Governing Body
Governing Body members are responsible for the strategic direction of the CIO Executive Summit. The support and participation of our region's Fortune 1000 CIOs, along with the top government and academic CIOs, ensures that each of the conference sessions, speakers and best practice vendor sponsors are relevant, timely and structured to deliver maximum value.
Jerry Batt
Governing Body Co-Chair
VP & CIO
Pulte Homes, Inc.
Governing Body Co-Chair
VP & CIO
Pulte Homes, Inc.
Ken Bohlen
Governing Body Co-Chair
VP & CIO
Arizona Public Service Company
Governing Body Co-Chair
VP & CIO
Arizona Public Service Company
Bill Halnon
Governing Body Co-Chair
SVP & CIO
Republic Services, Inc.
Governing Body Co-Chair
SVP & CIO
Republic Services, Inc.
Brad Jensen
Governing Body Co-Chair
SVP & CIO
US Airways, Inc.
Governing Body Co-Chair
SVP & CIO
US Airways, Inc.
Tilak Mandadi
Governing Body Co-Chair
Senior Vice President, American Express Technologies
American Express Company
Governing Body Co-Chair
Senior Vice President, American Express Technologies
American Express Company
Aaron Sandeen
Governing Body Co-Chair
State CIO & Deputy Director
State of Arizona
Governing Body Co-Chair
State CIO & Deputy Director
State of Arizona
Peter Ambs
CIO
City of Albuquerque
CIO
City of Albuquerque
Cindy Berger
CIO
Arizona Public Service Company
CIO
Arizona Public Service Company
James Cramer
VP & CIO
Scottsdale Healthcare
VP & CIO
Scottsdale Healthcare
Thaddeus Crawford
VP, IT
Cable One, Inc.
VP, IT
Cable One, Inc.
Alex Deshuk
Manager of Tech. & Innovation
City of Mesa, AZ
Manager of Tech. & Innovation
City of Mesa, AZ
Mark Feller
VP, Technology
Arizona Cardinals
VP, Technology
Arizona Cardinals
Chris Filandro
VP & CIO
Meritage Homes Corporation
VP & CIO
Meritage Homes Corporation
Stephen Fox
SVP & CTO
Cable One, Inc.
SVP & CTO
Cable One, Inc.
Scott Gibson
CIO & SVP, Distribution
Best Western International
CIO & SVP, Distribution
Best Western International
Auguste Goldman
CIO
Go Daddy
CIO
Go Daddy
Gil Gonzales
CIO
University of New Mexico
CIO
University of New Mexico
Gerard Goroski
CIO
Village Voice Media Holdings
CIO
Village Voice Media Holdings
Joe Griffith
VP & CIO
Scottsdale Insurance Company
VP & CIO
Scottsdale Insurance Company
Jason Grovert
CTO
The Ryland Group, Inc.
CTO
The Ryland Group, Inc.
Brad Hartig
CIO
City of Scottsdale
CIO
City of Scottsdale
Kevin Haskew
CIO
ON Semiconductor Corporation
CIO
ON Semiconductor Corporation
Dave Heck
CTO
City of Tempe
CTO
City of Tempe
David Jarvis
VP & CIO
Honeywell Aerospace
VP & CIO
Honeywell Aerospace
Mark Masterson
CIO
Arizona Department of Education
CIO
Arizona Department of Education
Paula Mattingly
CIO
Arizona Department of Health Services
CIO
Arizona Department of Health Services
Thornton May
Leading IT Futurist
Leading IT Futurist
Dan Mazzola
CABIT Director, Department of Information Systems
Arizona State University
CABIT Director, Department of Information Systems
Arizona State University
Craig McSpadden
VP & CIO
The Ryland Group, Inc.
VP & CIO
The Ryland Group, Inc.
Kevin Nielsen
Chief Technology Executive
Salt River Project
Chief Technology Executive
Salt River Project
Michele Norin
CIO
University of Arizona
CIO
University of Arizona
Scott Pechersky
VP, Technology
Alliance Residential Company
VP, Technology
Alliance Residential Company
Bryce Peterson
SVP, IT
Universal Technical Institute, Inc.
SVP, IT
Universal Technical Institute, Inc.
Alex Pilar
SVP, Corp. IT Operations
Amkor Technology, Inc.
SVP, Corp. IT Operations
Amkor Technology, Inc.
Tony Portela
Director, IT
Suntron Corporation
Director, IT
Suntron Corporation
Steve Rissler
CIO
UNS Energy Corp
CIO
UNS Energy Corp
Mike Ruchensky
VP & CIO
Swift Transportation
VP & CIO
Swift Transportation
Mike Sajor
CIO
Apollo Group, Inc.
CIO
Apollo Group, Inc.
Caren Shiozaki
EVP & CIO
TMST, Inc. formerly known as Thornburg Mortgage
EVP & CIO
TMST, Inc. formerly known as Thornburg Mortgage
Robert Slepin
VP & CIO
John C. Lincoln Health Network
VP & CIO
John C. Lincoln Health Network
Cory Staheli
VP, IT
Knight Transportation, Inc.
VP, IT
Knight Transportation, Inc.
Kelly Summers
VP, IT
Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation
VP, IT
Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation
Jim Toy
CIO
Make-A-Wish Foundation of America
CIO
Make-A-Wish Foundation of America
Amy Vrabel
Chair, Planning & Project Services Division, IT
Mayo Clinic
Chair, Planning & Project Services Division, IT
Mayo Clinic
Michael S. Warden
SVP & CIO
Banner Health
SVP & CIO
Banner Health
Peter Weis
VP & CIO
Matson Navigation Company, Inc.
VP & CIO
Matson Navigation Company, Inc.
Gordon Wishon
CIO
Arizona State University
CIO
Arizona State University
Jonathan Young
SVP, Technology Operations
Ancestry.com
SVP, Technology Operations
Ancestry.com
Bob Zweig
CIO & VP
Arizona Diamondbacks
CIO & VP
Arizona Diamondbacks