Dwight Patterson Sports Academy
Leadership Directory
Ann Patterson
Chair, Board of Directors
President, Patterson Company
Partner, Dobson Ranch Inn
apatterson@dpsaports.org
Dr. Eric Sauers
Executive Director
Chair, Department of Sports Health Care, Arizona School of Health Sciences
elsauers@dpsasports.org
Leah Palmer
Associate Director
Assistant Director, Partnership Development, Center for Public Policy, Mesa
Community College
lpalmer@dpsasports.org
Dr. Tamara Valovich
Director of Research and Education
Assistant Professor, Department of Sports Health Care, Arizona School of Health
Sciences
tcvalovich@dpsasports.org
Dr. Craig Phelps
Sports Medicine Advisor
Provost, Arizona School of Health Sciences
cmphelps@dpsasports.org
Kona Scholes
Administrative Support
Administrative Assistant, Partnership Development, Center for Public Policy,
Mesa Community College
kscholes@dpsasports.org
Roc Arnett
President and CEO, East Valley Partnership
rarnett@dpsasports.org
Neil Barna
President and CEO, Mesa Bank
nbarna@dpsasports.org
Allen Benedict
Athletic Director, Mesa Community College
abenedict@dpsasports.org
Robert Brinton
Executive Director, Mesa Convention & Visitors Bureau
rbrinton@dpsasports.org
Lynn C. Westergard
Partner, Nelson Lambson & Co.
lcwestergard@dpsasports.org
Dr. Ted Wendel
Associate Provost, Arizona School of Health Sciences
otwendel@dpsasports.org
Dr. Jim Zaharis
Greater Phoenix Leadership
jzaharis@dpsasports.org