobs & Economy Chair | Workforce Development Co-Lead | VL Institute Class 36
Mary Foote | Jobs & Economy Chair | Workforce Development Co-Lead | VL Institute Class 36
Melanie Burm | Workforce Development Co-Lead | VL Institute Class 31
Melanie Burm | Workforce Development Co-Lead | VL Institute Class 31
Dr. Nick Vasquez | Health Chair | VL Institute Class 33
Dr. Nick Vasquez | Health Chair | VL Institute Class 33
Paige Soucie | Opioid Stigma Reduction Lead | VL Catalyze Class 1
Paige Soucie | Opioid Stigma Reduction Lead | VL Catalyze Class 1
Patricia Ewanski | Environmental Sustainability Chair | Arizona Thrives Support Lead | VL Institute Class 41
Patricia Ewanski | Environmental Sustainability Chair | Arizona Thrives Support Lead | VL Institute Class 41
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Impact Team Members

Child Well-Being

Ashley Oakley | Child Welfare System | VL Catalyze Class 1
Ashley Oakley | Child Welfare System | VL Catalyze Class 1
Isaiah Lopez | Child Welfare System | VL Ready Together
Isaiah Lopez | Child Welfare System | VL Ready Together
Joe Atkielski | Family Support | VL Accelerate 2019
Joe Atkielski | Family Support | VL Accelerate 2019
Joyceline Elliot | Family Support | VL Institute Class 41
Joyceline Elliot | Family Support | VL Institute Class 41
Lauren Grucky | Child Welfare System | VL Catalyze Class 1
Lauren Grucky | Child Welfare System | VL Catalyze Class 1
Leslie Barakat | Family Support | VL Institute Class 34
Leslie Barakat | Family Support | VL Institute Class 34
Matthew Stewart | Child Welfare System | VL Catalyze Class 1
Matthew Stewart | Child Welfare System | VL Catalyze Class 1
Mike Sonenberg | Child Welfare System | VL Catalyze Class 1
Mike Sonenberg | Child Welfare System | VL Catalyze Class 1
Molly Peterson | Child Welfare System | VL Ready Together
Molly Peterson | Child Welfare System | VL Ready Together
Roger Lurie | Child Welfare System | VL Ready Together
Roger Lurie | Child Welfare System | VL Ready Together
Stephan Flaaen | Family Support | VL Institute Class 41
Stephan Flaaen | Family Support | VL Institute Class 41
Tania Tammaro | Child Welfare System | VL Catalyze Class 1
Tania Tammaro | Child Welfare System | VL Catalyze Class 1
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Education

Adam Fielding | Postsecondary Access | VL Ready Together
Adam Fielding | Postsecondary Access | VL Ready Together
David Scott | Early Literacy | VL Catalyze Class 1
David Scott | Early Literacy | VL Catalyze Class 1
Dawn Craft | Early Literacy | Arizona PBS
Dawn Craft | Early Literacy | Arizona PBS
Dawn Gerundo | Early Literacy | Valley of the Sun United Way
Dawn Gerundo | Early Literacy | Valley of the Sun United Way
Heather Kivatinos | Early Literacy | VL Institute Class 39
Heather Kivatinos | Early Literacy | VL Institute Class 39
Jake Adams | Early Literacy | Southwest Human Development
Jake Adams | Early Literacy | Southwest Human Development
Kent Wilson | Early Literacy | VL Ready Together
Kent Wilson | Early Literacy | VL Ready Together
Kim Gathers | Early Literacy | VL Institute Class 41
Kim Gathers | Early Literacy | VL Institute Class 41
Lisa Beohm | Early Literacy | VL Ready Together
Lisa Beohm | Early Literacy | VL Ready Together
Marlee Mauvis | Postsecondary Access | VL Institute Class 41
Marlee Mauvis | Postsecondary Access | VL Institute Class 41
Monica Mesa | Early Literacy | VL Catalyze Class 1
Monica Mesa | Early Literacy | VL Catalyze Class 1
Paula Hutchinson | Early Literacy | VL Catalyze Class 1
Paula Hutchinson | Early Literacy | VL Catalyze Class 1
Shereka Jackson | Postsecondary Access | VL Institute Class 39
Shereka Jackson | Postsecondary Access | VL Institute Class 39
Soilo Felix | Postsecondary Access, | VL Institute Class 39
Soilo Felix | Postsecondary Access, | VL Institute Class 39
Stephan Flaaen | Early Literacy | VL Institute Class 41
Stephan Flaaen | Early Literacy | VL Institute Class 41
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Environmental Sustainability

Barbara Trapido Lurie | Tree Cover & Shade | VL Ready Together
Barbara Trapido Lurie | Tree Cover & Shade | VL Ready Together
Candice Gimbel | Arizona Thrives Support | VL Ready Together
Candice Gimbel | Arizona Thrives Support | VL Ready Together
Lea Cheshareck Qalhashahi | Arizona Thrives Support | VL Catalyze Class 1
Lea Cheshareck Qalhashahi | Arizona Thrives Support | VL Catalyze Class 1
Linda Qian | Arizona Thrives Support | VL Catalyze Class 1
Linda Qian | Arizona Thrives Support | VL Catalyze Class 1
Sam Lowry | Arizona Thrives Support | VL Ready Together
Sam Lowry | Arizona Thrives Support | VL Ready Together
Samantha Tavares | Tree Cover & Shade | VL Ready Together
Samantha Tavares | Tree Cover & Shade | VL Ready Together
Tammy Bosse | Arizona Thrives Support | VL Institute Class 15
Tammy Bosse | Arizona Thrives Support | VL Institute Class 15
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Health

