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Chair
James E. Brophy III
Ryley, Carlock and Appelwhite
Jim Brophy is a shareholder of Ryley, Carlock and Applewhite, a professional association, and has practiced law for over 30 years in the tax, corporate and transactional areas.
Jim serves as Vice Chairman on the Board of Directors of the Foundation for Senior Living. He also serves as a member of Western Art Associates. In addition, Jim is past President of the Men's Arts Council of the Phoenix Art Museum, past Chairman of the Cowboy Artists of America Show and Exhibit, past President of the Phoenix Chapter of the Western Pension Conference, and a former director of the Phoenix Tax Workshop.
Jim, a native Arizonan, is married to Sandy and has three grown children.
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President
Guy
G. Mikkelsen
President and CEO, Foundation for Senior Living
Guy Mikkelsen has served as the CEO and President of FSL
since 1985. Previously, as Director of the State Block
Grants Administration for the Arizona Department of Economic
Security, Guy directed the development of the Social Service
Block Grant Program, Low Income Energy Program, Community
Services Block Grant, Federal Commodities, and the Refugee
Resettlement Program
Guy also served as Director of the Human Services Division
for the State of South Dakota after beginning his career
as a child protective services caseworker in Milwaukee
where he was also assigned as chief of staff to the Deputy
Director of the Milwaukee County Department of Public Welfare,
Guy has served on the Catholic Charities USA Commission
on Aging, was a member of the CCUSA Social Policy Committee
and of the Continuum of Care Committee for Catholic Health
Association. Guy is Past Chair of the Central Arizona Services
Shelter (CASS), has chaired the state and local Emergency
Food and Shelter Board for 12 years and has served as an
adjunct faculty at the Arizona State University Graduate
School of Social Work. He has also been a member of two
task forces appointed by Governor Napolitano - Benefits
Check-Up and Work Group on Long Term Care and has supported
development of the 2020 State Aging Plan.
Guy has an undergraduate degree from Carroll
College and a Masters of Social Work from University of Wisconsin. He
currently serves as a Board member of CASS, Catholic Social
Services of Central and Northern Arizona, the Arizona State
Commission on Housing, and the City of Phoenix Human Services
Commission.
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Vice Chairman
Daniel Collins
Collins, May, Potenza, Baran & Gillespie, P.C.
Dan Collins is a founding partner of Collins, May, Potenza, Baran & Gillespie, P.C. He practices primarily in the areas of bankruptcy, commercial litigation and commercial transactions. Dan has served on the State Bar of Arizona Subcommittee on the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act. He was the 1995-96 chairman of the Bankruptcy Section of the State of Arizona. He also periodically lectures on such topics as fraudulent transfers, receiverships, bankruptcy sales, bankruptcy claims classification, trustee representation, pensions in bankruptcy, bankruptcy appeals, and debtor/creditor law.
Dan is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute; National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees; American Bar Association; State Bar of Arizona; and Maricopa County Bar. He is presently Board Treasurer for the Foundation for Senior Living and a member of the University of Arizona Law School Board of Visitors.
Dan received a B.S. in finance and accounting and a J.D. from the University of Arizona.
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Secretary
Sr. Joan Marie Hoffman, R.S.M.
Retired, Medical Educator
Sister Joan Marie Hoffman has over 60 years
experience in nursing, health administration and education.
She is recently retired after serving ten years as Director of Continuing
Medical Education at St. Joseph’s Hospital and
Medical Center in Phoenix. Previously, she was the Director
of Education at Mercy Hospital in Iowa and the Executive
Director of the Iowa Board of Nursing. Sister Joan has
also served as a Religious Superior in Chicago for the
Sisters of Mercy.
In addition to her ten years
of service on the FSL Board, Sister Joan has provided guidance
on multiple boards in Iowa, including the American Cancer
Society, the Samaritan Health System Board and the Mercy
Hospital Board where she served as Board Chair for six
years.
Sister Joan holds a
B.A. in Nursing from St. Ambrose College, a Masters in
Nursing Education from Marquette University and a Masters
in Nursing Administration from the University of Minnesota.
She has been appointed an “Honorary Lifetime
Member” of the American Cancer Society and is a Red
Cross Nurse Member.
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Treasurer
Don Robinson
Vice President of Planning, Arizona Public Service
Don Robinson is Vice President of Planning at Arizona Public Service (APS). He is responsible for developing major planning strategies and shaping the Company’s resource plans, including energy risk management, budgets and forecasts. In addition, Don advises business unit leaders on major issues.
Don joined APS in 1978 and has held a variety of positions in the Accounting and Regulatory departments. In 2001, he was named Vice President, Regulation and Planning and was responsible for overseeing state and federal regulatory activities and directing the Company’s planning functions.
