A A E D F A L L F O R U M October 23-25 , 2019

Presco t t Resor t , Presco t t , Ar izona

This event is recognized by the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) as a professional development event that counts toward the recertification of Certified Economic Developers (CEcD).

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11:00am - 4 :00pm Network ing Gol f , Ante lope Hi l ls Gol f Course, Prescot t , AZThe h is to r i c An te lope H i l l s ’ Nor th Course opened in 1958 and is a t rad i t iona l t ree l ined course w i th smal l g reens tha t requ i re more accuracy than power. The course has a backdrop o f the rugged rock fo rmat ion o f Gran i te De l l s and the Bradshaw Mounta ins . An te lope H i l l s has hos ted many PGA and USGA events . A boxed lunch i s inc luded w i th the reg is t ra t ion . Sponsored by Cushman & Wakef ie ld / P ICOR

12:30pm - 4 :30pm Academy Course: Business Retent ion and Expansion (BRE)Module 2 . Expand the too ls in your Economic Too lbox w i th th is in te rac t i ve course focus ing on the impor tan t ro le o f bus iness re ten t ion and expans ion w i th in your communi ty. Hear f rom economic deve lopment leaders f rom around the s ta te (bo th ru ra l and met ro ) to learn about the i r p rogram s t ra teg ies , how they t rack the i r bus iness engagement and how they measure success as they he lp g row and re ta in the i r loca l bus inesses . (Open to a l l reg is te red w i th an add i t iona l fee o f $55 fo r those want ing Academy c red i ts . )

6:00pm - 7 :30pm Opening Recept ion - Eagles Nest , Prescot t ResortHosted by: Ci ty of Prescot t . Known as “Everybody’s Hometown” the Ci ty of Prescot t welcomes the 2019 AAED Fal l Forum at tendees!Come en joy an even ing o f fun as the C i ty o f Presco t t we lcomes you to the i r beaut i fu l c i t y and the open ing o f the 2019 AAED Fa l l Forum. D inner and ne twork ing awa i t you as we k ick o f f our Annua l Fa l l Forum. Presco t t , Ar izona is a t the cen te r o f i t a l l , and ye t – i t fee ls in t imate and iso la ted f rom the hus t le and bus t le o f a la rger c i t y. Sur rounded by ponderosa p ines and gran i te mounta ins s i t s th is un fo rge t tab le c i t y tha t de f ies s te reo types o f what Ar izona is a l l about . Arguab ly the most h is to r i c c i t y in Ar izona, i t was the o r ig ina l Ter r i to r ia l Cap i to l o f Ar izona and is home to h is to r i c Whiskey Row – one o f the most famous s t ree ts in the wes t . Dress : Casua l and Comfor tab le .

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TH U R S D A Y, OC T O b E R 24T H7:00am - 8 :25am Breakfast - Sedona/Verde

8:30am - 8 :45am Welcome - Sedona/VerdeKristen Stephenson, CEcD, Fa l l Forum Commit tee Chair (GPEC)Nicole Snyder, AAED President (Johnson Car l ier )

8:45am - 9 :30am Opening Session - Sedona/VerdeSpeaker : Sarah Mur ley, Pr inc ipa l , Appl ied EconomicsJo in our open ing sess ion fo r an overv iew on Ar izona ’s economy.

9:30am - 10:30am Concurrent Session IA - Repurposing Big Box Stores - C la rkda leSpeakers: Andy Greenwood, Vice Pres ident of Development , Macer ich Pastor Bi l l Knots , Execut ive Pastor, Heights Church Vispi Karanj ia , Par tner, Orcut t l WinslowOne cha l lenge faced by the p r i va te sec to r and EDOs a l i ke i s an evo lv ing re ta i l env i ronment tha t has con t r ibu ted to vacanc ies o f la rge “b ig box” s to res across Ar izona. The marke t obso lescence o f la rge re ta i l s to res combined w i th the t rends toward b lended uses and non- t rad i t iona l re ta i l anchor tenants has resu l ted in the convers ion o f fo rmer b ig box re ta i l spaces in to innova t ive and con temporary reuses . L is ten to our g roup o f exper t pane l i s ts invo lved in the recent convers ion o f fo rmer b ig box s to res in Ar izona: a Barney ’s New York s to re a t Sco t tsda le Fash ion Square tha t was repurposed in to a work share space, a fo rmer A lber tson ’s in Presco t t Va l ley tha t i s cur ren t l y undergo ing renovat ions to t rans i t ion i t s use in to a church , and a fo rmer Motoro la bu i ld ing in to a s i te fo r Grea t Hear ts Ver i tas campus in the Phoen ix a rea .

