The board of directors
is the university's oldest support group. It exists to serve
ASU and to keep alumni and friends of ASU involved with the university.
The board of directors is the governing volunteer body of the
Alumni Association, officially recognizing all alumni support
organizations.
ASUAA Board of Directors 2009-2010
Officers
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Chairman
William D. Kavan '92
William graduated from ASU in 1992 with
a B.A. in political science. He is the president of Archon Ventures and Advancement Product Specialist, SunGard Higher Education.
His service to the association includes serving as chair of the Founders' Day committee. In addition to his affiliation with the Alumni Association board, William is
also a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon Alumni Board, the Orpheus Chorus Board,
and the Citrus Mountain Estates Board. He makes his home in Phoenix, AZ.
Community Involvement: Delta Kappa Epsilon International Fraternity; Theta Upsilon Literary Association; Citrus Mountain Estates; Council for Advancement and Support of Education; Association of Advancement Services Professionals. |
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Chair-Elect
Christopher Spinella '83
Spinella is CEO of Apriva, a company specializing in wireless applications and smart card technologies. An entrepreneur at heart, he also co-founded NetSearch, LLC, a wireless application company and was the chairman and co-founder of Zanova, Inc.
He has been actively involved with the ASU Alumni Association, serving as founding member and past president of the Leadership Scholarship Chapter. While on the Association board, Chris has served on the audit committee, the finance committee, and the scholarship committee. He is a life member of the Alumni Association. He makes his home in Paradise Valley, AZ.
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Treasurer
Gilbert Jimenez '67
Gilbert graduated from ASU in 1967 with a B.S. degree in Business Administration.
He is the president of Colonia Bank.
Gilbert makes his home in Scottsdale and also volunteers as a board member for
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Past-Chairwoman
Maria L. Hesse '77, '84 M.B.A.
Dr. Hesse earned a B.S. degree
(1977) and a M.B.A. (1984) from ASU. She is the Vice Provost for Community College Partnerships at ASU.
She is a resident of Gilbert and is involved in a number of community activities,
most of which are related to economic and workforce development.
Additional Information:
East Valley Partnership Board; East Valley Think Tank; CHW
East Valley Hospitals Board;
Gilbert & Chandler Economic Development Advisory Boards;
Gilbert & Chandler Chamber of Commerce Boards; Chandler Education
Foundation Board. |
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President
Christine K. Wilkinson '66, '76 Ph.D.
Christine
is the president of the ASU Alumni Association, as well as senior
vice president and secretary of the university. She also teaches
regularly and chairs doctoral committees as a tenured faculty member
in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies.
She currently serves on the Southwest Autism Resource and Research
Center Board and the Arizona
Hospital and Healthcare Association Board. She lives
in Tempe, AZ. |
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Robert Boschee '83, '85 M.B.A.
Bob is currently a wealth management advisor with Merrill Lynch and a principal partner of the Ashley & Boschee Group, a division of Merrill Lynch that serves a select clientele. Bob has served on the board’s Finance Committee and also as a representative for the Alumni Association on the ASU Foundation Investment Committee. He enjoys biking, golf and raising two future Sun Devils.
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Barbara Clark '84
Barbara is a community volunteer.
She lives in Chandler, AZ.
She currently serves as chair for the Founders' Day Committe; the AZK-12 Center Board; AZ STEM Center; AZ StRUT. |
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George Diaz Jr. '96, '99 M.P.A.
George is the senior public affairs representative for Pinnacle West Capital
Corp. He makes his home in Phoenix, AZ.
George currently serves on the
United Methodist Outreach Ministries Homeless Shelter Governing Board; Chicanos Por La Causa; United Blood Services; Community Leadership Council; March of Dimes AZ Chapter; Junior League of Phoenix. |
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Andy Hanshaw '87
Andy is executive director at Discover Pacific Beach.