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Earl J. Baker, M.D.
Chief
(Retired), Medical Services, St. Vincent de Paul
Dr. Earl Baker has been a prominent leader in the Phoenix health services community since his arrival in 1956. In 1960, with the help of Hugh B. Hull, M.D., he accomplished the first open-heart surgery in Phoenix at St. Luke's Hospital. Dr. Baker served as Chief of Thoracic Surgery at Maricopa Medical Center for twenty years where he also held the position of Chief of Staff. He is a charter member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons and served as President of the Medical Society of the United States and Mexico, and later, President of the Arizona Medical Association.
Perhaps Dr. Baker’s most notable accomplishment has been his founding leadership of the St. Vincent de Paul’s Virginia C. Piper Medical and Dental Clinic established to serve the working poor and the uninsured. As Medical Director for fourteen years, he oversaw its continuing growth until his retirement in 2006. The clinic now provides compassionate medical attention to over 13,000 patients a year.
Dr. Baker is a graduate of Fordham University and New York University Medical School. He completed general and thoracic surgical residencies at St. Clare’s Hospital and the Triboro Hospital in New York City. Among his many professional honors, he was the recipient of a Health Care Lifetime Achievement Award from the Phoenix Business Journal in 2003 and was designated as a Champion for Health Care by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona in 2004.
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Sam
S. Espinosa
Principal, Mercer Consulting
In his capacity as Principal for Mercy Consulting,
Sam Espinosa is responsible for actuarial analyses, strategy
and negotiations for new managed care initiatives. Recent
assignments include leading the design and development
of long-term health care purchasing strategies for Medicaid,
Medicare, state and local employees / retirees and uninsured
populations; conducting strategic analyses of statewide
health care reform; and developing managed care programs
for special needs groups such as aged, physically disabled
and developmentally disabled individuals.
Sam has been working in the managed care arena since 1995.
Before joining Mercer in 1997, he worked as an underwriter
for a major insurer, designed commercial pricing models,
calculated managed care rates and administrative costs,
and consulted on benefit / legislative issues.
Sam holds a B.A. degree in mathematics and psychology
from the University of Arizona and is a graduate of the
CIGNA Underwriter Training Program.
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Erika Feinberg
ActiveForever,
Chairman and Chief Happiness Officer
Erika Feinberg has transformed ActiveForever into
a nationwide consumer catalog, e-retail and interactive
retail business offering product solutions for practically
any type of physical challenge, discomfort or injury, and
enabling adults of all ages to live in safe, hazard-free
environments.
Erika is formerly CEO of EF Financial,
a strategic services and retained executive search firm
serving Fortune 500 and venture backed companies including
Oracle Corporation, Turner Broadcasting, Bravanta, Juniper
Networks, and Strong Funds.
Erika has earned an undergraduate Bachelor of Science
degree in Marketing and Mass Communications from Boston
University in 1985, as well as Advanced Studies in Business
in 1987.
Very active in the community philanthropically, Erika
is one of the founding investment partners of a now world-renowned
non-profit Venture Philanthropy organization named Social
Venture Partners.
Erika serves on the following boards: Spinal Cord
Injury Association, Foundation for Senior
Living and the Scottsdale Center for the
Performing Arts.
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Murray T. Gibson
Clinical Manager,
Society
of St. Vincent de Paul
Murray Gibson is Clinical Manager for
the Society of St. Vincent de Paul/Ozanam Manor transitional
shelter for homeless men and women. He is an Arizona
Licensed Baccalaureate Social Worker and a field instructor
for the School of School of Social Work, Arizona State
University. He is a member of the California and Illinois
State Bars.
Prior to his leadership role with St. Vincent de Paul,
Murray practiced corporate law. He currently serves on
the Board of Directors of the Foundation for Senior Living
and is a member of the St. Thomas the Apostle Conference
of St. Vincent de Paul.
Murray received a B.S. in business law from the University
of South Dakota and a J.D. from Stanford Law School.
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Andrea Weeks Hardin
Consultant
Andrea Weeks Hardin is a Health Care Consultant and presently Office Manager for Sonoran Health Specialists, Inc. in Scottsdale, Arizona. Born and raised in Washington, D.C. she was very active in the Catholic Archdiocese of Washington D.C. serving on numerous boards and committees.
Andrea moved to Phoenix, Arizona in 1994 with her daughter who had, then, been accepted to St. Mary’s High School. She was elected to the School Board of St. Mary’s High School and later served on the School Board of the Diocese of Phoenix.