9:30am - 10:30am Concurrent Session IB - Act ivat ing Opportuni ty Zones in Rura l Ar izona - Co t tonwoodModerator : Ben Hooper, Town of Prescot t Va l leySpeakers: J immy Flores , Founder & CEO, Qualyt ics Br ion Crum, Senior VP of Weal th Development , Cal iber Companies Steve Ayers , Town of Camp Verde Economic Development The Oppor tun i ty Zones tax incen t ive p resents an ex t raord inary new se t o f poss ib i l i t i es to the landscape o f communi ty & economic deve lopment to he lp spur inves tments in h is to r i ca l l y underserved communi t ies . Oppor tun i ty Zones p romise to d r i ve b i l l i ons o f do l la rs in long- te rm inves tment in to impover ished urban and ru ra l census t rac ts , fue l ing inc lus ive loca l economies tha t benef i t the peop le who l i ve and work there , wh i le p rov id ing a so l id re tu rn to inves to rs . Communi ty s takeho lders , s ta te and loca l government leaders , inves to rs and deve lopers must work toge ther to b r ing to f ru i t ion p ro jec ts tha t w i l l enab le the peop le who l i ve and work in Oppor tun i ty Zones to th r i ve . Those a t tend ing w i l l l ea rn about deve lop ing the co l labora t i ve s t ruc tu res requ i red to ac t i va te Oppor tun i ty Zones in Rura l Ar izona.

10:30am - 10:45am NETWORKING BREAK

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10:45am - 11:45am Concurrent Session 2A - Reta i l Real i t ies - C la rkda leSpeaker : Ken Hira , Pres ident , Kosmont CompaniesThe re ta i l sec to r i s con t inu ing to evo lve a t a rap id pace as e -commerce , consumer t rends and soc ia l med ia have fo rced t rad i t iona l b r i ck and mor ta r re ta i le rs to re imag ine an indus t ry, aspec ts o f wh ich have remained unchanged fo r decades . Jo in Mr. H i ra as he te l l s the s to ry o f macro- leve l re ta i l t rends and what i t means fo r Ar izona. Through th is f rank and in fo rmat ive d iscuss ion , he w i l l address the rea l i t y o f re ta in ing and a t t rac t ing re ta i le rs to your communi ty in a new re ta i l c l imate to inc lude , what measures a re needed to success fu l l y ca tch the eye o f a re ta i le r, success fu l re ta i l re ten t ion s t ra teg ies , and more to be in l i ne w i th the cur ren t marke t rea l i t i es .

10:45am - 11:45am Concurrent Session 2B - Fore ign Trade Zones as an Economic Tool Co t tonwoodSpeaker : Denise Yanez , Program Manager, C i ty of PhoenixFore ign Trade Zones (FTZ) con t inue to th r i ve to be t te r meet the needs o f compan ies in our g loba l economy. As a v i ta l resource , they account fo r more than 191 ac t i ve FTZ programs across the Un i ted S ta tes , w i th a to ta l o f 329 ac t i ve p roduc t ion opera t ions , employ ing approx imate ly 4 ,500 ,000 peop le w i th in 3 ,200 f i rms, and a to ta l va lue o f sh ipments in to zones o f over $669B. Come and learn more about th is incen t ive and what i t can do fo r your communi ty, the p rocess to app ly fo r one , and the success fu l p ro jec ts es tab l i shed in FTZ No. 75 in the Grea ter Phoen ix a rea .

11:55am - 1 :25pm LUNCHEON PROGRAM - Sedona/VerdeCome and jo in AAED as we ce lebra te success ! F i rs t , new AZED Pro g raduates w i l l be recogn ized . Nex t , we w i l l ce lebra te success fu l p rograms f rom around Ar izona w i th the “Go lden Prospec to r Award” f ina l i s ts . Some f ina l i s ts w i l l showcase the i r bes t p rac t i ces . Awards w i l l be p resented to the w inners upon conc lus ion o f the p resenta t ion .

