Board of Advisors

With 30 years of business development experience, Tracy builds and delivers Sandler Training business programs for companies of all sizes, across multiple industries. During her 30-year career with Procter & Gamble in customer business development, she developed sales and management teams, grew individuals’ performance and coordinated cross-department strategic planning with top customers in the United States and globally. She was awarded Outstanding Woman in Business in 2019 by the Phoenix Business Journal and has served on the board of the Tempe Chamber of Commerce, as well as the iCommand Board. Tracy was presented a Lifetime Achievement Award, Top Female Executive and noted as a Top 101 Industry Experts for her work in Global management Training Development by Cambridge’s Worldwide Who’s Who.

Dave empowers Arizonans to lead through Valley Leadership’s innovative programming that helps participants expand their perspectives and network. Dave was also CEO of Home Matters and executive director of the National NeighborWorks Association. Today, he serves on the board for Home Matters to Arizona, the first statewide Home Matters initiative focused on a new generation of housing, connected communities and healthier individuals, families and economies. Previously, Dave was a public accountant with Arthur Andersen and a financial litigation consultant with Navigant Consulting. Born and raised in Arizona, Dave holds a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from U of A, a Master of Public Administration from USC and a certificate from the Executive Program for Nonprofits at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business.

An experienced public company board director with an extensive background in global digital, ecommerce and loyalty marketing as well as global commercial B2B expertise, Dorothy draws upon her 35 years of executive experience. She was a pioneer in pursuing strategic and innovative partnerships with organizations such as AAA/CAA, Google, TripAdvisor and Facebook, was the president of the Global Business Travel Association Allied Leadership Council and serves on the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) global foundation board. Dowling has been awarded the Lifetime Achievement awards from the HSMAI, The Stephen Brener Award at the New York University Investment Conference and GBTA WINIT.

Eddie Cook was appointed in February 2020 and then elected in November 2020. His vision has been to create a “One Team” culture that provides the public with a high-performance team that is both efficient and effective at the lowest cost to the taxpayer. A respected member of the Gilbert Town Council from 2011-2020, Eddie helped successfully introduce initiatives and programs that have become a model for municipalities across the state. Among his accomplishments are creating the Town of Gilbert ENDVR program, serving as the president of the Arizona Municipal Water Users Association and chairman of the Maricopa Association of Governments Domestic Violence Council. Cook also spent more than 30 years in the high-technology industry and holds a bachelor’s degree in Engineering from Arizona State University.

A sharp, high-energy, ambitious marketer with deep experience and expertise in public casino corporations, Native American casino gaming and other business enterprises nationwide, Mary has been a senior executive for two titans of casino gaming, Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. and Penn National Gaming, Inc. She is a strong contributor in building growth-oriented organizations and her 25+ year casino gaming career extends across business strategies, marketing and brand development, and casino operations, while leading management teams with a focus on revenue generation, profitability, brand development, marketing innovation and team development. Prior to her long tenure in casino gaming, Mary was Chief Marketing Officer with First Tier Bank of Nebraska and CMO for two large Native American tribal casinos including Arizona’s Talking Stick Resort and Casino Arizona.

Tim is a business and social innovation leader who has dedicated his 30-year career to creating programs and services that help underserved people thrive. He brings unmatched retail success, extensive leadership, community expertise and unwavering passion as a visionary leader committed to building bridges that uplift entire communities. Launching Thrive Services Group in January 2022, he continues to blaze a trail of growth and social change. As a standing member of Greater Phoenix Leadership, Tim partners with Arizona changemakers to drive growth and societal progression.

In his fourth season as senior vice president of Global Partnership Solutions for the Phoenix Suns, Phoenix Mercury and Legends Entertainment District, Tom leads and manages all aspects of the Global Partnership Solutions department, including the sales, activation and operations divisions. Tom possesses more than 20 years of professional and collegiate sports experience. Most recently, he spent eight years as a senior vice president of sales and business development at IMG College where he oversaw all revenue generation, activation and expense management of multimedia rights for the west region, which included 16 Division I athletic departments. Previously, he was the Portland Trail Blazers’ vice president of corporate sales and service and the director of marketing and sponsorship for the Special Olympics of Northern California.

With more than 30 years of business and executive leadership, coaching, organizational development, culture change, operations and results management experience, DeeAnn works with mid-market CEOs and boards to help them scale for growth, build profitability and culture, and prepare for sale. She also leads CEO, key executive and CFO roundtables. She has worked in a multitude of industries including high tech, insurance, retail, private education, healthcare, and sports & entertainment. DeeAnn has served in leadership roles on several boards, most recently as chair of the Northern Arizona University Foundation Board and is currently leading the NAU Honors College Advisory Board. DeeAnn co-leads the Commit board, strategically guiding the senior team on all organizational initiatives in support of Commit’s overall success.

Since 2007, Jim has been the CEO of Board Developer, a nationwide board of directors’ placement and training organization, which has also administered thousands of assessments for companies around the world––enabling teams to enhance leadership effectiveness. Jim currently serves on multiple boards, and dozens previously, including three nonprofit organizations that he founded. Mr. Hayden also spent 20 years in healthcare as a clinician, administrator and board member, having oversight of more than 13,000 employees. His passion for impeccable customer service and truly understanding the power of relationship management drives Jim’s success. Jim co-leads the Commit board, strategically guiding the senior team on all organizational initiatives in support of Commit’s overall success.