Advisory Board & Team
Meet Our Advisory Board
Arizona Talks Advisory Board members serve a vital role in supporting our mission. Board members help guide the organization in creating spaces for substantive conversation in Arizona. The board is made up of local leaders involved in politics, community organizations, academia, and business.
Board members also serve as champions of our cause and representatives to the Arizona community. Every one of the members listed below is committed to making our country a better place through civil dialogue.
Joe Barba
Senior Director of Government Affairs
First Things First
Augustine Bartning
Broker
ABP Valley Spaces
Danny Carroll
Owner
Carroll Consulting Group
Heather Carter
CEO
Health Choice Arizona
Janeen Connolly
Representative
House of Representatives
Fransisco d'Escoto
Director of Community Outreach
Skyline Education, Inc.
Nancy Gonzales
Provost
Arizona State University
Megan Greenwood
Owner
Greenwood Brewing
Stephanie Herndon
Director
Social Impact and Special Projects, Greater Phoenix Leadership
steve kaiser
President & Founder
Arizona Prosperity Project
Kenneth Klein
Finance and Policy expert
Arizona Department of Health Services
Chris Kline
President & CEO
Arizona Media Association
Shane Levinson
Owner & CEO
Vision Flooring
Kevin McKee
Manager of Parks & Recreation
City of Scottsdale
Pilar Gesina McKee
Educator
ASU Pre Academy
Abby Michael
Strategic Communications and Community Engagement
Horacio Miranda
Senior Vice President
Bank Of America
Tyler J Montague
President
Public Integrity Alliance
Mike Noble
Founder, Managing Partner, and Chief of Research for OH Predictive Insights
Noble Predictive Insights
S Paris
Director of Strategic Communications
Vytalist Health Foundation
Dawn Penich
Chief Executive Officer
Agave Strategy
Giancarlo Perez
President
Phoenix Metropolitan Soccer Club
Michael Pissos
Community Relations Coordinator
City of Phoenix
Marcelino Quinonez
Director
Access ASU
Sam Richardson
Founder
Cholla Strategies
K Ritch
Director of Government Affairs
Undergraduate Student Government, ASU
Jessica Rivera-Garcia
Executive Director
Arizona Head Start Association
Ethan Siegler
Certified Executive Coach
Ethan Siegler LLC
Julie Spilsbury
City Councilwoman
City of Mesa
Justin Wilmeth
Arizona State Representative
Legislative District 2
Ryan Winkle
Executive Director
Arizona Fair Housing Center
Jessie Young
Assistant Director of Training and Development
ASU EdPlus
Dajana Zlatičanin
Chief Deputy Superintendent of Schools
Maricopa County
Meet Our Team
Arizona Talks is led by a dedicated team of professionals committed to fostering civil dialogue and meaningful policy discussions across Arizona.
Our team brings diverse experience in policy analysis, communications, and event management to create exceptional programs that engage minds and promote thoughtful discourse.
Carlos Alfaro
Founder & CEO
Arizona Talks
Jered Scrivner
Co-Founder & Director of Programming
Arizona Talks
Jacob Pritchett
Co-Founder & Director of Communications
Arizona Talks
Our Mission
The Arizona Talks Advisory Board provides strategic guidance, ensures programmatic excellence, and helps expand our reach across Arizona's diverse communities. Our board members bring decades of experience in public policy, business leadership, academia, and civic engagement.
Together, we are committed to creating spaces where Arizona's most pressing policy issues can be discussed with civility, nuance, and respect for diverse viewpoints.
Join Our Mission
Interested in supporting civil dialogue and thoughtful policy discussions in Arizona? Learn more about getting involved.