Luncheon Welcome: Kr is ten Stephenson, CEcD, Fa l l Forum Chair (GPEC)Academy Graduat ionMarissa Garnet t , CEcD, AZED Pro, AAED Professional Educat ion Chair (Town of Queen Creek) Nicole Snyder, AAED President (Johnson Car l ier )Joyce Grossman, AZED Pro, AAED Execut ive Di rector

Fal l 2019 GraduatesRichard Hernandez , Yavapa i Co l legeGi lber t Lopez , C i ty o f Coo l idgeSteve Nor th , C i ty o f Show LowMol ly Spang le r, C i ty o f Senona

Golden Prospector Awards: Rosemary Br ight , AZED Pro, AAED Awards Chair (L loyd Construct ion)

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1:30pm - 2 :30pm Genera l Session - Using Storyte l l ing to Grow a Communi ty - Sedona/VerdeSpeaker : Sarah Hupp, Vice Pres ident of Account Strategy, Madden MediaAs communi t ies look to c rea te las t ing change to make the i r communi t ies more appea l ing to those who wou ld l i ve , work , and exp lo re ; economic deve lopment o f f i ces have the ab i l i t y to shape the d ia log a longs ide o ther o rgan iza t ions . Lack o f e f fec t i ve and cons is ten t s to ry te l l i ng e f fo r ts w i th in communi t ies h inders bo th bus iness and work fo rce a t t rac t ion . In th is d iscuss ion , Mr. James w i l l share how conten t marke t ing and spec i f i ca l l y s to ry te l l i ng can move your communi ty fo rward .

2:30pm - 3 :30pm Concurrent Session 3A - Serv ice Provider Roundtable - C la rkda leModerator : Dei rdre Gi lmore , Tank Gir l Market ingTh is modera ted sess ion w i l l o f fe r an in te rac t i ve d iscuss ion on s t reng then ing serv ice p rov ider membersh ip . Hear f rom o thers and share your own bes t p rac t i ces on engag ing w i th o ther AAED members . Those a t tend ing w i l l p ick up t ips fo r max imiz ing the i r membersh ip in the Assoc ia t ion .

2:30pm - 3 :30pm Concurrent Session 3B - Measurements to Strengthen Economic Development - Co t tonwoodSpeaker : Ian Dowdy, Di rector of Progress Meters ,Center for the Future of Ar izonaThe Center fo r the Fu tu re o f Ar izona des igned an Ar izona We Want Progress Meter, wh ich i s a dynamic too l to measure the p r io r i t i es tha t Ar izonans iden t i f ied fo r the fu tu re o f the s ta te re la t ing to Jobs , Educat ion , Young Ta len t , Hea l th and Wel lbe ing , Natura l Resources , In f ras t ruc tu re , C iv ic Par t i c ipa t ion , and Connec ted Communi t ies . These k inds o f measurements he lp to move the d ia l on economic deve lopment . Learn more about th is impor tan t too l and how you migh t use i t to be t te r your communi ty.

3:45pm - 4 :45pm Speed Network ing - Sedona/VerdeCome to th is NEW fas t -paced sess ion and meet up w i th p rac t i t i oners and prov iders . Learn more about what o thers a re do ing in the indus t ry and how you can par tner w i th them. Who knows what w i l l happen!

5:00pm - 7 :00pm DINNER (on your own)

7:30pm - 10:00pm Game Night - Gran i te Mounta inPoker Tournament begins at 7 :30pmJo in us fo r an even ing o f snacks and a no-hos t bar. Whether you p lay poker o r no t , you a re we lcome to jo in the even ing fes t i v i t ies . We’ re b r ing ing back board games fo r even more fun . Someth ing fo r everyone so no excuse to miss . See you there !

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7:30am - 8 :40am Breakfast - Gran i te Mounta in

7:30am - 8 :40am Rural Roundtable - Gran i te Mounta inRura l p rac t i t i oners a re inv i ted fo r an in fo rmat ive d iscuss ion and shar ing o f ideas a t th is Roundtab le .

8:45am - 9 :45am What ’s New in the UAV Wor ld? - C la rkda leSpeakers: John Vogel , Remote Sensing Specia l is t , US Department of the In ter ior Of f ice of Aviat ion Serv icesColby Harvey, CEO and Founder, R izse , Inc .Sess ion a t tendees w i l l l ea rn more about the ever evo lv ing , fas t paced indus t ry o f Unmanned Av ia t ion (UAV) . Hear f rom the exper ts on what a re cur ren t and emerg ing t rends in the indus t ry. Take away the poss ib i l i t y o f g rowing your own UAV wor ld in your communi ty.