Andy currently serves as
the president of the San Diego Chapter. |
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Dan Mullen '66
Currently president and a member of the board of directors of Continental Leasing Company, Dan also serves on the boards of Amerco, U-Haul International, Oxford Life Insurance Company and the C. Myers Corporation. He has held leadership positions in numerous philanthropic and educational boards, including the ASU Parents Association and the Barrett Honors College Parent Leadership Council; AMERICO; U-Haul International; Oxford Life Insurance Company; C. Myers Corporation; Interfaith Cooperative Ministries. |
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R. Kathleene "Kathy" Paul
'72
Kathleene graduated from ASU in 1972 with a degree in political science. She
works as a senior assistant counsel for the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Agency. She now resides in San Francisco, CA.
Community Involvement:
Junior League of Monterey County, Sustainer; Zonta Club of Monterey (District
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Tara McCollum Plese '78, '84 M.P.A.
Tara McCollum Plese holds two degrees from ASU: a B.A. in Political Science (1978)
and a M.P.A. degree, which she earned in 1984. She is the director of government
and media relations for the Arizona Association of Community Health Centers, Director of Government and Media Relations.
In addition to her service to the Alumni Association, Tara has also been appointed
to the AZ State Medical Advisory Board,
and is a board member of Maricopa County Health Care for the Homeless. She makes
her home in Tempe, AZ. |
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Martin Quintana '87, 04 M.B.A.
Since 1998, Martin Quintana has been the executive vice president of corporate
services and chief financial officer for Chicanos Por La Causa, a Hispanic advocacy
organization.
Quintana has also worked for Alliant/Kraft Foodservice as an accountant and accounting
manager.
Martin also serves on the boards of the W.P. Carey Executive MBA Alumni Program; NPower Arizona; Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Protecting Arizona Families Coalition and Parenting Arizona. He makes his home in Chandler, AZ. |
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Todd Siffren '91
Todd is a CPA with Whitman Financial, a public accounting firm that specializes in tax, accounting and investment services for profit and non-profit organizations. He has been chair of the Alumni Association Audit Committee. Todd enjoys following Sun Devil football, playing golf, hiking and coaching his two future Sun Devils’ athletic teams. |
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Steven Balthazor '91
Steven is co-founder and chief technology officer at Socious, which is located in Chandler. His engineering degree at ASU was focused on nuclear science. |
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Dave Benner '02
Dave is owner of DB12 Leadership and Law Enforcement Consulting, LLC. He is also president of the Criminal Justice and Criminology
alumni chapter.
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Charlie Broucek '93
Charlie is vice president for Hays Companies. He makes his home in Phoenix, AZ. He is currently the president of the W. P. Carey School of Business Chapter.
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Dave Covert '78
Dave is Senior VP, Hospital Operations with MedCath, Inc. David earned his bachelor’s degree in accounting from ASU and is involved with other organizations, including the AZ Hospital & Health Care Association; American Society of Certified Public Accountants; Dillon Southwest; AZ Orthopedic Surgical Hospital. |
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Eddie DeVall '93
Eddie earned his B.S. in Communications from ASU in 1993 and works at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc.. In addition to serving
on the Alumni Board, Eddie is president of the Los Angeles chapter of the Association.
He makes his home in Los Angeles, CA. |
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Christine Devine '87
Christine Devine works as a news anchor on Fox News 11 in Los Angeles. She has won eight Emmys and a number of other awards for her work as a broadcaster and is an inductee into the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication’s Alumni Hall of Fame. Devine frequently serves as emcee for various ASU-related events and organizations and acts as a spokeswoman for the university’s Office of Undergraduate Admissions. Devine is a life member of the Alumni Association.
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Dr. Mark Duplissis '92, '97 M.Ed.,
'06 Ed.D.
Dr. Duplissis holds two degrees from ASU: an undergraduate degree in education (’92
B.A.) and a M.Ed. degree, earned in 1997.
Mark is the executive director of High School Relations for the Office of University Student Initiatives at ASU. He is a College of Education Alumni
Board member and participates in the College
of Education Dean’s Council. He makes his home in Chandler, AZ.
