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Fiesta Bowl names chairman
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By Cecilia Chan
Steven Leach, Partner at Jones, Skelton & Hochuli, PLC in Phoenix, was recently elected to serve a two-year term as chairman of the Fiesta Bowl Board.
The college football game is played annually at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale.
Mr. Leach first joined the Fiesta Bowl Organization as a volunteer in 2004, became a Yellow Jacket Committee member in 2006 and was elected to the Board of Directors in 2011. His dedication to the organization has earned him countless leadership roles and recognition, including Yellow Jacket Committee Rookie of the Year and Yellow Jacket Committee Chair, as well as chairman of the Board’s Nominating and Governance Committee and member of the Executive Committee.
As chairman, Mr. Leach will oversee the governance of the Board, helping lead and promote the nonprofit organization and its extensive charitable giving efforts, statewide community events and two bowl games - the PlayStation® Fiesta Bowl and the Cactus Bowl.
Mr. Leach grew up in Dubuque, Iowa, and obtained his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Iowa. He moved to Phoenix in 1987 and began his 30-year legal career representing employers in employment law-related matters. He and his wife, Beth, have four children - Drew, Renee, Grady and Connor.
Other officers on the 2017-19 Fiesta Bowl Executive Board include:
• Patrick Barkley, chair-elect
• Mike Hecomovich, immediate past chair
• Randy Norton, treasurer
• Gary Hanson, secretary (*2017-18)
In addition to the new Executive Board appointments, the Fiesta Bowl announced the addition of four new members to the Fiesta Bowl Board of Directors. Tim Brown, Dr. Javier Cárdenas, Tom O’Malley and Dawn Rogers will join the organization’s governing body this year.
Tim Brown, the 2015-16 Yellow Jacket Committee Chair, is the president and chief executive officer for Donor Network of Arizona. Dr. Javier Cárdenas is director of the Barrow Concussion and Brain Injury Center, as well as the director of the Barrow Concussion Network. Tom O’Malley is chief operating officer and general counsel for JDM Partners. Dawn Rogers is executive director and CEO of the 2017 Phoenix Final Four.
To learn more about the Fiesta Bowl’s history and governance, visit FiestaBowl.org/who-we-are