9:45am - 10:30am Data for Economic Development Success: Where to F ind I t - C la rkda leSpeaker : Kr is ten Stephenson CEcD, Vice Pres ident , Research and Analyt ics , GPECAccura te da ta tha t te l l s the r igh t s to ry about your communi ty a re one o f the most c r i t i ca l e lements o f success fu l economic deve lopment . There a re a number o f f ree resources ava i lab le fo r communi t ies o f any s ize . Learn what too ls and resources you can use to c ra f t a compe l l ing message.

10:30am - 10:45am Conference Wrap Up - P resco t t /Ch ino Va l ley

10:45am Genera l Business Meet ing - P resco t t /Ch ino Va l leyNote : Th is meet ing w i l l s ta r t upon conc lus ion o f the con fe rence wrap up o r a t pos ted t ime, wh ichever comes f i r s t .

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Brion Crum, Senior Vice Pres ident of Weal th Development , Crum CompaniesFor over a decade, Mr. Crum has been adv is ing ear ly s tage , h igh g rowth po ten t ia l compan ies invo lved in hosp i ta l i t y, rea l es ta te , so f tware , IT, c lean tech , nanotechno logy, b io techno logy, renewab le energy, mob i le techno logy and non-pro f i t endeavors , wh i le deve lop ing and s t reng then ing re la t ionsh ips w i th c l ien ts , s t ra teg ic par tners , inves to rs , economic deve lopers , communi ty based organ iza t ions and non-pro f i t s . One o f these h igh g rowth compan ies i s Ca l iber : The Wea l th Deve lopment Company. Mr. Crum is the Sen io r VP o f Wea l th Deve lopment where h is p r imar i l y ro le i s to ra ise cap i ta l and d r ive revenue and pro f i tab i l i t y to a l l bus iness un i ts and inc rease shareho lder va lue fo r the i r inves to rs .

Ian Dowdy, Di rector of Progress Meters , Center for the Future of Ar izona (CFA)Mr. Dowdy cur ren t l y serves as the D i rec to r o f Progress Meters fo r the CFA and is a cer t i f i ed u rban p lanner w i th a d iverse background work ing in the pub l i c sec to r, per fo rming master p lann ing and land en t i t lements in the p r i va te sec to r, and has spent the las t e igh t years o f h is career in pub l i c po l i cy sur round ing conserva t ion and sus ta inab le economic deve lopment in the non-pro f i t a rena .

Jimmy Flores , Founder and CEO, Qualyt icsMr. F lo res i s the founder and CEO o f Qua ly t i cs , an Oppor tun i ty Zone Venture Deve lopment F i rm advocat ing fo r Communi ty + Soc ia l Impac t w i th in the Oppor tun i ty Zone (OZ) indus t ry. He is the Cha i rman o f the Membersh ip Commi t tee fo r Oppor tun i ty Zone Assoc ia t ion o f Amer ica , the f i r s t and on ly OZ indus t ry assoc ia t ion lobby ing as an advocate fo r the fu l l success o f OZ deve lopment w i th communi ty in mind . He is a thought leader and Sub jec t Mat te r Exper t fo r OZ rea l es ta te and bus iness deve lopment a round the Un i ted S ta tes . He is a seasoned en t repreneur, who has one o f the la rges t OZ s takeho lder ne tworks in the indus t ry. He ’s connec ted to hundreds o f Oppor tun i ty Funds na t ionwide , unders tands OZ dea l f low, and is he lp ing d r i ve compl iance bes t p rac t i ces and s tandards revo lv ing da ta co l lec t ion and repor t ing a round communi ty impac t .

Fernando Garc ia , Economic Development Specia l is t , C i ty of Casa GrandeMr. Garc ia i s an Economic Deve lopment Spec ia l i s t w i th the C i ty o f Casa Grande where he works to imp lement the ongo ing po l i cy o f b roaden ing i t s re ta i l , commerc ia l , and indus t r ia l base and has in i t ia ted p lann ing , research , and marke t ing e f fo r ts to a t t rac t new indus t r ies and bus inesses to the C i ty. Cur ren t l y, Mr. Fernando is in the Un i ted S ta tes Mar ine Corps Reserves where he serves as the Off i ce r - in -Charge fo r the Av ia t ion Supp ly Depar tment in the Mar ine Av ia t ion Log is t i cs Squadron-41 Detachment in Mi ramar, Ca l i fo rn ia .

Deirdre Gi lmore , Pres ident , TankGir l Market ingMs. G i lmore i s the Pres iden t o f TankGi r l Marke t ing . For over 20 years she has focused on bus iness and marke t ing p lann ing , s t ra teg ic pursu i ts , and suppor t ing f i rms th rough the imp lementa t ion o f the tac t i cs needed fo r success . Ms. G i lmore has been an AAED member fo r the pas t 13 years , i s a pas t board member and has served on numerous commi t tees over tha t t ime.

