ARIZONA COMPANIES
MINORITY-OWNED, RANKED BY NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES
Top 10 HARDROCK CONCRETE PLACEMENT CO., INC. 4839 W. Brill St., Phoenix, 85043 // 602-233-3334 // hrconcrete.com 2015 REVENUE $4.8 million AZ EMPLOYEES 320 PRINCIPAL Elias Lopez, CEO HIGHEST-RANKING WOMAN Cindy Kennemer, vice president WEKOPA RESORT & CONFERENCE CENTER 10438 N. Fort McDowell Road, Scottsdale, 85264 // 480-789-5308 // wekoparesort.com 2015 REVENUE did not disclose AZ EMPLOYEES 250 PRINCIPAL Alberto Parra, chief financial officerHIGHEST-RANKING WOMAN Michelle Huebner, CMP, senior national sales manager D.P. ELECTRIC, INC. 6002 S. Ash Ave., Tempe, 85283 // 480-289-3171 // dpelectric.com 2015 REVENUE $35 million AZ EMPLOYEES 203 PRINCIPAL Dan Puente, president HIGHEST-RANKING WOMAN Danielle Puente, controller LOVITT & TOUCHÉ 1050 W. Washington St., Suite 233, Tempe, 85281 // 602-956-2250 // lovitt-touche.com 2015 REVENUE $30 million AZ EMPLOYEES 189 PRINCIPAL Charles Touché, CEO HIGHEST-RANKING WOMAN Magdalena Osborn, vice president, general counsel
A BIG PICTURE PERSON
MAGDALENA OSBORNE VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL BY JOYCE HADLEY COPELAND
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Early in her career, Magdalena “Maggie” Osborn developed a reverence for the big picture. “When you’re a young lawyer, there are a lot of firms that will just give you a task—to write a brief or research a subject—and you don’t have the full picture,” she says. “I had a mentor who made an imprint on me as the leader I am today, who would talk about having a strategy and an end goal.” That’s the approach to problem solving she employs every day as vice president and general counsel for Lovitt & Touché, one of the nation’s largest insurance agencies, with more than $400 million in total premiums. A former healthcare litigator, Osborn appreciates the century-old firm’s unique heritage. “It feels unusual in business these days to have a family business where you can touch their history and that history is very much a part of the company,” she says. The founders’ vision of a business-minded, community-focused company lives on for more than 200 employees working in Tempe, Tucson and Las Vegas. Osborn divides her time between corporate work for the firm and supporting clients in a variety of business areas. “There isn’t an average day,” she says. One of her favorite duties is delivering hour-long presentations for The
Lovitt & Touché Learning Academy, which provides ongoing education on a variety of workplace challenges, from healthcare reform to risk management, along with certifications and licensing courses. “I think it’s important to get people educated and involved,” Osborn says. “If you’re strategizing together and you’re educating your team about where you want to go and why you want to get there, then they’ll be able to get on board with you.” Serving Lovitt & Touché’s diverse client base and staying current on changes in legislation and technology keep Osborn on her toes. She closely partners with each business to navigate the long process of implementing change. “I’m team oriented,” she explains. “I want to keep reassessing progress, I want to keep touching base. I think we’re all going to be more efficient if we’re all open to each other’s ideas and we’re headed toward the same place.” Osborn spends many of her off-duty hours outdoors, gardening or hiking, and regularly attends sporting events and the theater. She plans to move from Tucson to Tempe in the near future. “We’re growing and developing and I’m excited to come up here,” she says. “So, that’s part of my time off work, getting to know Phoenix a bit better.”
AXIS EMPLOYMENT SERVICES 7000 N. 16th St., Suite 120-501, Phoenix, 85020 // 602-242-2626 // axisemployment.com2015 REVENUE did not disclose AZ EMPLOYEES 175 PRINCIPAL AND HIGHEST-RANKING WOMAN Tran Tran, founder and CEO SOLAR TOPPS 102 S. 28th St., Phoenix, 85034 // 480-327-0041 // solartopps.com 2015 GROSS REVENUE did not disclose AZ EMPLOYEES 70 PRINCIPAL Joan Uppal, operational director HIGHEST-RANKING WOMAN Joan Uppal, operational director NINYO & MOORE GEOTECHNICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES CONSULTANTS 3202 E. Harbour Drive, Phoenix, 85034 // 602243-1600 // ninyoandmoore.com2015 REVENUE $59.6 million AZ EMPLOYEES 60 PRINCIPAL Steven Nowaczyk, managing principal engineer HIGHEST-RANKING WOMAN Michelle Fowler, principal GSA COURIER 825 E. University Drive, Suite B, Phoenix, 85034 // 602-625-7445 // gsacourier. com 2015 GROSS REVENUE $1.7 million AZ EMPLOYEES 30 PRINCIPAL Carmen Bates, CEO HIGHEST-RANKING WOMAN Carmen Bates, CEO ARROWHEAD ADVERTISING 16155 N. 83rd Ave., Suite 205, Peoria, 85382 // 623-979-3000 // arrowheadagency.com 2015 GROSS REVENUE $20 million AZ EMPLOYEES 25 PRINCIPAL Kyle Eng, president HIGHEST-RANKING WOMAN Michelle Shepherd, chief financial officer SOLUGENIX CORPORATION 1365 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, 85257 // 602-3344550 // solugenix.com 2015 REVENUE did not disclose AZ EMPLOYEES 15 PRINCIPAL Shashi Jasthi, president and CEO HIGHEST-RANKING WOMAN Jemma David, director of enterprise support
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