Board of Directors

President
Cecilia Benavides, SPHR
CalPortland
cbenavides@calportland.com
President-Elect
Matt Wilson
Gold & Associates
mwilson@goldfc.com
Past President
Kevin Grindle, PHR
Leadership Strategies, LLC
kgrindle@peopleresults.com
Secretary
Cheryl Shumate, PHR
ASU Foundation
Cheryl.Shumate@asu.edu
Treasurer
Steve Schmidgall, PHR
All Aboard America!
sjsaz@cox.net
Chair - Central Valley
Paul Quinn
Kelly Engineering Resources
Paul.Quinn@kellyengineering.com
Chair - East Valley
Karen Smith
Telesphere
kmsmith@telesphere.com
Co-Chair - East Valley
Lori Wallace
The Logistics Group
lwallace@logisticsgroupaz.com
Chair - North Valley
Tony Abraham, SPHR
Modern Industries, Inc.
tabraham@modinds.com
Chair - West Valley
Lorie Birk
Mountain States Employers Council, Inc.
lbirk@msec.org
Board Liaison - College Relations Liaison
Jessica Warner, PHR
Advanced Integration Technologies
jwarner@aitint.com
Co-Liaison College Relations
Marret Bethge, PHR
GPW and Associates, Inc.
marret.bethge@gmail.com
Board Liaison - Diversity & Inclusion Committee
Michelle Gray, PHR
Element Payment Services
mgray@elementps.com
Co- Liaison Diversity and Inclusion Committee
Judy Mitchell, SPHR
PetSmart
jumitchell@ssg.petsmart.com
Board Liaison - HRCI
Dan Leathers, PHR
Accurate Placement
dan@accurateplacement.com
Board Liaison - Law and Legislative Action Committee
Shayna Balch
Fisher & Phillips
sbalch@laborlawyers.com
Board Liaison - Membership Attainment
April Miller
Workway
april.miller@workway.com
Board Liaison - Membership Engagement/Retention
Mysti Kocher, SPHR
Banner Health
mysti.kocher@bannerhealth.com
Board Liaison - PR/Communication
Eric Knott, PHR
Goodwill of Central Arizona
ericknott@cox.net
Board Liaison - Program Committee
Mary Henry, SPHR
HR on Demand LLC
MGHenry57@cox.net
Board Liaison - Program Committee/SIG
Valerie James, PHR
Scottsdale Cultural Council
valeriejames@cox.net
Board Liaison - SHRM Foundation
John Doran
Sherman & Howard
jdoran@shermanhoward.com
Board Liaison - Sponsorship Committee
Matt Wilson
Gold & Associates
mwilson@goldfc.com
Board Liaison - Workforce Readiness Committee
Christopher Sierra, SPHR
PSCU FINANCIAL SERVICES
CASierra@pscufs.com
Director at Large - Special Projects
Michael Cody, Other (CLU, REBC, RHU)
Lovitt & Touche, Inc.
mcody@lovitt-touche.com
Director at Large
Larry Betz, SPHR

betzlarry@gmail.com
Chapter Administrator
Cindy Hesch
VSHRA
contact@vshra.org