Andy Greenwood, Vice Pres ident of Development , Macer ichAs Vice Pres iden t o f Deve lopment , Mr. Greenwood manages the day- to -day deve lopment and redeve lopment ac t i v i t ies fo r Macer ich , one o f the na t ion ’s lead ing owners , opera to rs and deve lopers o f re ta i l p roper t ies in top marke ts inc lud ing Ar izona, Ca l i fo rn ia and Texas . A 13-year ve te ran o f the commerc ia l rea l es ta te indus t ry, Mr. Greenwood is respons ib le fo r the en t i t lements , des ign , cons t ruc t ion , and tenant coord ina t ion fo r key asse ts w i th in Macer ich ’s por t fo l io .

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Colby Harvey, CEO and Founder, R izse Inc .Mr. Harvey i s the CEO and founder o f Sco t tsda le , AZ-based R izse Inc w i th exper ience in bus iness deve lopment , management , f inanc ia l account ing , and so f tware sys tems. Wi th a pass ion and dr ive to change an indus t ry, R izse was founded to improve the a i rc ra f t ma in tenance process and a t t rac t more techno log ica l g rowth in a h igh ly va luab le sec to r. Be fo re R izse , Mr. Harvey con t rac ted as a DevOps eng ineer a t Goog le and worked as a sys tems admin is t ra to r a t Char les Schwab where he per fec ted h is leadersh ip ab i l i t y and o rgan iza t iona l sk i l l s . A f te r work ing w i th a t a mids ized MRO, Mr. Harvey was ab le to iden t i f y a space in the marke t to combine cu t t ing edge drone techno logy w i th the av ia t ion space.

Ken Hira , Pres ident , Kosmont CompaniesMr. H i ra serves as Pres iden t fo r Kosmont Compan ies . An exper t in rea l es ta te and economic deve lopment , Mr. H i ra b r ings over 25 years o f var ied exper ience in v i r tua l l y every aspec t o f acqu is i t ion , en t i t l ement , deve lopment , f inanc ing , asse t management , d ispos i t ion , downtown rev i ta l i za t ion , and s t ra teg ic p lans . H is s t reng ths inc lude a keen unders tand ing o f re ta i l t rends , bus iness re ten t ion /a t t rac t ion , negot ia t ing pub l i c -p r i va te t ransac t ions and imp lement ing b lended-use p ro jec ts tha t rev i ta l i ze communi t ies and ass is t in economic deve lopment / tax genera t ion p rograms.

Ben Hooper, Economic Development Coordinator, Town of Prescot t Va l leyAs the Economic Deve lopment Coord ina to r fo r the Town o f Presco t t Va l ley, Mr. Hooper focuses on re ta i l / commerc ia l bus iness a t t rac t ion and has overseen the deve lopment o r redeve lopment o f over 300 ,000 square fee t o f new re ta i l space s ince he began in Augus t 2016. He a lso cur ren t l y serves on the AAED Nor thern Ar izona and Fa l l Forum Commi t tees and as the Ar izona P3 Pub l i c Sec to r Cha i r fo r the In te rna t iona l Center fo r Shopp ing Centers .

Sarah Hupp, Vice Pres ident of Account Strategy, Madden MediaMs. Hupp is the VP o f Account S t ra tegy w i th Madden Med ia . Over the las t 7 years Sarah has he lped lead Madden to be a top d ig i ta l marke t ing agency in the des t ina t ion marke t ing space. Through cus tomized omni -channe l p romot ion s t ra teg ies , she and her team he lp des t ina t ions become p lacemakers . Ms. Hupp has co l labora ted w i th des t ina t ions across the US to te l l the s to ry o f how t rave l i s more than a verb , i t i s an exper ience , a fee l ing , and c rea tes a t rue t rans fo rmat ion fo r peop le and communi t ies .

Marcia Karasek, MLA, Pr inc ipa l , KAMBRIO Ms. Karasek exce ls a t a l ign ing soc ia l l y d r i ven p ro jec ts , peop le and cap i ta l fo r deve lopment and p lace-mark ing . Pro fess iona l l y and communi ty -connec ted , she i s a na tu ra l co l labora to r, pass iona te about the re la t ionsh ip be tween a be t te r bu i l t env i ronment and the peop le who inhab i t i t . Wi th her roo ts in landscape arch i tec tu re and eco log ica l des ign , Ms. Karasek deep ly unders tands the ro le o f na tu ra l sys tems and the bu i l t env i ronment . As an en t repreneur and pragmat is t , she i s focused on bu i l t p ro jec ts and produc t ion mode ls .

