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Michael Abecassis, M.D.

Dean
University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson

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P. David Adelson, M.D., FACS, FAAP

Director, Barrow Neuroscience Institute & Chief, Pediatric Neurosurgery/Children’s Neurosciences
Phoenix Children’s Hospital

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The Honorable Amanda Aguirre

President & CEO
Regional Center for Border Health

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 Ann-Marie Alameddin

President & CEO
Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association

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John Arnold

Executive Director
Arizona Board of Regents

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Will Aylor

Assistant Vice President for Research
Northern Arizona University

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Jeremy Babendure, Ph.D.

Executive Director
SciTech Institute

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Jennifer Kehlet Barton, Ph.D.

Director
BIO5 Institute, University of Arizona

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Carla Berg, MHS

Deputy Director, Public Health Services
Arizona Department of Health Services

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The Honorable Betsey Bayless

President Emeritus
Maricopa Integrated Health System

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Ben Beckstead, Ph.D.

Vascular Category Leader
W.L. Gore & Associates

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Shane Burgess, Ph.D., D.V.M.

Vice President and Dean
College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
University of Arizona

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Chris Camacho

President & CEO
Greater Phoenix Economic Council

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Elizabeth “Betsy” Cantwell, Ph.D.

Senior Vice President for Research and Innovation
University of Arizona

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Dennis Carey

Executive Director
Pima County Medical Society

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The Honorable Cathy Carlat

Mayor
City of Peoria

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Ji Mi Choi

Vice President, Knowledge Enterprise
Arizona State University

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Christina Corieri

Senior Policy Advisor to Governor Ducey
Governor’s Office

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The Honorable Paul Deasy

Mayor
City of Flagstaff

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Dave Dexter

President & CEO
Sonora Quest Laboratories

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Debbie Dicarlo

CEO
Cancer Support Community Arizona

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David Engelthaler, Ph.D.

Director, Programs and Operations
TGen North

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Maureen Fahey

Chief of Staff, Office of the CEO
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona

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Brandy Flores

Alliance Development Manager
Pfizer

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The Honorable Kate Gallego

Mayor
City of Phoenix

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Jyotsna Ghai, Ph.D.

Vice President, Product Development
Roche Tissue Diagnostics (Ventana Medical Systems)

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Jim Goulka

Chairman & Managing Director
AZ Tech Investors

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Robert S. Green, Esq.

Former President & CEO
EndoVantage, LLC

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Mary Jo Gregory, FACHE, RN

President & CEO
The NARBHA Institute

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David J. Gullen, M.D.

Chair, Board of Directors, Flinn Foundation
Community Internal Medicine
Mayo Clinic (retired)

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The Honorable Deb Gullett

Executive Director
Arizona Association of Health Plans

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Geoffrey Gurtner, M.D.

Professor and Chair
University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson

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Michael Guymon

President and CEO
Tucson Metro Chamber of Commerce

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Sharon J. Harper

President & CEO
The Plaza Companies

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The Honorable Kevin Hartke

Mayor
City of Chandler

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Gabrielle Finley-Hazle

President
Dignity Health Arizona Central & West Valley

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The Honorable Daniel Hernandez, Jr.

Arizona House of Representatives

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Doug Hockstad

Assistant Vice President, Tech Launch Arizona
University of Arizona

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Tom Hornaday

President
Hornaday Development LLC

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Matthew Hulver, Ph.D.

Vice President, Research
Arizona State University

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Gail Jackson

President & CEO
Economic Collaborative of Northern Arizona

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Heidi Jannenga

Co-Founder and Chief Clinical Officer
WebPT

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Kyle Jardine

Director, Development
Wexford Science and Technology

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Holly Jensen

Vice President, Communications
University of Arizona

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Paul Keim, Ph.D.

Cowden Chair & Regents Professor
Northern Arizona University

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Gretchen Kinsella

Arizona Business Unit Leader
DPR Construction

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Joan Koerber-Walker

President & CEO
Arizona BioIndustry Association

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Melissa Kotrys

CEO
Contexture

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David Krietor

Executive Director
Phoenix Biomedical Campus

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Joshua LaBaer, M.D., Ph.D.

Executive Director
Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University

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The Honorable John Lewis

President & CEO
PHX East Valley Partnership

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Matt Likens

President & CEO
GT Medical Technologies

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Jack W. Lunsford

President
The Lunsford Group

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Christine Mackay

Director, Community and Economic Development
City of Phoenix

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Joann MacMaster

CEO
Desert Angels

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Richard Mallery, Esq.

Founding Chair & CEO, International Genomics Consortium
Partner
Snell & Wilmer, LLP

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Marie Jay Maningo-Salinas, Ph.D.

