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Director Fennemore Craig
VP & GM CenturyLink
Guy Gunther
Stephanie Healy
Ben Korn
Downer specializes in employment and labor law as well as business litigation. She serves as chair of the Chamber’s government affairs committee. Her many awards and recognitions include being selected as one of the 2013 Women of Influence and Tucson’s 40 Under 40, and a 2014 Up and Comer; and she is peer recognized as one of the Best Lawyers in America. In 2014 Gov. Brewer appointed Downer to the Pima County Commission on Trial Court Appointments.
Gunther is responsible for sales, operations, marketing, community development and overall P&L performance for the greater Arizona market. CenturyLink is the third-largest telecommunications company in the nation, providing data, voice and managed services through its advanced fiber-optic network. Gunther is the immediate past chair of the Tucson Metro Chamber’s education committee and is the immediate past chairman of the board for Sun Corridor Inc. (formerly TREO). He’s active with the Southern Arizona Leadership Council and other local organizations.
Healy oversees government affairs, public relations, community development and media relations in Southern Arizona for Cox Communications. She is a Flinn Brown fellow and has received a number of leadership awards in the community. Her civic participation and board memberships include El Rio Health Center Foundation, Arizona Forward, DM50, City of Tucson’s Economic and Workforce Development Commission, the City’s Charter Commission, University of Arizona College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, and Silver & Turquoise Board of Hostesses.
Although new to the board of directors, Korn is already busy helping the Chamber advocate for small business concerns and a better local business climate. He is the chair and speaks on behalf of the Emerging Leaders Council. He purchased his promotional products and printing company two-and-a-half years ago from his parents, who owned it for 30 years. Korn is a member of The Centurions, board president of Greater Tucson Leadership and recipient of the 2014 Copper Cactus Small Business Leader of the Year Award.
Robert E. Lenhard
David Lopez-Monroy
Jill Malick
Walter Richter
As a partner and head of the firm’s international tax practice, LopezMonroy provides tax advisory and compliance services to businesses and individuals involved in crossborder business activities. He’s a new Chamber board member and is active with Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern Arizona and Business Executives Leadership League, and serves as a finance council member of St. Cyril Parish. Lopez-Monroy is also a 40 Under 40 award recipient.
Malick oversees a team of eight Wells Fargo bankers who provide financial services to business customers in Tucson and Nogales. She co-chairs the bank’s Southern Arizona community advisory board and is a recipient of its national sales and service excellence award. Malick is one of Tucson Metro Chamber’s newer board members and she is also a member of the Southern Arizona Leadership Council.
Richter oversees community and consumer affairs and local government relations for Southwest Gas throughout Southern Arizona. He serves on the Tucson Metro Chamber Candidate Evaluation Committee and the Southern Arizona Business Political Action Committee. In addition to his work with the Chamber, Richter serves on the board of directors for Sun Corridor Inc. (formerly TREO).
President Hallmark Business Consultants Lenhard’s career spans 27 years leading Hallmark Business Consultants since its founding in 1988. The firm represents buyers and sellers of all business categories and provides formal business appraisals to banks that lend to companies. Lenhard is active with the Chamber’s Small Business Council. He’s a member of Arizona Business Brokers Association, International Business Brokers Association and the Merger and Acquisition Source. In 2003 he received an award of excellence as Arizona’s broker of the year.
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