On Thursday, April 28, the ASU Alumni Association recognized 137 outstanding alumni who represent 107 organizations and were honored as part of the Sun Devil 100 Class of 2022. Congratulations to each one of these leaders, entrepreneurs and changemakers for their success in growing their businesses year over year!
View the top ten honorees per revenue tier as well as all of the companies who were celebrated as part of the Sun Devil 100 Class of 2022.
| Rank number | Revenue category | Company | Name | Degree | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10+mil | PC Sportscards | Josh Cohen | '05 BS business administration | Co-founder |
| 2 | $10+mil | Paradox Inc. | Aaron Matos | '95 BS management | Founder, CEO |
| 3 | $10+mil | Willmeng | James Murphy | '98 BS construction management (DEWSC), '09MS construction | CEO |
| 3 | $10+mil | Willmeng | Mike Mongelli | '83 BS construction management | President |
| 3 | $10+mil | Willmeng | Keyvan Ghahreman | '02 MS construction management | Director of client and preconstruction services |
| 4 | $10+mil | Midland Equipment Finance | Frederick M. Van Etten | '77 BS business administration (general business) | President |
| 5 | $10+mil | Freestar | David Freedman | '05 BS real estate | Founder |
| 6 | $10+mil | Hint Inc. | Kara Goldin | '89 BA communication | Founder, former CEO |
| 7 | $10+mil | Fidelity National Financial | David Glanzrock | '05 BS supply chain management, '05 BS marketing | Vice president |
| 8 | $10+mil | Valle del Sol | Carmen De La Torre - Heredia | '05 BS psychology, '09 MSW | CEO |
| 9 | $10+mil | Skin Script | Lisa VanBockern | '98 BS accountancy, '98 BS computer information systems | Owner, founder |
| 10 | $10+mil | ER2 | Chris Ko | '03 BS finance | Co-founder, CEO |
| Rank number | Revenue category | Company | Name | Degree | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2-9.99mil | Falcon Wealth Planning Inc. | Gabriel Abraham Shahin | '06 BS business administration | CEO |
| 2 | $2-9.99mil | FOR Energy | Sean McGraw | '11 BS sustainability | CEO |
| 3 | $2-9.99mil | Reconciled | Michael Ly | '03 BS business administration | CEO |
| 4 | $2-9.99mil | Small Giants | Danielle Feroleto | '94 BA journalism, '98 MMC | President, founder |
| 5 | $2-9.99mil | PatientNow | Charles Layne | '98 BS marketing | CEO |
| 5 | $2-9.99mil | PatientNow | Rob Stratton | '06 BS marketing | Vice president |
| 6 | $2-9.99mil | Adopt Technologies LLC | Brett Helgeson | '02 MBA | President, CEO |
| 6 | $2-9.99mil | Adopt Technologies LLC | Ryan Treisman | '10 BA sustainability, '18 MS global technology and development | Partner, chief technology officer |
| 7 | $2-9.99mil | Wren House Brewing | Drew Pool | '08 BS geography, '10 MS global management | Co-founder |
| 8 | $2-9.99mil | DermaplanePro Inc. | Rikki Kusy | '00 BAE | Founder |
| 9 | $2-9.99mil | Fort Lowell Realty and Property Management Inc. | Bob Collopy | '14 BS marketing | Associate broker, owner |
| 10 | $2-9.99mil | Neon Logistics | Cody Graham | '12 BS marketing | President, founder |
| Rank number | Revenue category | Company | Name | Degree | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250k-$1.99mil | Majestic Water Spouts LLC | Matthew Kayne | '08 BS computer information systems (business) | Owner, CEO |
| 2 | $250k-$1.99mil | Point in Time Studios | Rami Kalla | '99 BS management, '99 BA Spanish | Owner, founder |
| 3 | $250k-$1.99mil | BASC Expertise of AZ LLC | Deirdre Morhet | '07 MBA | CEO |
| 4 | $250k-$1.99mil | Coastlend Mortgage | Eddie O'Neill | '09 BIS | President, CEO |
| 5 | $250k-$1.99mil | High Rock Accounting | Elizabeth Mason | '10 MS information management | CEO |
| 5 | $250k-$1.99mil | High Rock Accounting | Melissa Diaz | '10 MA accounting | Partner, chief financial officer |