Vice Chair, Research
Mayo Clinic

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Libby McDannell

CEO
Arizona Medical Association

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John McElligott

Executive Director
Maricopa County Medical Society

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Jon W. McGarity

President
EthiX Associates

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The Honorable Kate Brophy McGee

Arizona State Senate (Retired)

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Mike Mobley, Ph.D.

Executive Director, Office for Research and Innovation
Grand Canyon University

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Jeffrey D. Morton

Partner
Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

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Rick Naimark

Associate Vice President of Program Development Planning
Arizona State University

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Matthew Nelson

Manager of Research Operations
St. Joseph’s Hospital & Medical Center

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The Honorable Douglas Nicholls

Mayor
City of Yuma

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The Honorable David Ortega

Mayor
City of Scottsdale

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Nina Ossanna, Ph.D.

Chair
Bioindustry Organization of Southern Arizona

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Kimberly Ott

Assistant to the President, Executive Communication and Media Relations
Northern Arizona University

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Katie Paquet

Vice President, Media Relations & Strategic Communications
Arizona State University

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Julie M. Pastrick

President & CEO
Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce

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Susan Pepin, M.D.

Managing Director of Health and Clinical Partnerships
Arizona State University – Knowledge Enterprise

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Mara Pernick

Partner, Cancer Fund

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The Honorable Brigette Peterson

Mayor
City of Gilbert

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Suzanne Pfister

President & CEO
Vitalyst Health Foundation

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Liz Pocock

CEO
Startup Tucson

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The Honorable Christian Price

Mayor
City of Maricopa

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Steve Purves

President & CEO
Maricopa Integrated Health System

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Matthew Rank, M.D.

Professor of Medicine; Chair, Division of Allergy, Asthma, and Clinical Immunology
Mayo Clinic

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Guy Reed, M.D.

Dean
University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix

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Eric Reiman, M.D.

Board of Directors, Flinn Foundation
Chief Executive Officer
Banner Research

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Darcy Renfro

Director of Workforce and Economic Development
Maricopa Community Colleges

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Jessica Rigler

Assistant Director
Blue Cross Blue Shield Arizona

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Nannon Roosa

President
CATS Tonometer

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Todd Sanders

President & CEO
Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce

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Rick Schnellmann, Ph.D.

Dean
University of Arizona College of Pharmacy

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Tom Schumann

Executive Director
Center for Entrepreneurial Innovation

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Ronald E. Shoopman

Director of Innovation and Special Projects
Southern Arizona Leadership Council
Former Chair
Arizona’s Bioscience Roadmap Steering Committee

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Martin Shultz

Former Chair
Arizona’s Bioscience Roadmap Steering Committee

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Christopher J. Smith, Ph.D.

Vice President/Research Director
Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center

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Joseph Snell

President & CEO
Sun Corridor Inc.

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Janet Spear

General Manager
Bristol-Myers Squibb

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Carol Stewart

Associate Vice President
Tech Parks Arizona

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Julia Strange

Vice President, Community Benefit
Tucson Medical Center

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Joann Sweasy, Ph.D.

Director
University of Arizona Cancer Center

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Kristen Swingle

Interim President and CEO
Critical Path Institute

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T. Paul Thomas

CEO
Northern Arizona Leadership Alliance

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Catherine Todero, Ph.D.

Vice Provost of Health Sciences Campuses
Creighton University

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Jeffrey M. Trent, Ph.D.

President & Research Director
Translational Genomics Research Institute

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Robert T. Trotter II, Ph.D.

Associate Vice President for Health Research Initiatives
Northern Arizona University

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Victor Waddell, Ph.D.

Executive Director
Arizona Biomedical Research Centre
Arizona Department of Health Services

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Sandra Watson

President & CEO
Arizona Commerce Authority

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The Honorable Jeff Weninger

Arizona House of Representatives

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Jason Wilder, Ph.D.

Vice President for Research
University of Arizona

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Glenn Williamson

Founder & CEO
Canada Arizona Business Council

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The Honorable Joe Winfield

Mayor
Town of Oro Valley

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The Honorable Corey Woods

Mayor
City of Tempe

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Raymond L. Woosley, M.D., Ph.D.

President
CredibleMeds

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Russ Yelton

CEO
Yelton & Associates

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Fanny Zylstra

Director of Operations
TGen

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Steven Zylstra

President & CEO
Arizona Technology Council

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Flinn Foundation Bioscience Entrepreneurship Program

Participating on the Steering Committee in 2022-2023:

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Elsa Chi Abruzzo

CEO
Anuncia Medical

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Jasmine Bhatti

CEO
Navi Nurses

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Hannah Eherenfeldt

Co-founder/CEO
ReSuture

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Joe Rinehart

CEO
NeuTherapeutics, LLC

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Manny Teran

CEO
SaiOx Inc.

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Donald Weber

CEO
Beacon BioMedical

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Scott Zentack

CEO
uPetsia, Inc