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Top 10 AVNET INC. 2211 S. 47th St., Phoenix, 85034 // 480-643-2000 // avnet.com FOUNDED 1921 AZ EMPLOYEES 2,400 PRINCIPAL Rick Hamada, CEO HIGHEST-RANKING WOMAN MaryAnn Miller, senior vice president /chief human resources officer and corporate communications INSIGHT ENTERPRISES INC. 6820 S. Harl Ave., Tempe, 85283 // 800-467-4448 // insight.com FOUNDED 1988 AZ EMPLOYEES 1,400 PRINCIPAL Ken Lamneck, president and CEO HIGHEST-RANKING WOMAN Glynis Bryan, chief financial officer DATA DOCTORS 1400 E. Southern Ave. Suite 1020, Tempe, 85282 // 480-921-2444 // datadoctors.com FOUNDED 1988 AZ EMPLOYEES 246 PRINCIPAL Ken Colburn, founder and president HIGHEST-RANKING WOMAN Melinda Butterfield, director of finance SENTINEL TECHNOLOGIES INC. 1241 W. Warner Road, Suite 112, Tempe, 85284 // 480-820-7141 // sentinel.com FOUNDED 1988 AZ EMPLOYEES 37 PRINCIPAL Brad Faubion, general manager, Phoenix HIGHEST-RANKING WOMAN Cassondra Taylor, senior project manager MACMEDIA INC. 15525 N. 83rd Ave., Suite 108, Peoria, 85382 // 623-850-8000 // macmediainc.com FOUNDED 1999 AZ EMPLOYEES 26 PRINCIPAL Louis Georges, CEO HIGHEST-RANKING WOMAN Micki Noojin, accountant ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGY SERVICES 730 N. 52nd St., Suite 100, Phoenix, 85008 // 602-4268600 // etechservices.com FOUNDED 1998 AZ EMPLOYEES 25 PRINCIPAL James Siragusa, president HIGHEST-RANKING WOMAN Jennifer Terry, CPA, controller ALL COVERED 5225 S. 39th St., Phoenix, 85040 // 602-437-0035 // allcovered.com FOUNDED 1997 AZ EMPLOYEES 25 PRINCIPAL Michael Sampson, managing director HIGHESTRANKING WOMAN Christina Reyes, customer-service manager HYPERION WORKS 4450 S. Rural Road, Suite C100, Tempe, 85282 // 602-445-9832 // hyperionworks.com FOUNDED 2011 AZ EMPLOYEES 13 PRINCIPAL AND HIGHESTRANKING WOMAN Crystal Zampino-Coons, creative director/co-founder CLH INTERNATIONAL 1337 E. University Drive, Tempe, 85281 // 480-829-1350 // clh. com FOUNDED 1985 AZ EMPLOYEES 11 PRINCIPAL Andy Huang, president and CEO HIGHEST-RANKING WOMAN Cyndi Huang, chief financial officer THE APPLE XCHANGE 1821 E. Southern Ave., Tempe, 85282 // 602-492-7575 // theapplexchange.com FOUNDED 2009 AZ EMPLOYEES 5 PRINCIPAL Alan Chook, owner HIGHEST-RANKING WOMAN Susan Chook, co-owner, marketing manager
NEW GRAD TO BOSS Two months after landing her first post-college job as assistant to the director of finance at Data Doctors, Melinda Butterfield took over her boss’s job. The year was 2004 and Butterfield had just earned her bachelor’s degree in accounting. She applied for the job at Data Doctors to get her feet wet. Two months in, however, the director of finance quit and Butterfield took over. “I’d just graduated from ASU,” Butterfield says. “I was nervous and a little scared.” Ten years later, at age 33, Butterfield is still Data Doctors’ director of finance. And she’s still going strong. “My biggest lesson (from this experience) is not to be reluctant to change,” she says. Butterfield’s interest in finance dates back to high school, when she took her first accounting class. She knew immediately it was her calling. “I am very organized and I like how accounting has all its checks and balances,” she says, adding that she’s always been innately particular. “My mother gave me a chocolate (birthday) cake when I was a kid, and I was meticulous to not get a crumb on me,” she recalls.
So when Butterfield found accounting, it felt like a perfect match. Life as the director of finance hasn’t been all roses and rainbows, though. Butterfield says the workload can be stressful, but she’s learned how to deal with it. “I put everything else on hold and take it one day at a time,” she says. “I find it easier to look outside of the box and find new ways to do things when I do that.” Butterfield describes herself as a stern leader who is scrupulous about staying on task — a trait that helps Data Doctors remain efficient. She admits that early in her career, she was afraid to speak out. But now she thinks differently and wants to pass along this message to other young women and girls. “You just have to speak your mind,” she says. “You can’t be afraid to submit your ideas. It helps you grow, and become less vulnerable and less intimidated.” After more than 10 years at Data Doctors, Butterfield has found her comfort zone. The job meshes well with her personal life and, above all, the people at the company keep her there and happy. “I love the people I work with,” she says. “I love what I do.”
MELINDA BUTTERFIELD DIRECTOR OF FINANCE BY SHARI LOPATIN
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