Kim McWaters, Executive Board Chair
President, UTI
Kimberly J. McWaters is the president and CEO of Universal Technical Institute, Inc. (UTI), an organization with revenues of $311 million in the 2005 fiscal year. During her 22 year tenure, McWaters has guided UTI through several remarkable milestones, including UTI’s initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange in 2003.

As chief executive officer, she is responsible for leading UTI’s dynamic growth in the technical training industry and enhancing strategic relationships within the automotive, motorcycle and marine industries to develop opportunities for UTI graduates.

Today, McWaters is the only female CEO of a publicly owned company in Arizona . She has received national and industry recognition for her leadership. For example: Reuters featured McWaters as an expert resource in a panel of select automotive leaders for its annual Automotive Industry Summit; Forbes spotlighted McWaters for creating a new business model that leveraged relationships with dealerships and manufacturers to benefit UTI students; BusinessWeek listed UTI as the second-hottest company to watch in its Top 100 Best Small Companies list; The National Automotive Dealers Association (NADA) selected McWaters to present at its annual 2006 industry conference focusing on how to recruit, manage and retain Generation Y as the new automotive workforce; and Automotive News highlighted McWaters in an article about UTI’s dedication to solve the automotive technician shortage.

A passionate advocate of several community service projects, McWaters has served on the Fresh Start Executive Board since March 2004. She currently resides in Glendale with her husband, Chris, and her three children.

Nancy Loftin, Executive Vice Chair
Sr. V.P. and General Counsel, APS/Pinnacle West

Nancy Loftin is Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Pinnacle West Capital Corporation (PNW) and Arizona Public Service Company (APS). PNW is a Phoenix-based company with consolidated assets of approximately $9 billion. Through its subsidiaries, the largest of which is APS, the company generates, sells and delivers electricity and sells energy-related products and services to retail and wholesale customers in the western United States. It also develops residential, commercial, and industrial real estate projects. APS is the largest electric utility in the State of Arizona serving more than one million customers and is the second fastest growing investor owned electric utility in the nation.

Nancy is responsible for legal issues facing PNW and its subsidiaries, including APS, APS Energy Services, SunCor Development, and El Dorado Investment. She has a staff of 20 lawyers at PNW and its subsidiaries that specialize in regulatory, environmental, securities, commercial and real estate transactions, nuclear, employment and labor law. Nancy also serves as Secretary for the companies, handling corporate governance issues and managing the Shareholder Services and Records Departments.

Nancy joined APS in 1985 as a staff attorney and became and officer in 1987. Before joining APS, she was Special Counsel and Director of Enforcement for the Arizona Corporation Commission, Securities Division.

Community and Professional Involvement:

• Director, Fresh Start Women’s Foundation Executive Board
• Trustee, University of Arizona Foundation
• Advisory Board Member, Eller Business College, University of Arizona
• Advisory Board Member, Lincoln Center for Applied Ethics at Arizona State University
• Trustee, Phoenix Children’s Hospital Board (1995-2006; Chair 2000-2003)
• Edison Electric Institute, Legal Committee (Chair 2003-2005)
• Vice Chair, American Bar Association Section of Public Utility, Communications and Transportation Law

Nancy is frequently a guest speaker on topics such as ethics, corporate governance and corporate compliance. She earned her B.S. degree in Political Science at Arizona State University and her J.D. from the University of Arizona. Nancy is married to Mark and they have one son.

 

Executive Board List

Lynn Agnello
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Rebecca Ailes-Fine
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Charlotte Campbell
Community Volunteer

Carol Cook
Community Volunteer

Karen Crotchfelt
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Arizona Republic

Delia Garcia
Senior Manager of Public Affairs
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Mary L. Gillmore, PhD.
Professor and Director
School of Social Work, ASU

Tracey Gotsis
V.P. Marketing
Westcor

Gail Grace
President & CEO
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Alicia Harrison
Regional Vice President
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Joelle Hadley
Founder
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Frances Haynes
Partner
Lewis & Roca, LLP

Leah Hoffman Langerman
Founder/Owner
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Bettye Jackson
President & CEO
Jackson Airport Enterprises

Fran Jacques
Public Affairs Manager
General Dynamics


Hon. Judith A. Joseph (Ret.)
Civil Solutions, Inc.

Karlene Keogh
President
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Michelle Kerrick
Managing Partner
Deloitte

Leezie Kim
Partner
Quarles & Brady Streich Lang, LLP

Janet Kizziar, PhD.
Psychological Consultant

Eleanore Klein
Skymed International

Marlene Klotz Collins
Community Volunteer

Anne L. Mariucci
Partner
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Mary K. Martuscelli
President
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Jude Miller-Burke, PhD
JAMB Consulting

Leslie Motter
Senior Vice President
American Express Service Center

Kathy Munro
Chairman/CEO
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Annette G. Musa
Regional Manager/SVP
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Pam Overton
Partner
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Laura Palmer Noone
President Emerita
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Pat Petznick
Co-Founder
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Terry Roman
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Deanna Salazar
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Beverly Stewart
Co-Founder
Fresh Start Women's Foundation

Jackie Tatman
Owner
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Mary P. Upchurch
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Sue York
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