Infectious disease specialist Connick to lead UA division
Dr. Elizabeth Connick, a prominent researcher into human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), has been named chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of Arizona College of Medicine β Tucson. She will join the UA faculty in April, coming from the University of Colorado β Denver.
Connick has been involved in clinical trials and laboratory-based translational research studies of HIV-1 infection for more than 20 years. Recently, she has focused on strategies to develop a cure for HIV infection.
During her career she has received research funding totaling nearly $14.2 million as principal investigator, $43.5 million as co-investigator and $121.5 million in other roles.
Connick graduated from Harvard Medical School, then completed an internship and internal medicine residency at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York and an infectious disease fellowship at the University of Colorado.
She is currently medical director at the UC Boulder Clinical and Translational Research Center at UC Denver, among other roles there.
SVP Tucson welcomes Garcia as executive director
Social Venture Projects Tucson, also known as SVP, announces Ciara Garcia as its executive director.
Garcia has more than 10 yearsβ experience in nonprofit leadership. Prior to joining SVP, she served as chief of operations at Tu Nidito Children and Family Services, where she led the development and community impact teams.
She is a graduate of the Generation Next Nonprofit Leadership Academy and Greater Tucson Leadership and was a 2013 Tucson 40 Under 40 honoree.
TAA hires Bootes to oversee economic development
George W. Bootes III has joined the Tucson Airport Authority as chief economic development officer, overseeing infrastructure planning for TAAβs vacant land and promoting airport development.
Bootes held early roles with the Office of Economic Planning and Development and its successor agency, the Arizona Department of Commerce.
Prior to moving back to Arizona for his new position, Bootes started an economic development program at an electric utility company in Albuquerque.
He also was community development officer for a city in New Mexico; and was a founder and initial president of a real estate and land development firm.
A certified economic developer and a certified economic development finance professional, he is a member of the International Economic Development Council. Bootes earned his undergraduate and graduate degrees from The College at Brockport, State University of New York.
Maxwell now major general in AZ Air National Guard
Edward P. βTedβ Maxwell was promoted on Jan. 10 to the rank of major general in his role as the air component commander of the Arizona Air National Guard. He also serves as the assistant adjutant general β air.
As a part-time Guardsman, Maxwellβs full-time position is vice president of the Southern Arizona Leadership Council (SALC) in Tucson.
He is a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy and is in his 32nd year of military service, including 15 years active duty and 17 years in the National Guard, predominantly serving as an F-16 instructor pilot.
Wood joins Tucson Association of Realtors
Janet Wood has joined Tucson Association of Realtors as communications director.
She previously worked for IMPACT of Southern Arizona as marketing manager and World Care as marketing development manager.
From 1991 to 2009 Wood was employed by Tucson Newspapers, Inc., including 16 years as manager of its newspapers in education program.
She has served on nonprofit Boards including Tucson Residence Foundation, Juvenile Diabetes of Southern Arizona, and Foundation for Animals in Risk.
Wood holds bachelorβs and masterβs degrees in education from the University of Arizona with additional graduate work at the University of Southern Californiaβs Annenberg School of Communications.
Three attorneys join
Rusing Lopez & Lizardi
Rusing Lopez & Lizardi, PLLC, has added three attorneys: Brendan R. Haberle, Sarah S. Letzkus and Chris Ambrosio.
Haberle is a commercial and contract attorney with experience advising start-up, technology and emerging growth companies on commercial contracts and transactions such as intellectual property licensing and private equity financing. He also is a patent attorney registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Haberle holds a bachelorβs in physics from Harvey Mudd College. He previously worked as a researcher at Los Alamos National Laboratory and as a technical analyst on national security and defense issues.
He earned his juris doctor from the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, graduating magna cum laude and Order of the Coif.
Letzkusβ practice is focused on commercial and employment litigation with an emphasis on defense. She has represented plaintiffs and defendants in civil litigation involving banks, businesses of various sizes, and executives.
She previously worked at a Phoenix law firm.
Letzkus earned a bachelorβs in political science, summa cum laude, from the University of Arizona, and graduated magna cum laude and Order of the Coif from the Sandra Day OβConnor School of Law at Arizona State University.
Ambrosio has worked extensively in the private-lending, residential real estate and title industries and has legal experience in tax, bankruptcy, corporate and transactional areas.
He holds a bachelor of science in business finance and earned his juris doctor from the UA James E. Rogers College of Law, where he received the CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Real Estate Finance.
On the side, Ambrosio teaches high-performance driving techniques through the National Auto Sport Association and competes in regional sports car racing series.