| 6 | $250k-$1.99mil | Shayne R. Neuwirth CPA PLLC | Joanna Yergler, CPA | '07 BS marketing | Director of tax |
| 7 | $250k-$1.99mil | CIRCLE Design Studio | John Dorlini | '4-Mar | Co-founder |
| 7 | $250k-$1.99mil | CIRCLE Design Studio | Theresa Dorlini | '01 BS design (interior design) | Co-founder |
| 8 | $250k-$1.99mil | Fyresite | Jason Turnquist | '11 BIS | Co-founder, CEO |
| 9 | $250k-$1.99mil | Integrated Accounting Services LLC | Michael C. Warren, CPA, CITP | '89 BS finance | President |
| 10 | $250k-$1.99mil | Keystone Law Firm | Francisco P. Sirvent, Esq | '06 JD | Founder, CEO |
| Company | Name | Degree | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 360 Industrial Services | Eric Ganz | '03 BA communication | Managing partner, co-founder |
| AmeriSource HR Consulting Group | Camille French | '94 BS management | Founder, CEO |
| Arizona Foundation Solutions LLC | Bob Brown | '84 BS finance, '84 BS design | Owner |
| ArmsReach Industries LLC | Stephen Luhrs | '97 BS agribusiness | CEO |
| Aspen Communications LLC, dba Aspen Engineering & Contracting | Sheila Richardson | '74 BA education SeEd (history, English) | President, CEO |
| Asquared Studios | Tony Garcia, AIA | '95 BSD (architectural studies) | Co-founder |
| Asquared Studios | Jessie Whitesides | '95 BSD (architectural studies) | Partner, vice president, co-founder |
| Bailey Strategic Innovation Group | Eric M. Bailey | '12 BS graphic information technology | President, co-founder, CEO |
| Bailey Strategic Innovation Group | Jamie Bailey | '13 BLS | Chief finance and operations officer, co-founder |
| Benefits by Design Inc. | Kristine Kassel | '91 BS family resources and human development | President |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arizona | Jessica Whitney | '04 BA communication | Vice president |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arizona | Laura Capello | '97 BA journalism | CEO |
| Bumble Bee Air Conditioning Inc. | Lisa Bayne | '88 BA political science | President, owner, founder, CEO |
| Bushtex Inc. | Adelaida Velasco Severson, PhD | '95 MMC, '06 PhD public administration | CEO |
| Catholic Charities Community Services | Stephen E. Capobres | '84 BS quantitative business analysis, '91 MPA | Vice president |
| Catholic Charities Community Services | CarrieLynn A. Mascaro | '97 BS psychology | Vice president |
| Catholic Charities Community Services | Sara Wilson | '06 BA elementary education | Vice president of human resources |
| Catholic Charities Community Services | Catherine A. Brummet-Peterson | '85 MSW | Executive director, northern Arizona region |
| Catholic Charities Community Services | Paul S. Mulligan | '15 MBA | President, CEO |
| CBRE Group Inc. | Scott Belfer | '17 BA liberal studies | Senior vice president |
| CHASSE Building Team | Barry Chasse | '91 BS construction | President, owner, founder |
| Child Crisis Arizona | Torrie A. Taj | '91 BS psychology | CEO |
| Childers & Coventry LLC | Roger Coventry | '96 BS management, '01 MBA | Managing member, director |
| Christophel & Hagan Ltd. | Samantha Hagan, CPA | '93 BS accounting | Partner |
| Colliers Arizona | Bob Mulhern | '81 BS business, '83 MBA | President, senior managing director |
| Company Nurse | Paul Binsfeld | '87 BS finance | President, owner, founder |
| D-MAK Productions | Joe Forte | '10 BIS | Co-founder |
| D-MAK Productions | Danny McManus | '11 BA journalism and mass communication | Founder, CEO |
| DeLille Cellars | Jay A Soloff | '73 BA education - secondary education (political science) | President, co-founder |
| Design Pickle | Russell Perry | '05 BIS | CEO |
| Dircks Moving & Logistics | Rick Dircks | '82 BS marketing | Executive vice president, co-founder |
| Dircks Moving & Logistics | Chip Dircks | '80 BS business management | President, co-founder |
| Duffy Group Inc. | Kathleen Duffy | '81 BA communication | President, founder, CEO |
