Board of Directors
Kimberly McWaters
Board of Directors Chair
Kim McWaters recently retired as Chief Executive Officer of Universal Technical Institute (UTI), the nation's leading provider of transportation technician training. She joined UTI as a part-time receptionist in 1984, and quickly worked her way up the leadership ranks. She was named President in 2000 and, in 2003, became CEO. She continues to serve on the company’s board of directors, and also is a member of the boards of Penske Automotive Group, Inc., and Mobile Mini, Inc.
Kim is deeply committed to helping others transform their lives and communities though education, guidance and support, and is especially passionate about helping women forge a path to success. She has been on the Fresh Start Board of Directors for more than a decade and, in 2014, was honored with the organization’s Founders' Award. She has also served as a previous chair for the Fresh Start Gala. In addition, she previously served on the boards of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Phoenix and Banner Health Foundation. While leading UTI, she earned a bachelor’s of science degree in Business Administration and raised three children.
Additional Board Members
Mary Pahissa Upchurch
Senior Partner
Gray Associates, INC.
Rebecca Ailes-Fine
Community Member
Gena Bonsall
Community Volunteer
Magaly Carson
Senior Vice President
Morgan Stanley
Dr. Antoinette Farmer-Thompson
Deputy VP
Educational Outreach & Student Services
Arizona State University
Michelle Friedman
Community Volunteer
Elise Gould
Director of Integrated Marketing Communications
Salt River Project
Frances Haynes
Chair Real Estate Industry Team, Partner
Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie
Andrea Katsenes Pappas
Director of Media Relations
Cox Communications
Karlene Keogh Parks
Senior Vice President
HUB International
Janet Kizziar, Ph.D.
Psychological Consultant
Marlene Klotz-Collins
Community Volunteer
Stefanie Layton
Director - Investor Relations
APS
Cynthia A. Lietz PhD, LCSW
Senior Associate Dean & Professor
ASU College of Public Service & Community Solutions
Nancy Loftin
Attorney (Ret.)
Barbara Milazzo
Senior Vice President, Business Banking for the AZ South Market
Chase Bank
Pamela Overton Risoleo
Shareholder
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Belle Petznick
Community Volunteer
Melinda Petznick
Co-Owner, Director of Sales
D.A. Ranch Lodge and Estate Vineyards
Pat Petznick
Co-Founder
Fresh Start Women's Foundation
Beatriz Elisabeth Rendon
VP of Strategic Initiatives
ASU
Terry Roman
Partner
Snell & Wilmer
Katherine Scardello
Senior Vice President
Bank of America
Lisa Stevens Anderson
President
Q Point Health
Beverly Stewart
Co-Founder
Fresh Start Women's Foundation
Patty White
Community Volunteer
Adrianne Wright Taylor
Vice President, Human Resources, Information Technology
PEPSICO, INC.
Emeritus
Harriet "Hank" Barnes (deceased)
Charter Member
Sandy Cowen
Karlene Keogh Parks
Janet Kizziar
Eleanore Klein
Marlene Klotz Collins
Pamela Overton Risoleo
Pat Petznick
Barbara Ralston
Beverly Stewart
Honorary Members
JoAnn Fitzsimmons
Cindy McCain
Jewell McFarland Lewis (deceased)
Ann Symington