Business Alumni Chapter Board

The W. P. Carey School of Business Alumni Chapter has held its annual elections! However, if you are interested in supporting the Business Alumni Chapter through one of our committees, then please email wpcareyalumni@asu.edu. For a detailed description of committees, please view the Alumni Board PDF. We look forward to your future involvement in the W. P. Carey School of Business Alumni Chapter.

Board positions require a two-year commitment (Sept. 2010- July 2012). At this time, the Board meets on a monthly basis on the second Tuesday of each month. You do not need to be located within the Phoenix metropolitan area in order to hold a Committee Member position on any committee or a Regional Coordinator position or the Regional Outreach Committee Chair position. However, all other positions (VP, Sec. Treas., etc.) do require that you are located in the metropolitan Phoenix area in order to attend local events and Board meetings.

W. P. Carey School of Business Alumni Chapter Board – FY 2010-2012

Executive Officers

	Lora Koretz President MBA 2002 Koretz has been a Senior Lecturer in business law, ethics and consumer law at the W. P. Carey School of Business since 2004. Before her teaching career, she practiced law in Massachusetts and Arizona. She serves as a volunteer for Arizona Adopt a Greyhound and several student groups on campus. She enjoys hiking, photography and travel. Lora.Koretz@asu.edu
	Anthony Valencia President BS 1991 Valencia is currently Vice President of Finance for Chicanos Por La Causa, Inc., the state's largest community development corporation. Prior to joining CPLC in 2006, he was the Chief Financial Officer for the Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Valencia received his bachelor's of science in finance from Arizona State University and is a current student within the W.P. Carey Executive MBA Program. He is a proud graduate of Valley Leadership Class 32 ("the best class ever"), and spends his free time watching his son play high school and club baseball. ajv1231@aol.com
	Rachael James Vice President BS 2005, MBA 2011 James is currently a Financial Analyst for Honeywell Aerospace. Prior to joining Honeywell, James worked for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation as the Business Manager within Community Affairs. James has served on the W. P. Carey School of Business Alumni Chapter board since 2008 and also is a member of the Board of Directors for the Project Challenge Foundation. rmjames10@gmail.com
	Nick Catsoules Secretary BS 1994, MBA 2004 Catsoules has been in the financial services arena for 10 years. After returning to Arizona from a 10-year stay in Austin, Texas, Catsoules became involved with the W.P. Carey Alumni Association and currently serves as Secretary on the Board. He and his family reside in Cave Creek. Nick.Catsoules@desertschools.org
	Jamie Kirkegaard Treasurer BS 1979 Kirkegaard is an Assistant Vice-President and Senior Mortgage Loan Officer at Johnson Bank. Kirkegaard's 30-year career includes real estate and mortgage lending, with such companies as Grubb & Ellis and Citigroup. He has served on several boards including chairman of the advisory board of the Scottsdale South YMCA, and regularly volunteers at the Mission Hills Food Bank and for the Pat Tillman Foundation. jkirkegaard@johnsonbank.com
	Virginia Anderson Fenstermaker Communications Officer MBA 2011 Fenstermaker is a public relations senior account executive at Cramer-Krasselt, the second-largest independent marketing and communications agency in the U.S. Since joining the agency, she has worked on a variety of clients, including Phoenix Children's Hospital, SRP and University of Phoenix. Fenstermaker graduated in 2011 from ASU's W.P. Carey School of Business with a Master's of Business Administration and an emphasis in marketing. Fenstermaker and her husband reside in Tempe. Virginia.Fenstermaker@asu.edu