Bi l l Knot ts , Execut ive Pastor, Heights ChurchMr. Knot ts has been an en t repreneur and teacher most o f h is adu l t l i fe . For over two decades he taught leadersh ip p r inc ip les , the impor tance o f goa ls , se l f -d isc ip l ine , and ne twork ing sk i l l s to bus iness owners th roughout the Un i ted S ta tes . He cur ren t l y serves as the Execut ive Pas to r o f He igh ts Church .

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Sarah Mur ley, Economist and Pr inc ipa l , Appl ied Economics Ms. Mur ley i s an economis t and a p r inc ipa l a t App l ied Economics w i th over 25 years o f exper ience in reg iona l economic ana lys is . She has per fo rmed engagements fo r a w ide range o f pub l i c sec to r c l ien ts inc lud ing s ta te and loca l governments , reg iona l economic deve lopment o rgan iza t ions , rea l es ta te deve lopers and pub l i c corpora t ions . Ms . Mur ley per fo rms ana lyses on the impac ts o f new and expand ing bus inesses as requ i red to suppor t incen t ive agreements . She a lso ana lyzes the impac ts o f ma jo r nonres iden t ia l deve lopments and annexat ion a reas , t ranspor ta t ion improvements , work fo rce deve lopment p rograms, tour ism venues and events ; and she ass is ts economic deve lopment o rgan iza t ions in assess ing and communica t ing the overa l l va lue o f the i r bus iness deve lopment p rograms.

Kristen Stephenson, Vice Pres ident of Research and Analyt ics , Greater Phoenix Economic Counci l (GPEC)Mrs. S tephenson serves as GPEC’s Vice Pres iden t o f Research and Ana ly t i cs . She re jo ined the team in 2018 a f te r p rev ious ly work ing fo r the o rgan iza t ion f rom 2002-2014. In her ro le , she leads the compet i to r marke t ana lys is and research innova t ion p rograms, wh i le suppor t ing the e f fo r ts o f the bus iness deve lopment and marke t ing teams. Pr io r to re jo in ing GPEC, Ms. S tephenson worked fo r the C i ty o f G lenda le in the Off i ce o f Economic Deve lopment , focus ing on bus iness a t t rac t ion and expans ion , inc lud ing p ro jec ts such as Progress ive Leas ing , Bechte l and A laska USA Federa l Cred i t Un ion . She a lso p rov ided suppor t to s t ra teg ic p ro jec ts and research fo r the c i t y.

John Vogel , Remote Sensing Specia l is t , US Department of the In ter ior Of f ice of Aviat ion Serv icesMr. Voge l i s a g raduate o f UC Santa Barbara ’s Geography Depar tment , and la te r, a surv ivor o f a s t in t a t the Pentagon work ing as an imagery ana lys t wh i le an A i r Force In te l l i gence o f f i ce r. John then began a 25-year career in the U.S. Geo log ica l Survey, dur ing wh ich he spec ia l i zed in GIS ana ly t i cs and ins t rumenta t ion dep loyments f rom the A leu t ians to the Amazon. He began f l y ing UAS in 2008 and jo ined DOI ’s UAS Program Off i ce in 2017 to ass is t w i th p i lo t t ra in ing and sys tems eva lua t ion , w i th an occas iona l s ide t r ip to mon i to r watersheds , b ioc rus ts , and vo lcanoes .

Denise Yanez , Economic Development Program Manager, C i ty of PhoenixMs. Yanez i s an Economic Deve lopment Program Manager in the Communi ty and Economic Deve lopment Depar tment focus ing on bus iness a t t rac t ion and is the Fore ign-Trade Zone Admin is t ra to r fo r the C i ty o f Phoen ix FTZ No. 75 . Ms . Yanez has worked w i th the FTZ program fo r more than 15 years and cur ren t l y manages con t rac ts fo r 19 FTZ opera to rs , fo r wh ich 16 a re ac t i ve . She has worked fo r the C i ty o f Phoen ix fo r over 25 years in var ious depar tments w i th exper ience in economic deve lopment , redeve lopment , res iden t ia l rea l es ta te , p roper ty management , p roper ty ma in tenance and zon ing en fo rcement , and smal l bus iness deve lopment .

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