Community
Involvement: College of Education Alumni Board member; College of Education Dean's Council.
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Theresa Esparza '94 M.T.
Currently director of tax with P.F. Chang’s China Bistro, Inc., Theresa has worked in the utility industry and has experience in both a Big 4 CPA firm and a local CPA firm. Theresa’s commitment to her community is reflected in numerous volunteer affiliations.
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Dick Foreman '76, '79 M.P.A.
Dick is director of corporate public affairs at Southwest Gas Corporation. He is chairman of the board for the Arizona Tax Research Association and an executive committee and board member for the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce. He also serves as a commissioner on the Arizona Motion Picture Advisory Board.
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Curtis Frasier '77
Curtis is General Counsel of Upstream Americas with Shell Energy Resources Company. His background in education and law complements his expertise as a leader in the business world. His wife, Pam, is also an ASU alum and practices law in the Houston area.
Community Involvement: ASU Global Institute of Sustainability; The Keystone Center for Sciences, Policy, and Education; Houston Achievement Place. |
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Matt Gervin '01
Matt currently works as a professional liability broker for Travis Pedersen & Associates and makes his home in Scottsdale, AZ. Matt serves on the Sigma Phi Epsilon - AZ Alpha board. |
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Bret Giles '87
Bret is president and co-founder of the Tempe-based business Sitewire Marketspace Solutions, LLC. He is co-chair of the Phoenix Father’s Day Council and chair-elect of the Downtown Tempe Community Council. |
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Jonell Lucca '95
Jonell earned her B.S. in Political Science from ASU in 1995. She is the Deputy County Attorney for the Drug Enforcement Bureau in Maricopa County. She makes her
home in Chandler, AZ. |
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Vada O'Hara Manager '83
Vada is chairman and CEO of manager Global Consulting Group. He is a member of the Ashland, Inc. board; USMA/West Point Civilian Public Affairs; Global Issues Management Council; American Council on Germany. He makes his home in Phoenix, AZ.
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Phillip Moore '66, '67 M.S.E.
Phillip holds two engineering degrees from ASU: a B.S.E., earned in 1966, and
a M.S.E., earned in 1967. He is a principal engineer at General Dynamics in Scottsdale.
Phillip makes his home in Phoenix, AZ.
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Jeffrey Olen '96
Jeff is a senior software developer for Goodwin Procter,
LLP and serves as president of ASU's New England alumni chapter.
He makes his home in Belmont, Mass.
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Anne Sawkiw '99
Anne graduated from ASU in 1999 with a B.A. degree in Humanities. She works as a program director for Episcopal Charities and Community Services in Chicago, IL.
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Jim Shaughnessy '72
Jim is a partner at American Telecast Corporation. He was a member of the ASU football team during Frank Kush’s coaching tenure. As an alum, he has generously hosted Sun Devil Send Offs for incoming Sun Devil freshmen for the past three years and assisted in the formation of the Philadelphia alumni chapter. |
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Darren Skarecky '94
Darren is vice president of finance for Insight Enterprises in Tempe. He is a Certified Public Accountant. |
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Dr. John Sparks '57
An equine veterinarian, John has a specialized, nationwide practice caring for show horses. John was a founding member of the national agricultural fraternity Alpha Gamma Rho and earned his bachelor’s degree from ASU in engineering. He has faithfully supported ASU as an alumnus, including participating in the 2008 Founders’ Day celebration as an Anniversary Sponsor. He was preceded at Arizona State by his grandmother and is a proud member of a four-generation ASU family, as his son and grandson are also alumni. |
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Joseph Udall '92 J.D.
Joseph is a business and estate planning attorney at the law firm of Joseph M. Udall, P.L.C. He practices and makes his home in Mesa, AZ. |
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Kathy Duffy Ybarra '81
Kathy is president and CEO of the Duffy Group, which is based in Phoenix. She is president of the Moon Valley Chapter of the National Charity League and a board member for the Catholic Tuition Organization of the Diocese of Phoenix. |
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