2025-2026
Board of Directors
Merle Riepe
President
Jim Kollenda
President Elect
Joanna Peyton
Past President
Justin Layman
Treasurer
Annie Gwin
Secretary
Ann Porter
Chair
Marketing
Stephanie Tippet
Chair
Community Events
Jason Glenn
Chair
Outreach & Recruitment
Karen Tonkinson
Chair
Programs
Erin Krivanek
Chair
Alumni Engagement
Dan Newhart
Chair
Corporate Outreach
Colleen Katz
Chair
Volunteer Engagement
Lisa Nolan
Vice Chair
Marketing
Rose Meyer
Vice Chair
Community Events
Larry Hewitt
Vice Chair
Alumni Engagement
Brendan Cassin
Vice Chair
Outreach & Recruitment
Dale Schaffer
Vice Chair
Corporate Outreach
Katie Patten
Vice Chair
Programs
Alicia Haygood
Class 39
Representative
2025-2026
Advisory Council
Sam Kathryn Campana *
Gary Shapiro *
Don Ruff *
Brian Bednar
Jane Blacker
Kurt Brueckner
Dan Costello
Carol Damaso
*Co-founder
Don Henninger
Chris Irish
Sara Kearney
Marion Kelly
Roger Klingler
Virginia Korte
Don Logan
Linda Milhaven
Randy Nussbaum
Doreen Reinke
Dennis Robbins
Andi Robertson
Rachel Sacco
Suzee Smith-Everhard
Suzanne Walden-Wells
Michael Wills
Advisory Council Members at a Special Gathering
(Left to Right Standing): Suzee Smith-Everhard, Kurt Brueckner, Virginia Korte, Brian Bednar,
Sam Campana, Lee Ann Witt, Chris Irish
(Left to Right Seated) : Jane Blacker, Andrea Robertson, Sarah Kearney, Randy Nussbaum,
Linda Milhaven, Carol Damaso, Doreen Reinke
Scottsdale Leadership Staff
Lee Ann Witt
Executive Director
Dana Close
Assistant Director
