Sara Liguori Joins Arizona Housing Fund Advisory Board

Sarah Liguori, Senior Director of Impact Investing at the Arizona Community Foundation, has been named the newest member of the Arizona Housing Fund Advisory Board. The Commission is responsible for reviewing and approving grant applications from eligible nonprofits to provide more permanent support, low-income, working-poor housing in Arizona.

The Arizona Housing Fund (AZHF) was established in 2019 to address the growing homeless epidemic in Arizona. To date, funds housed at the Arizona Community Foundation have raised over $1.4 million and he has awarded $850,000 in grants to his four nonprofits in Arizona. need.

Howard Epstein, founder of the Arizona Housing Foundation and executive at Bank of America National OREO, said:

Liguori joins Epstein. Arizona Community Foundation Chief and her Programs and Community Engagement Officer, Lisa Urias. Stephen Hilton, executive chairman of Meritage Homes. Attorney Arizona Real Estate Association, Michelle Lind. Habitat Metro, LLC Owner/Partner, Tim Sprague; Trellis President and CEO, Michael Trailor. Commission Sheila D. Harris Consulting Sheila Harris.

Prior to joining ACF, Liguori was a financial advisor and involved in commercial real estate development. She recently completed her term in the Arizona House of Representatives, serving as State Representative for Legislative District 28 (now her LD 5). She has been a member of the Commerce and Government Electoral Commission, focusing on issues such as housing, water/environment, consumer financial protection, education/child care, and equity. A native of Tucson, Liguori holds a BA in Economics with a minor in Business Administration from the University of Arizona.

Coppersmith Brockelman Attorney Appointed to Special Committee

Andy Gaona – Coppersmith Brockelman’s Nationally Recognized Director of Election, Political and Public Law Practices – was appointed To the Judicial Performance Review Task Force by Chief Justice Robert M. Brutinell of the Arizona Supreme Court.

Chief Justice Brutinel created a task force to develop recommendations for expanding and improving the judicial performance review process. Andy is one of only three attorneys appointed to the task force, joining current and retired judges and others in assisting the Arizona Supreme Court in this important mission.

A partner who has played a key role in some of the biggest cases over the past eight years, Gaona empowers candidates, political action committees, party organizations, non-profit organizations, and government agencies to ensure campaign finance compliance, access to votes, and advice on election-related issues. litigation. Additionally, Gaona works closely with groups that sponsor ballot measures at both the state and local levels. He is recognized by Southwest Super Lawyers and best lawyer in america^©Additionally, in 2022 he will Arizona State Capitol Times Legal Department Leader of the Year and Member Phoenix Business Journal 40 under 40.

Jill Chasson, Chairman of Coppersmith Brockelman’s Governance Committee, said: “With his passion for public policy and maintaining the integrity and excellence of the Arizona judiciary, Andy brings a wide range of perspectives to the Task Force. His experience at Level will help him as he and his associates work to provide recommendations for improving the judicial performance review process.”

The task force plans to submit its recommendations to the Supreme Court by October 1, 2023.

Land Advisors Organization Trey Davis Rookie of the Year

The Land Advisors Organization recently named Pinal County Land Specialist Trey Davis as the company’s 2022 Rookie of the Year Award. The 24-year-old Davis helped drive the closing of more than $220 million in his fiscal year 2022. county team.

Davis joined the research team in May 2019 as an intern at the Land Advisors Organization. Since then, he graduated from Arizona State University and worked with various teams throughout the organization until Kirk joined McCarville as his second Pinal County Specialist for the company. Together, the team is deeply involved in rapidly growing industrial markets throughout Casa Grande and Pinal County, Arizona.

“We are extremely proud of Trey’s achievement as one of our newest advisors,” said Greg Vogel, Founder and CEO of The Rand Advisors Organization. Showing incredible potential, he landed on a team where he excelled.Thanks for the mentorship he received along with Kirk, who helped establish Pinal County as Arizona’s new economic hub. I wanted to appreciate the diligence of

In recent years, Pinal County has become a very attractive emerging market for the industrial, commercial and residential building sectors, showing strong economic and employment growth. Major manufacturers such as Lucid Motors, Nikola, Kohler, Chang Chun Chemical and Air Products have announced visits or expansions to facilities in the region. Also, due to its proximity to TSMC’s factories and Intel’s East Valley expansion, semiconductor supply his chain of companies, Tier 1 and Tier 2 electric vehicle maker suppliers, are following suit to set up facilities in the area. Davis and McCarville have played a key role in facilitating many of Pinal County’s most important industrial deals in 2022.

Kirk McCarville, CCIM, managing advisor to the Casa Grande team at the Land Advisors Organization, said: “His enthusiasm for the transformation and new opportunities brought to our community, combined with his ability to understand the goals of buyers and sellers while applying market knowledge, has helped us close deals. is the perfect partner!”

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