Andrea is the Chairman of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Living the Dream Awards Breakfast Committee for the City of Phoenix and has served as a member of the MLK Celebration Committee for many years. She served as a member of the Attorney General’s African American Advisory Committee and later on Governor Napolitano’s African American Advisory Committee.
Andrea served as Chairman of the Office of Black Catholic Ministry for many years and is still an active member. She served on the Executive Board of the Council of Catholic Women and was a Pax Christie recipient. Other Board memberships include the Scholarship Review Board of the Catholic Community Foundation and the Board of Catholic Charities, Inc. (formerly Catholic Social Services) where she currently serves as first Vice President. Andrea is also a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Knights of Peter Claver and formerly a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Knights of Columbus.
Andrea graduated from Howard University in 1968 with a B.A. in Economics and is a widow, married to the late Dr. Oscar A. Hardin, Sr.
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Commissioner Jeff Hatch-Miller
Arizona Corporation Commission
As a member of the Arizona Corporation Commission
Jeff Hatch-Miller has worked tirelessly to ensure that Arizona’s electric, natural gas, telecommunications, and water infrastructure needs are met for the 21st century.
Before his election to the Corporation Commission, Jeff served in the Arizona House of Representatives for two terms, chairing the House Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee. He led efforts in the legislature to integrate the Internet into governmental procedures. For his work, he was honored as "Freshman Legislator of the Year 2000".
Commissioner Hatch-Miller serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Foundation for Senior Living. He is affiliated with the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners and the North American Securities Administrators as well as the Arizona Historical Society and Arizona Town Hall.
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Shonna James
President, Shonna James Communications, LLC
Shonna James has spent more than 20
years working with organizations that serve seniors.
As President of Shonna James Communications, LLC, she
has focused on serving the mature market including work
with The Plaza Companies and Southwest Retirement Corporation.
Arizona Business Magazine has ranked her company among
the top 10 public relations firms in Phoenix and The
Business Journal has selected her as one of the Valley’s
top 25 public relations agencies in the Valley.
Previously, Shonna worked as Public
Relations Administrator for the Del Webb Corporation,
helping shift the company from a multi-faceted national
organization to an entity focused solely on active adult
community development. She
was responsible for the national image and positioning
of Del Webb's Sun City communities in Phoenix, Tucson,
Las Vegas, Palm Springs, Roseville and Hilton Head. Shonna
has also served on the agency side of public relations,
where she continued to log additional involvement with
the mature market through her work for two local advertising
and public relations agencies.
Appointed to the Mayor's Aging Advisory
Commission in January 1997, Shonna has completed two
terms as the chair of the City of Phoenix's Senior Services
Committee, as well as two terms as a Human Services Commissioner. In
addition to serving on the board of the Foundation for
Senior Living, Shonna also works with the American Association
of Retirement Communities (AARC) and the National Council
on Seniors Housing (NCOSH), and is a member of the Home
Builders Association of Central Arizona’s Seniors
Housing Council.
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Saundra
E. Johnson, M.P.A., FACHE
Vice President for Strategic
Development
and Communication of the Flinn Foundation
Saundra Johnson is responsible for
developing the Flinn Foundation’s strategic plans, administering the Foundation’s
scholars and communications programs, and increasing public
awareness of the Foundation and its programs. She serves
as liaison to the economic development community for the
Foundation’s bioscience efforts, including implementing
Arizona’s Bioscience Roadmap.
Saundra has also served as President
and Chief Executive Officer of the Arizona Healthcare
Federation; President of the Arizona Affordable Health
Care Foundation (AAHCF); Senior Officer at the SUNYHSC
University Hospital and Medical School in Syracuse, New
York; the Executive Vice President of the Central New
York Hospital Association; Director of Claims Processing
for Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield; and Hospital Program
Director for the regulatory division of the New York
State Department of Health.
Saundra is a graduate of Syracuse University’s
Maxwell School of Public Administration and a Fellow
in the American College of Healthcare Executives.
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Tony
Richard Lara
Retired Project Engineer, Honeywell
Tony Lara has retired after 35 years with Honeywell, Inc., including positions such as Design
Draftsman, Manufacturing Technology Engineer, Manufacturing
Engineer, Industrial Engineer and Supervisor and Project
Leader. Tony
has served as a Member of the Society of Manufacturing
Engineering for over 25 years. He is certified as a Facilities
Management Administrator through the Building Owners and
Managers Institute International.
Tony continues to serve on the Board of Directors
for the Foundation for Senior Living. He has also been a board
member for Tempe Adult Day Health Care Center, Gateway
Community College, Manufacturing Productivity Advisory
Committee, Maricopa County Skills Center, Machine Trades
Advisory Board, and East Valley Institute of Technology.
