Our Former Board Chairmen
It takes a special leader to guide other very accomplished business and community leaders. Over the course of four decades, Greater Phoenix Leadership has been fortunate to see a variety of gifted individuals play this pivotal role in shaping and contributing to the business and social landscape of the Greater Phoenix region and beyond.
2015-2017
Sharon Harper – The Plaza Companies
2013-2015
John Graham – Sunbelt Holdings
2011-2013
J. Doug Pruitt – Sundt Construction
2009-2011
Philip L. Francis – PetSmart, Inc.
2007-2009
Robert M. Delgado – Hensley & Company
2005-2007
José A. Cárdenas – Lewis and Roca LLP
2003-2005
William J. Post – Pinnacle West Capital Corporations/APS
2002-2003
Drew M. Brown – DMB Associates, Inc.
2001-2002
Richard H. Silverman – Salt River Project
2000-2001
Jack A. Henry – Arthur Andersen
1999-2000
Quentin P. Smith, Jr. – Employee Solutions, Inc.
1997-1999
R. Michael Welborn – Bank One, Arizona, NA
1996-1997
L. Edward Eisele – Holsum Bakery, Inc.
1995-1996
Louis A. Weil III – Phoenix Newspapers, Inc.
1994-1995
Timothy T. Day – Bar-S Food Co.
1993-1994
Richard C. Kraemer – UDC Homes, Inc.
1992-1993
Jerry Colangelo – Phoenix Suns
1991-1992
O. Mark DeMichele – Arizona Public Service Company
1990-1991
John R. Norton III – J.R. Norton Company
1989-1990
Gene E. Rice – MeraBank
1988-1989
Richard Snell – Ramada Inns Incorporated
1987-1988
Herman Chanen – Chanen Construction Company
1986-1987
Howard McCrady – Valley National Bank
1985-1986
G.M. “Solly” Sollenberger – Sollenberger Realty Inv. Co.
1984-1985
Don Tostenrud – The Arizona Bank
1983-1984
Darow “Duke” Tully – Phoenix Newspapers, Inc.
1982-1983
Dennis E. Mitchem – Arthur Anderson
1981-1982
Jack Marinick – Garrett Turbine Engine Company
1980-1981
William A. Franke – Southwest Forest Industries
1979-1980
Keith Turley – Arizona Public Service Company
1978-1979
Jack Pfister – Salt River Project
1977-1978
James P. Simmons – United Bank of Arizona
1976-1977
William P. Reilly – Arizona Public Service Company
1975-1976
James B. Mayer – Valley National Bank