Amy Cantwell | Opioid Stigma Reduction | VL Ready Together
Amy Cantwell | Opioid Stigma Reduction | VL Ready Together
Amy Schwabenlender | Housing & Healthy Neighborhoods | VL Institute Class 34
Amy Schwabenlender | Housing & Healthy Neighborhoods | VL Institute Class 34
Arturo Perez | Housing & Healthy Neighborhoods | VL Ready Together
Arturo Perez | Housing & Healthy Neighborhoods | VL Ready Together
Ash Uss | Housing & Healthy Neighborhoods | VL Catalyze 2022
Ash Uss | Housing & Healthy Neighborhoods | VL Catalyze 2022
Christine Bracamonte Wiggs | Opioid Stigma Reduction | VL Institute Class 41
Christine Bracamonte Wiggs | Opioid Stigma Reduction | VL Institute Class 41
Debra Stevens | Opioid Stigma Reduction | VL Institute Class 22
Debra Stevens | Opioid Stigma Reduction | VL Institute Class 22
Eva Olivas | Housing & Healthy Neighborhoods | Phoenix Revitalization Corporation
Eva Olivas | Housing & Healthy Neighborhoods | Phoenix Revitalization Corporation
Inder Gunnala | Housing & Healthy Neighborhoods | VL Catalyze Class 1
Inder Gunnala | Housing & Healthy Neighborhoods | VL Catalyze Class 1
Joan Serviss | Housing & Healthy Neighborhoods | VL Catalyze 2022
Joan Serviss | Housing & Healthy Neighborhoods | VL Catalyze 2022
John Koch | Opioid Stigma Reduction | VL Institute Class 41
John Koch | Opioid Stigma Reduction | VL Institute Class 41
Kristina Crane | Opioid Stigma Reduction | VL Accelerate 2018
Kristina Crane | Opioid Stigma Reduction | VL Accelerate 2018
Matt Ederer | Opioid Stigma Reduction | VL Catalyze Class 1
Matt Ederer | Opioid Stigma Reduction | VL Catalyze Class 1
Meka Allen | Housing & Healthy Neighborhoods | VL Catalyze Class 1
Meka Allen | Housing & Healthy Neighborhoods | VL Catalyze Class 1
Michael Trailor | Housing & Healthy Neighborhoods | Native American Connections
Michael Trailor | Housing & Healthy Neighborhoods | Native American Connections
Stephanie Brewer | Housing & Healthy Neighborhoods | VL Catalyze Class 1
Stephanie Brewer | Housing & Healthy Neighborhoods | VL Catalyze Class 1
Tamara Wright | Housing & Healthy Neighborhoods | VL Ready Together
Tamara Wright | Housing & Healthy Neighborhoods | VL Ready Together
Vicki Broman | Food & Nutrition | VL Catalyze Class 1
Vicki Broman | Food & Nutrition | VL Catalyze Class 1
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Jobs & Economy

Alison Rapping | Workforce Development | VL Institute Class 20
Alison Rapping | Workforce Development | VL Institute Class 20
Amy Freeman | Workforce Development | VL Catalyze Class 1
Amy Freeman | Workforce Development | VL Catalyze Class 1
Anne Landers | Workforce Development | VL Ready Together
Anne Landers | Workforce Development | VL Ready Together
Carrie Kelly | Workforce Development | VL Catalyze Class 1
Carrie Kelly | Workforce Development | VL Catalyze Class 1
Devina Joiner | Workforce Development | VL Accelerate 2018
Devina Joiner | Workforce Development | VL Accelerate 2018
Erin Chastain | Workforce Development | VL Ready Together
Erin Chastain | Workforce Development | VL Ready Together
Joe Barba | Workforce Development | VL Catalyze Class 1
Joe Barba | Workforce Development | VL Catalyze Class 1
Julie Schaffer | Workforce Development | VL Catalyze Class 1
Julie Schaffer | Workforce Development | VL Catalyze Class 1
Kristina Sabetta | Workforce Development | VL Catalyze Class 1
Kristina Sabetta | Workforce Development | VL Catalyze Class 1
Vicky Campo | Workforce Development | VL Institute Class 36
Vicky Campo | Workforce Development | VL Institute Class 36
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Racial Justice

Christian Osmeña | Racial Justice | VL Ready Together
Christian Osmeña | Racial Justice | VL Ready Together
Guillermo Velez | Racial Justice | VL Catalyze Class 1
Guillermo Velez | Racial Justice | VL Catalyze Class 1
Jane Van Dae | Racial Justice | VL Catalyze Class 1
Jane Van Dae | Racial Justice | VL Catalyze Class 1
Kaitlyn Shaw | Racial Justice | VL Catalyze Class 1
Kaitlyn Shaw | Racial Justice | VL Catalyze Class 1
Leah Marche | Racial Justice | VL Ready Together
Leah Marche | Racial Justice | VL Ready Together
Louann Phillips | Racial Justice | VL Ready Together
Louann Phillips | Racial Justice | VL Ready Together
Rachel Phillips | Racial Justice | VL Catalyze Class 1
Rachel Phillips | Racial Justice | VL Catalyze Class 1
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Contributors

Aaron Bare
Abby Wilkymacky
Adam Fielding 
Amy Schwabenlender
Anne Landers
Barbara Trapido-Lurie
Candice Gimbel
Charles Lucking
Christian Osmeña
Clint Houston
Devina Williams

Diana Herrera
Isaiah Lopez
Jasmine Figueroa
Jennifer Holsman Tetreault
Justin Brandt
Karla Robles
Leslie Barakat
Leslie Benner
Lisa Beohm
Melissa Boydston

Molly Peterson
Nick Willis
Nina Targovnik 
Peggy Peixoto
Roger Lurie
Roy Tatem
Sakina Pasha
Salvador Bretts
Samuel Lowry
Suzanne Reed
Wyatt Buchanan