He has also served as an usher for St. Timothy’s
Catholic Church for 18 years. Over the years, he
has spoken at schools and given tours at Honeywell to help
keep kids in school.
Tony served in Viet Nam with the United
States Marine Corp. He
completed a Bachelors Degree in Industrial Technical Education
and graduated Cum Laude, Kappa Delta Pi, Honor Society from
Arizona State University.
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Betsy Moore
Principal, Integrated Health Management Services
Betsy Moore is a founding Principal of Integrated Health
Management Services, a firm specializing in Medicaid eligibility,
third party billing and revenue cycle management services
for hospitals in the Southwest. As a senior executive with
IHMS, she is responsible for implementation of large client
engagements, consulting related to Medicaid and corporate
culture initiatives.
In addition to her work with IHMS,
Betsy serves as Board Chair for the All Saints’ Episcopal
Day School Board of Trustees. Betsy is a Graduate of
Colorado State University where she received a degree
in Marketing.
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Most
Rev. Thomas J. Olmsted
Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of
Phoenix
Most Reverend Thomas J. Olmsted was
ordained a priest of the Diocese of Lincoln, Nebraska,
July 2, 1973. He was installed as the Bishop of the Diocese
of Phoenix, December 20, 2003. Prior to his arrival in
Phoenix he served as Bishop of Wichita, Kansas after being
ordained Coadjutor Bishop on April 20, 1999. Before serving
in Wichita, he served as the Rector / President of the
Pontifical College Josephinum, a Catholic seminary in Columbus,
Ohio.
Since 1974, he has been a member of the Jesus Caritas fraternity of priests,
and thus has been deeply influenced by the witness and wisdom of Charles de Foucauld
and by the prayers and encouragement of many brother priests.
For sixteen years, Bishop Olmsted lived in Rome, Italy where he obtained a Master
of Arts in Theology, a Doctorate in Canon Law, and worked more than nine years,
in the Secretariat of State of the Holy See. During the nine years of serving
in the Holy See, he resided at the Pontifical North American College and assisted
seminarians with spiritual direction. He speaks and writes Italian and Spanish.
Having been reared on a family farm on the Kansas – Nebraska border, he
attended a single-room grade school near Oketo, Kansas, and a small rural high
school in Summerfield, Kansas. His first contact with Catholic schools came when
he entered St. Thomas Seminary College in Denver, Colorado, from which he graduated
in 1969, with a B.A. in Philosophy. His interest in nature and rural life continues,
while his many years in Rome has fostered a devoted loyalty to the universal
Church.
His parents are Pat and Helen Olmsted, who live on the family farm near Oketo,
Kansas. He has two brothers, three sisters, and 21 nieces and nephews.
Bishop Olmsted is the Chair-Elect of the United States Conference of Catholic
Bishops (USCCB) Committee on Priestly Formation. He has also served on the USCCB
Committee on Consecrated Life and as a board member of the Catholic Legal Immigration
Network, Inc.
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Stuart
Rodie
Vice President, JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.
Stuart Rodie is Vice President of Healthcare Banking for JP Morgan Chase Bank.
As a specialist in the healthcare industry, Stuart works
with a variety of providers including hospitals, large
physician practices, and Health Management Organizations.
He has 26 years of retail and commercial banking experience.
Stuart is a graduate of Duke University in
Durham, NC. He has served as Board Chairman for the Foundation
for Senior Living and is a member of the Healthcare Financial
Management Association and Arizona Town Hall. Stuart also
serves on the Board of the New Way Learning Academy.
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Mary Vanis
Director, Center for Workforce Development, Maricopa Community Colleges
Mary brings to the FSL Board extensive leadership experience in education and workforce development. As Director of the Center for Workforce Development for the Maricopa Community Colleges, Mary coordinates planning, development, maintenance, implementation, and evaluation of occupational programs. She is responsible for developing responsive job training and career pathway programs for transition from middle school, high school, community colleges, and universities.
Previously, Mary was interim Campus President at the Desert Vista Campus of Pima Community College in Tucson. In a long association with Mesa Community College, she has served as Founding Campus Dean as well as Dean of Student and Community Services.
Mary is currently active on the Governor’s Council on Workforce Policy, the Governor’s Council on Aging - Older Workers Task Force, and the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
Mary has a Doctorate in Education from Northern Arizona University and holds a Master of Arts degree in Adult and Continuing Education from the University of Nebraska. She has tribal affiliation with the Choctaw nation and has served on the board of directors for the Phoenix Indian Center and the Affiliation of Arizona Indian Centers.
Mary is also a member of a number of professional organizations, including the American Association of Community Colleges and its National Council on Workforce Education, the Arizona Technology Council, the Arizona Association for Economic Development and the Arizona Occupational Administrators Council.
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