| E & G Real Estate Services | Ben Ellis | '08 BA communication | Designated broker, founder |
| Equity Methods LLC | Takis Makridis | '02 BS finance, '02 BS economics | CEO |
| Esperanca | Mistie Weishaar | '09 BIS | Board chair |
| Esperanca | Anna Carolina Ortiz, MPH | '10 BA sociology | Global health and development director |
| Esperanca | Monica Ryden, JD | '99 BA English, '05 JD | Board secretary |
| Esperanca | Amil Kekic | '11 BSE industrial engineering, '13 MS industrial engineering | Board member, finance committee chair |
| Evolve Public Relations and Marketing | Jennifer Kaplan | '96 BA communication | Owner, founder |
| Factors Southwest LLC dba FSW Funding | Robyn Barrett | '88 BS accounting | Managing member, founder |
| Fan Interactive Marketing | Joel McFadden | '06 MBA | Chief operating officer |
| Forrest Anderson Plumbing and Air Conditioning Inc. | Audrey Monell | '08 BS economics | President |
| Gadzooks Enchiladas and Soup | Aaron Pool | '09 BS management | Founder |
| Going GreenHouse LLC | April Prothero | '06 BS finance | Founder, CEO |
| Goodmans Interior Structures | Jen Scrivner | '04 MBA | Chief operating officer |
| HILGARTWILSON LLC | Darrell Wilson | '84 BSE civil engineering | Managing principal |
| ICAN: Positive Programs for Youth | Shelby Pedersen | '08 MPA | CEO |
| ICAN: Positive Programs for Youth | Cassie Patris-Browne | '09 BIS | Chief philanthropy officer |
| Innovative Driven | Jamie Neilon | '13 executive MBA | Vice president of information technology |
| Innovative Driven | Kimothy Taylor | '08 BLS, '13 executive MBA | CEO |
| Johnstone Supply | Michelle Thompson | '97 BS finance | Owner |
| Junior Achievement of Arizona | Anne Landers | '08 BA journalism and mass communication | Vice president |
| Kim Joyce & Associates | Kim Joyce, GPC | '94 BA English | CEO |
| Knife & Fork Media Group | Susie Timm | '00 BA political science | CEO |
| KOI Education | Angel Jannasch-Pennell | '91 BS sociology, '94 MA special education, '96 PhD curriculum and instruction | CEO |
| KOI Education | Yadira Flores, PhD | '04 MEd educational psychology, '10 PhD educational psychology | Chief academic officer |
| KOI Education | Daniel Gulchak, PhD | '08 PhD curriculum and instruction | Vice president, education and research |
| Landings Credit Union | Brian Lee | '07 BS accountancy | CEO |
| Lauren's Institute For Education | Justin Travillion | '09 BS supply chain management | Chief financial officer |
| Law Office of Lance C. Venable PLLC | Lance C. Venable | '91 BSE electrical engineering, '95 JD | Owner, founder |
| Lee & Associates | R. Craig Coppola | '92 MBA | Founding principal |
| LeVangie, Long Loorz & Malone | Jeffery C. Long | '97 BA political science | Managing partner |
| Louis A. Silverman P.C. | Louis A. Silverman | '75 BS real estate | Owner |
| MPM Partners | Eric O'Connor | '10 BS marketing | Co-founder |
| MPM Partners | Luis C. Arellano | '06 BS justice studies | Co-founder |
| MPM Partners | Dimitri Hurt | '09 BS justice studies | Co-founder |
| MSS Business Transformation Advisory Inc. | Michael Hawksworth | '79 BS computer information systems | Owner |
| Muscular Moving Men & Storage | Justin Hodge | '06 BA journalism and mass communication | President, co-founder |
| Openforce | Wendy Greenland | '91 BA psychology | CEO |
| Opteon | Greg Bernstein | '06 BS marketing, '09 MBA | Executive vice president of business excellence |
| Phoenix Display International Inc. | Keith Mitnik | '96 BSE mechanical engineering, '01 MBA | Co-founder |
| Pilot Freight Services | Kyle Reardon | '04 BS finance, '04 BS management, '07 MBA | Partner |
| Pinnacle Growth Advisors | Brent Orsuga | '00 BIS | President, founder |
| Pivot Manufacturing | Steve Macias | '87 BS sociology, '95 MBA | Co-founder |
| Print.Save.Repeat | Errol Berry | '02 BS supply chain management | CEO |
