Mignonne Hollis is an accomplished economic development professional with 25+ years of experience in developing businesses and transforming industries into sustainable economic assets. Ms. Hollis holds positions on several influential economic boards, including Arizona Association for Economic Development (AAED), Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA) and International Economic Development Council (IEDC).

Deirdre Gilmore, FSMPS, CPSM has been deeply involved with the real estate development and construction field for over 20 years. She is a Certified Professional Services Marketer who has spent her career specializing in assisting commercial real estate firms with business and marketing planning, training and coaching key staff on business development activities, assisting in strategic project pursuits as well as supporting those firms through the implementation of the tactics needed for success. Deirdre has a Bachelor of the Arts from Sonoma State University.

Glenn Williamson has 30+ years of executive-level experience in leading companies from concept to maturity. Mr. Williamson currently serves as the CEO of Nest Ventures, a private equity firm with offices in Canada and Arizona, since 2000. Highlights of Mr. Williamson's expertise include accessing the Canadian capital markets for global investments and increasing bilateral trade.

Lorie Grabham has 20+ years of experience in aviation leadership and the successful delivery of business intelligence solutions. Her experience includes corporate mergers; data migration strategies; technical analysis, impact and resolution; aviation safety and driving unmanned engineering innovation in the aviation industry.

Mike Patterson has years of experience in corporate and business law. In his current position, Mr. Patterson assists businesses in navigating corporate, compliance and securities matters. He regularly advises U.S. and foreign clients on the establishment, structuring, and compliance for international operations. Highlights of Mr. Patterson's experience include representing companies through product development, consulting with international giants, and sales to international companies.

Paul Brierley has 20+ years of experience in executive service as an agriculture and life science leader. He spent 12 years in Arizona agriculture production and five years in electrical engineering conducting applied telecommunications research. In his current position, the research center focuses on desert agriculture across the world and the integration of unmanned systems into the agricultural industry.

Ted Maxwell has 33+ years of military service, bringing with him extensive experience in working with Congress and foreign dignitaries. He has represented the United States as the sole United States Air Force Exchange Officer for integration with Belgian Air Force and managed an international multi-billion dollar program while working at Headquarters Air Combat Command in Virginia. Mr. Maxwell also serves on the Southern Arizona Leadership Council (SALC) and Arizona Town Hall board of directors.

Ken Varga has 35+ years of experience in systems/software engineering of real-time embedded systems for avionics, communication and control applications as well as work with the FAA and EASA on certifying his client's systems. He has assembled a top-notch management team and was instrumental in getting the entire company ISO 9001:2015/AS9100D certified as well as pushing companywide innovation that has resulted in the company filing for, and receiving, multiple patents. Mr. Varga has served on several educational advisory boards and is an author of several autonomous UAV papers.