Committees

	Dave Woods Social Programming Committee Chair BS 1980 Woods joined Mobil Oil Corporation upon graduation from ASU and held numerous positions in resale marketing, including sales, promotions, special projects, administration, total quality management and training. In 1996, he chose to pursue his wine passion and opened Seattle Cellars, A Wine Merchant, Ltd. in Seattle, Washington. Currently, Woods is the Marketing Manager for Frank-Lin Spirits and Fine Wines, a wholesale beverage distributor in Arizona. David owned Wanderlust Trading Company, an Arizona wine distributor, which specialized in wines from Oregon and Washington State before merging with Frank-lin in 2009. dwoods7178@aol.com
	Sandra Giani Kipnes Social Programming Committee Chair MBA 2002 Kipnes has worked as a nutriceutical representative for Univera Life Sciences (Image120) since 2006. For 15 years, she owned her own CPA and consulting firm, Arizona Business Angels, PLLC, where she performed CFO work for various Arizona-based corporations and companies, such as White Chocolate Grill, LifeSuccess Productions, and Guaranty Title. Kipnes loves traveling to fun destinations and spending time in Prescott with her husband. She is the proud "mom" of two dogs and two cats; and enjoys yoga, tai chi and eating. sandrakipnes@msn.com
	Daniel Schmaltz Professional Programming Committee Chair BS 2000 Daniel Timothy Schmaltz is a Consultant with CFG Business Solutions, LLC and has over a decade of experience advising ultra affluent individuals, professional athletes and businesses. Daniel balances professional leadership with community involvement. His community involvement includes: sitting on the Board of Directors for both the St. Mary's High School Scholarship and Benefit Fund. He is also a member of Dads on Duty, an after-school program at a local elementary school where his daughter attends and participates in the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce Mentor Match program. He resides in North Phoenix with his wife and two children. dschmaltz@cfgllc.com
	Kevin Abney Professional Programming Committee Chair MBA 2006 Abney serves as the Vice President of Professional Services for TriStar Inc. Previously, Abney was with Parametric Technology Corporation, where he held roles of increasing seniority in PLM, PDM, and CAx application engineering. Prior to PTC, Abney worked in industry, specializing in opto-mechanics. Abney earned an MBA from the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University, a Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Arizona, and is also a credentialed holder of the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute. krabney@gmail.com
	Janet Holston Graduate Advisory Committee MBA 2008 Holston is Economic Development Officer in the Office of Knowledge Enterprise Development at Arizona State University. Previously, she directed the Herberger Institute Research Center/Herberger Center for Design Research at ASU, supporting faculty in research administration and developing new research initiatives. Prior to her work at ASU, she owned a consulting company, working with small business clients in grants consulting, writing, editing, and project management services. Holston is a board member of CoreNet Global, Inc., and is a member of Grant Professionals Association, National Council of University Research Administrators and National Organization of Research Development Professionals. Holston is married with three children and resides in Arizona. Janet.Holston@asu.edu
	Lloyd Cato Graduate Advisory Committee MBA & MSEcon 1997 Since April 2011, Cato has been a senior business leader for Visa Inc., a global payments technology company. Previously, he worked for American Express as vice president of merchant enablement and information management for the Americas region. He is a lifetime member of the National Black MBA Association. Cato currently serves on the Graduate Advisory Committee for the W. P. Carey School of Business Alumni Chapter Board. He makes his home in Sunnyvale, CA. lcato65@gmail.com
	Melissa Herman Graduate Advisory Committee MBA 2005 Herman is a Finance Manager at Riverbed Technology, an IT performance company for networks, applications, and storage. Herman earned her MBA from W.P. Carey Evening program in 2005. In addition to earning her degree, she has held leadership positions with the National Association of Women MBAs and the Beta Gamma Sigma honor society. Herman currently resides in the Boston area. melissa.herman@asu.edu
	Katie Thomas Undergraduate Student Engagement Committee Chair BS 2007 Katie Thomas is a CPA at Henry & Horne, the largest locally-owned accounting firm in Arizona, working primarily with Not-for-Profit Organizations. Katie graduated from ASU's W. P. Carey School of Business in May 2007 with undergrad degrees in both finance and accounting (much to her father's chagrin). She has lived in Arizona since she was three. An interesting factoid about Katie - she has been to all but three states within the United States. spunky_kt@hotmail.com
	Brendan Kelly Graduate Student Engagement Committee Chair BA 2004, MBA 2008 Brendan holds two degrees from ASU a B.A. in Humanities (2004) and a M.B.A. (2008). He is the Credit Operations, Systems & Portfolio Analysis Manager for National Bank of Arizona. He currently serves on the Graduate Advisory Board and is Chair of the Graduate Student Engagement Committee. Brendan.Kelly@asu.edu
	Amy Casaldi Scholarship Committee Chair BS 2006, 2008 M.Ed., 2011 M.Ed. Casaldi holds two B.S. degrees in Marketing and Business Process Management from the W.P. Carey School of Business, a M.Ed. in Elementary Education from another institution, and a M.Ed. in Gifted Education from the Mary Lou Fulton Teacher's College. She currently works as an Academic Success Coordinator at ASU in the School of Life Sciences. Casaldi resides in Scottsdale with her husband and their two cats. amy.casaldi@asu.edu
	Darin Shebesta Membership Committee Chair BS 2006 Shebesta is Assistant Vice President with Jackson Financial Advisors, Inc. in Scottsdale. He is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional and works with individuals to bring together their entire financial lives. Shebesta serves on the boards of Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership (HOBY) and the Financial Planning Association of Greater Phoenix. He also serves as a co-facilitator of the Young Financiers group and is a chapter liaison for Financial Planning Association's NexGen. darin.shebesta@gmail.com
	Phil Calandra Regional Outreach Committee Chair MBA 1975 Phil joined SGWI after spending 2009 with another International Payroll provider. Previous to that he spent over two decades holding senior level Sales and Strategic Alliance positions with HCM and ERP market leaders like Taleo, Ceridian, Baan, and ADP. Phil excels at thinking "outside the box", but thanks to his considerable domain expertise is quite able to understand clearly what's "inside it". He enjoys creating win-win agreements with partners and customers, and firmly believes preference and commitment need to be earned on a daily basis. Phil earned a BA in Finance and Business Economics at the University of Notre Dame and an MBA from the W.P. Carey Graduate School of Business at Arizona State University. phil_calandra@yahoo.com