| RDS Electric Inc. | Jennifer Swier-Uden | '02 BA global business/marketing | CEO |
| RevampIT Audio Video | Jack Thompson | '09 BS biology | Owner |
| Root + River | Emily Soccorsy | '99 BA communication studies, '11 Master of Liberal Studies | Co-founder, founder, CEO |
| SLP Toolkit LLC | Lisa Kathman | '97 MS communication disorders | Co-founder |
| SLP Toolkit LLC | Sarah Bevier | '05 BS speech and hearing science, '12 MS communication disorders | Co-founder, CEO |
| SPS+ Architects LLP | Mark Davenport | '00 BSD (architectural studies) | Partner |
| StatBroadcast | Nate Policar | '06 BS computer information systems, '09 MBA | President, founder |
| Steve LeVine Entertainment and Public Relations | Steve LeVine | '99 BIS | CEO |
| Steve LeVine Entertainment and Public Relations | Jamie LeVine | '01 BA communication | Chief communications officer |
| Technical Solutions | Prescott Smith | '06 BS marketing, '12 MBA | Vice president |
| Technical Solutions | Susan Bitter Smith | '77 BS business, '82 MBA | President |
| Tempe Community Action Agency Inc | Juliet Armstrong Starkey | '92 BS recreation and tourism management | Senior director of operations |
| The Blau Company, Ltd. | Aaron Blau | '01 BS management | President |
| The Menlo Group Commercial Real Estate LLC | Tanner Milne | '07 MBA | President |
| The Morne Wine Company dba Brooks Wines | Janie Brooks Heuck | '89 BS accounting | President, CEO |
| True Story Films | Cary Truelick | '93 BA broadcasting | Partner, CEO |
| Tyler Allen Law Firm | Tyler K Allen | '09 JD | Founder |
| U & Improved | Jodi Low | '94 BA communication | Founder |
| Venezia's NY Style Pizzeria | Domenick Montanile | '98 BS purchasing and logistics management | Owner |
| Watkins Landmark Construction | Jody James Watkins | '91 BS operations and productions management | Co-founder, CEO |
| Wilson Engineers | Uday Kumar Gandhe | '01 MBA | Principal |
| Wilson Engineers | Philip Noonan | '96 BSE civil engineering | Partner |
| Wilson Engineers | Stephen Todd | '90 BSE chemical engineering | Co-founder |
| Wilson Engineers | Michael E. Johnson | '93 BSE civil engineering, '95 MSE civil engineering | Principal |
| World Motors LLC | Tyler Thompson | '02 BA communication | Owner, founder |
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Each year, the ASU Alumni Association recognizes leaders of organizations from around the world that demonstrate innovation, growth and entrepreneurial spirit. Companies of all sizes, from individual business owners to large corporations, spanning dozens of industries are honored at the annual awards program.
Honorees are invited back to campus in the spring to connect with fellow Sun Devil business leaders, meet ASU executives and deans and interact with aspiring student entrepreneurs.
Eligible companies for the Class of 2023 will be ranked by their percentage increase in gross sales/revenue for 2019, 2020 and 2021. Companies will be placed in one of the financial tiers based on the company’s revenues from 2021. All companies will be inducted into the Sun Devil 100 Class of 2023 and the top fastest-growing companies in each of the three tiers will be specially recognized.
By applying to become a part of the Sun Devil 100 Class of 2023, you are connecting back to your alma mater. Previous honorees have been invited to be featured speakers and guests for ASU events, serve as board members, featured in ASU news and on social media channels, create relationships with college units and build relationships.
Sun Devil owned and led businesses who are selected to become a part of the Class of 2023 will be notified in January 2023.
Listed below is information about the application process and criteria to be a part of Sun Devil 100.
To be considered, a business leader must follow these guidelines: