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Advisory Board
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Ruth Tan Lim, M.D., M.D.(h), F.A.A.P
Position/Year: 2000
Affiliation: Dobson Pediatrics Center P.A.
Pediatrician
2058 S. Dobson Rd. Ste.6
Mesa, AZ 85202
Business: 480-820-4507
Fax: 480-491-2439
Email: milnat02@yahoo.com
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Terry Cain
Position/Year: 2003
Affiliation: Avnet
Vice President of Operational Excellence
2211 S. 47th Street
Phoenix, AZ 85034
Business: 480-643-7499
Fax: 480-643-7977
Email: terry.cain@avnet.com
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As Vice President, Operational Excellence, Terry Cain manages a team responsible for a global employee engagement program called Avnet Results. This reward and recognition system encourages and rewards each employee to improve the company and contribute to an innovation culture at Avnet. Prior to this role, as VP Shared Services, he deployed change management practices that leverage scope and scale for Avnet’s internal service organizations, making customer service a priority for the all internal customers. He previously held positions, vice president, Solutions Development, Partner Alliances, and Business Development for the Avnet Computer Marketing Group. In each of these roles Cain was responsible for building alliances, managing suppliers and developing market solutions for Avnet. Cain’s career with Avnet began in 1974 in the warehouse, he subsequently moved to positions of customer service, inside sales, product management, field sales, district and regional management. A mark of his leadership style is “Fun” and his teams have won numerous awards over the years.
Avnet Results has won MAC Achievement Awards for best “ internal communications and best internal training” Terry serves on the board of Parenting Arizona, a non-profit child abuse prevention agency, plays golf and music and resides in Tempe with his wife Rebecca and has one adult son, Jonathan.
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Julie Rosen
Position/Year: Exec. Dir/2007
Affiliation: Parenting Arizona
6741 N. 7th St.
Phoenix, AZ 85014
Business: 602-248-0428 Ext. 236
Fax: 602-248-0496
Email: julie.rosen@parentingaz.org |
Julie P. Rosen, MS, LPC, Executive Director of Parenting Arizona is a bilingual,
Hispanic woman with over twenty-six years experience in behavioral health, and
a Licensed Professional Counselor in the State of AZ. Ms. Rosen has earned an
excellent reputation in AZ while holding positions in non-profit management,
program development, clinical management, implementation of counseling and educational
programs, and employee and leadership development. Part of Ms. Rosen's success
is due to her relentless drive to implement multi-cultural initiatives and strategies.
Previously, Ms. Rosen served as the Administrator for a children's residential
program where she dramatically improved the outcomes delivered to the clients.
Ms. Rosen had sole responsibility for the day-to-day operations, and all financial
matters. She improved the quality of care through emphasizing the cultural competency
of the staff, implementation of positive behavioral supports, and the use of
evidence based programs.
Ms. Rosen's main passion is making a difference in the lives of children in
need, especially those that are misunderstood due to cultural or economic differences.
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Martin Quintana
Position/Year: 2007
Affiliation: CFO of Chicanos Por la Causa
1112 E. Buckeye Road
Phoenix, AZ 85034
Business: 602-257-0700 ext.2132
Email: martin.quintana@cplc.org
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Martin Quintana serves as Chief Financial Officer of Chicanos por La Causa, Inc., overseeing the organization’s finance, information technology services, quality assurance and corporate compliance. Formerly, Martin served as Executive Vice President of Corporate Services for CPLC. He has more than 20 years of financial and operational management experience in both for-profit and non-profit environments. Prior to joining CPLC in 1998, Martin was Finance Manager for Kraft/Alliant Foods in Dallas, Texas and Phoenix, Arizona.
While completing his undergraduate studies, Martin was president of the Arizona State University Hispanic Business Students Association and is a past president and current member of the Hispanic Business Alumni of ASU. He also served as a member of the Finance Committee for the Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce’s Board of Directors. Martin also served as a volunteer panelist for Enlace, a program at ASU promoting higher education in the Hispanic community.
Martin is currently a member of the Advisory Board for the W.P. Carey Executive MBA Alumni program as well as a member of the Board of Directors of the ASU Alumni Association. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of NPower Arizona, where he served as the Board Chair in 2006/2007. Martin also participates on the Board of Directors for Protecting Arizona Families Coalition and Parenting Arizona. He holds a B.S. in Business & a W.P. Carey MBA from Arizona State University.
Martin was born in San Luis, Sonora, Mexico and has lived in Arizona for more than 30 years. He enjoys all types of activities such as golfing, biking and working out. He is an avid sports enthusiast as a spectator and participant, and he coaches basketball and baseball as a volunteer. He is the proud father of three sons, Vince, Alex and Jacob.
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Todd Smith
Affiliation: Intel
TME Controller
5000 W. Chandler Blvd.
CH3 - 15
Chandler, AZ 85226
Business: 480-554-8908
Email: todd.p.smith@intel.com
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Todd Smith is a Controller with Intel Finance responsible for manufacturing
capital equipment procurement / contracting, and supplier ecosystem strategy
development covering ~ $2.5B in annual spending. Since joining Intel in 2000,
Todd has held various Finance positions supporting manufacturing and technology
development. Prior to Intel, Todd held widely varied engineering and program
management positions in the defense and auto industries. In total, Todd has accumulated
15+ years of financial and operational management experience. Todd holds a BS
in Industrial Engineering from the University of Arizona and an MBA with emphasis
in Finance / Corporate Strategy from the University of Michigan. Todd and his
wife Katrina (also a University of Arizona graduate) are the proud parents of
three children: Clayton, Ella, and Eden.
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Lorenzo Sierra, ABC
Regional Marketing Consultant
Humana Inc.
20860
N. Tatum Blvd. Suite 400
Phoenix, AZ 85050
480.515.6435 Tel
602.301.8564 Cell
210.200.5694 Fax
lsierra@humana.com
www.humana.com
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Humana: 2009 Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Corporation of the Year
Arizona Benefits is Humana’s charitable giving program in support of
respected causes. Each year, Humana awards a $100,000 grant to a Phoenix-area
nonprofit improving the community with programs in Mind, Body, and Spirit. For
more information, visit www.arizonabenefits.org or call 480.515.6702.
Humana "Guidance when you need it most"
About Lorenzo Sierra, ABC
Lorenzo Sierra, ABC, is an award-winning, accredited regional marketing consultant
for Humana – a Fortune 200 health insurance company.
At Humana, Lorenzo is a member of the Commercial Sales leadership team. There,
he provides guidance and strategic advice on marketing and business development
issues.
Currently, Lorenzo is a founding member of the new Business Marketing Association’s
Phoenix chapter. He was recently appointed by Governor Janet Napolitano to serve
on the Governor’s Commission on Service and Volunteerism. He also sits
on the board of the Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
Lorenzo is a contributing author of The IABC Handbook of Organizational Communication:
A Guide to Internal Communication, Public Relations, Marketing and Leadership.
Lorenzo was recently named one of the 10 most influential minorities in the
Phoenix business community by the Phoenix Business Journal. He also made
the
Business Journal’s 2003 Forty Under 40 list.
Lorenzo is past president of IABC/Phoenix. The chapter was named International
Chapter of the Year for the year he was president.
Lorenzo is a graduate of Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite
School of Journalism and Mass Communication and a graduate of the Hispanic Leadership
Institute Class 20.
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Nick DePorter
Affiliation: Arizona State University – W. P. Carey School of Business
Director of MBA Operations
PO Box 874906
Tempe, AZ 85287-4906
Business: 480-965-5453
Email: nick.deporter@asu.edu
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Nick DePorter currently serves as Director of MBA Operations for the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. He is responsible for overseeing the organization’s budget, human resources, facilities, class scheduling, student & community development and alumni affairs. Since joining ASU in 2000, Nick has held various positions supporting career management, student services, community relations and operations.
Nick holds a BS in Political Science with minors in Business & Mass Communications and a Master of Public Administration (MPA) from Arizona State University. He was raised in Las Vegas, Nevada and has lived in Arizona since coming here for his undergraduate studies. He enjoys traveling and spending time with family and friends. Nick and his wife Adrienne reside in Fountain Hills, AZ.
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