Our Leadership

Nan Strohmaier
Chair
Nan is an experienced educator with a combined 20+ years of administrative and classroom experience.

Ashley Adams
Board Member
Ashley is an interior designer for Living with Lolo who has over 5 years of construction and design experience.

Gene Carl
Board Member
Gene works at Cox Communications and is an accomplished Sales Leader with experience in developing client relationships and long-term growth strategies.

Kristin K. Cox, MCM
Board Member
Kristin is the P&C Compliance Director at Nationwide E&S, a Property & Casualty insurance carrier in Scottsdale, AZ which specializes in high end unique insurance.

Dale Gibbons
Board Member
Dale is Vice Chairman and CFO of Western Alliance Bancorporation, a leading regional bank holding company with offices in Arizona, California and Nevada, which also offers select financial services for businesses nationwide.

Joe Holcombe
Board Member
Joe serves as executive vice president for Chasse Building Team. He has a diverse background in the construction industry, and during his career has served multiple school districts, as well as the City of Phoenix.

Joe Iuculano
Board Member
Joe is a second generation Realtor and a resident of Scottsdale who founded The Iuculano Group in 2014.

Bryan Kuster
Board Member
Bryan is Sr. Vice President of Operations for McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. His passion for the education industry drives him to lead successful projects in the communities in which we live and build.

The Honorable Mary Manross
Board Member
Mary served two terms as Mayor of Scottsdale from June 2000 to January 2009. From 1992 to 2000, she also was a member of the City Council.

Kevin Maxwell
Board Member
Kevin is a technology professional who focuses on Public Cloud implementation and Cloud Economics.

Kristine Mower-Millar
Board Member
Kristine is a Principal at Orcutt | Winslow, a Phoenix-based architecture and Interior Design firm focusing on healthcare, education and people-oriented architecture.

Juliana Norvell
Board Member
Juliana is a Principal and leads business development at DLR Group, an architecture and engineering firm, in their K-12 design pursuits across Arizona.

Daniel Peden
Board Member
Daniel is Managing Director at Alpha Ocean Capital, LLC and oversees the Phoenix area for Olympus Medical.

Kristi Riemer
Board Member
Kristi is Marketing Manager and Client Relations Specialist for GCON, Inc., a full-service construction management company.

Dr. Milissa Sackos
Board Member
Milissa is the Assistant Superintendent of Secondary Education for the Scottsdale Unified School District. Dr. Sackos joined the District in 2000 where she has served in a variety of positions.

Lisa Sandoval, MBA
Board Member
Lisa is the Associate Vice President of Customer Navigation and Collaboration at HonorHealth.

Kristen Shroyer
Board Member
Kristen is the Co-Founder and Vice President of National Accounts for ONEHOPE Wine.

Carolina Storms
Board Member
Carolina is a Senior Strategic Account Executive at Quickbase, focused on helping organizations achieve operational agility and drive continuous improvement through citizen development.
