ALUMNI
With the completion of the Class of 2024, the Dodie Londen Excellence in Public Service Series has graduated 182 women from 12 counties; Cochise, Coconino, Gila, Graham, Greenlee, La Paz, Maricopa, Mohave, Navajo, Pima, Pinal and Yavapai.
The ranks of our grads have held appointed positions from local committees, to statewide boards and commissions, to presidential appointment as chairman of a federal agency, and within the State Department as a US Foreign Diplomat. Alumna currently hold, or have held, such prestigious positions as congressional staffers, gubernatorial chief of staff, and every level of party leadership in our state. Graduates currently hold, or have held, the following offices or appointed positions:
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AZGOP State, County, and Legislative District elected leadership
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State Senate and House of Representatives
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County Supervisor, Assessor, Treasurer, Recorder, Elections Director, and Clerk of the Court
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City and Town Council
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School Board
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Boards and Commissions at all levels including local city and town, county, state and federal by presidential appointment
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Party leadership positions in legislative districts, counties, and state levels
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Elected leadership to Republican clubs and organizations, such as the Arizona Federation of Republican Women.
CLASS OF 2008
Honorable Cheryl Chase
Charlene Marshall
Deborrah Miller
Diana Arendt
Janice Pratt
Mary Williams, past AzFRW pres.
Honorable Melissa Havatone
Honorable Kimberly Owens
Honorable Pam Pickard
Penny MacArthur
Rosa Dierks
Susan Cohen
Susan Godfrey
Dr. Tracy Munsil
Anne Stephenson
CLASS OF 2009
Alesha Nicole Corey
Honorable Brenda Barton
Corena Jenkins
Danielle Roberts
Dawna Fagerburg
Diane Kephart
Dianne Soe-Myint
Jamie Brooke Forseth
Michelle Marini Hyde
Rhonda King
Zanetta Broughan
CLASS OF 2010
April Riggans
Honorable Becky Nutt
Beth Hoel Goulden
Bethany Ramsdell Diaz
Christy Smith
Debbie Smith
Greta Knapp
Irene Carroll
Judy Keane
Kelly Hart
Laura Ciscomani
Lesley VanBorssum
Margaret Weir-Sangalli
Melissa Holdaway
Rosemarie Strout
Shawna Thornton Messner
Senator Shawnna Bolick
Sophia Johnson
CLASS OF 2011
Ashley Bunch
Brandi Hunt
Deborah Lavinsky
Honorable Diane Landis
Gabriela Mercer
Ginnie Schmitt
Mohave County Supervisor Hildy Angius
Honorable Jill Norgaard
Laura Donnelly
Honorable Margaret Burkholder
Martha Macias-Blohm
Nancy Gunn Harsha
Nicole Humphrey
CLASS OF 2012
Jeanette Dubreil
Lisa Gray
Honorable Virginia Ross
Dr. Suzanne Menges
Danielle Bravin
Honorable Dr. Kelli Ward
Alison Bassoff
Angie Kebric Paton
Jenny Holsman Tetreault
Karla Rothrock
Christine Ross
Teri Grier
CLASS OF 2013
Brittney Kaufmann
Carmella Aja
Jodi Bain
Joy Grainger
Joy Staveley
Kelli Aceto Johnson
MaryAnne Hillis
Pamela Burruel
Patt Parker
Stephanie Nielson Thain
Susan Syfert
Suzanne Sharer
Tullie Noltin
CLASS OF 2014
Amber Price
Colleen Lombard
Gretchen Conger
Helen Heiden
Katie Franquist Dauphinais
Lisa Askey
Teresa Tenbrink
Honorable Mary Ellen Dunlap
Goodyear Councilwoman Sheri Lauritano
CLASS OF 2015
Honorable Amanda Stanford
Bea Rocklin
Cochise County Treasurer Catherine Traywick
Giselle Alexander-Kaczmarek
Honorable Jenn Daniels
Jennifer Bontrager
Jessica Lycos
Mara Benson
CLASS OF 2016
Brittney Kenney
Jennifer Szatkowski
Julia Graham
LaCinda Lewis
Margo Treece
Nancy Cottle
Honorable Rachel Gray
Tisha Castillo
CLASS OF 2017
Bernadette Coggins
Brandy Wells Flores
Cindy Casaus, past AzFRW pres, NFRW treasurer
Debi Vandenboom
Farhana Ahmed
Jeni White
Kristen Desmangles
Lauren Pemberton
Lisa Godzich
Dr. Shadow Asgari
Simone Hall
ViciLee Jacobs
Yvonne Cahill
CLASS OF 2018
Chelsea Lett
Cheryl Pelletier
Gayla Coletto
Heather Floyd
Karri King
Lisa Marra
Monica Yelin
Pam Kirby
Virginia Crews
CLASS OF 2019
Amy Peterson
Anna Varney
Graham County Assessor Darlene Montierth
Eileen Mueller
Gina Swoboda, AZ GOP Chairwoman
Jamie Kelly
Margot Sorenson
Marianne Salem
Susan Marcell
CLASS OF 2020
Arlene Goldblatt
Gina Godbehere
Janet Johns
Joanna Duka
Linda Busam, WestMec Board Member
Michal Joyner
Representative Selina Bliss
CLASS OF 2021
Beth Joice
Debbie Uptain
Goodyear Councilwoman Laura Kaino
Margo Edris
Melissa Helvey
Hannah Woodruff
Lori Martinez
Class of 2022
Maricopa Councilwoman Amber Lierman
Amy Heusted
Ashley Trussell
Carie Hughes
Leeanne Hayward
Luci Wheat
Buckeye Councilwoman Michelle Hess
Rae'Lee Klein
Robyn Cushman
Temren Wroge
Goodyear Councilwoman Wally Campbell
Class of 2023
Dr. Bridget Fitzgibbons
Charmaine Roth
Pinal County Recorder Dana Lewis
Jane Andersen
Jennifer Hawkins
Jessica Lopez
Leisa Brug
Prescott Valley Councilwoman Lucy Leyvas
TerriAnn Neigel
Valerie Turley
Class of 2024
Anita Gettleson
Gina Maloney
Bullhead City Councilwoman Grace Hecht
Mesena Gilbert