Management & Staff

As the Vice President for Tech Parks Arizona at the University of Arizona, Carol Stewart is responsible for the UA Tech Park at Rita Road and the UA Tech Park at the Bridges.

Anita Bell leads the business incubator and helps entrepreneurs transform their ideas into successful companies. 

Tracy Bibeau is the Executive Associate to the Vice President.

Casey Carrillo is the Assistant Director for the University of Arizona Center for Innovation. Carrillo is responsible for managing the incubator’s regional cohort-based programming throughout Read full bio ›

Bernadette Franco manages all accounting transactions, including financials, budgets, rent schedules, reconciling, billing, invoicing and grant compliance for Campus Research Corporation.

Craig Kleine provides information systems and technology support for Tech Parks Arizona.  

Peter Loya is the Director of Community and Government Relations for Tech Parks Arizona.

Kenneth (Ken) M. Marcus has twenty years of research park executive management experience in operations, development and finance.  He began his career with Tech Parks Arizona in September 1999.  Read full bio ›

Kat Martinez is the Accounting Associate to the Senior Manager, Accounting and Human Resources. Her responsibilities include bookkeeping, invoicing and payment processing.

Beth Megerle was hired to provide level 1 IT assistance, as well as helping in the Finance/HR department. 

Iselda Mendez is the primary point of contact and is responsible for general office management, onboarding new startups, incubator logistics and supporting UACI’s Executive Director.

Patrick Murphy is the Vice President of Construction, Planning & Facilities for Tech Parks Arizona which directs the UA Tech Park at Rita Road and is developing the UA Tech Park at The Bridges Read full bio ›

Jacqueline Nunez is the Accounting Specialist for Tech Parks Arizona.

Eric Smith is the executive director for the University of Arizona (UA) Center for Innovation.

Jillian Sommers is the Marketing and Communications Specialist at Tech Parks Arizona. In this role she assists the Director of Communications and is responsible for maintaining the social media Read full bio ›

Jessa B. Turner manages communication strategies that promote and publicize Tech Parks Arizona and its units: UA Tech Park, UA Tech Park at the Bridges, and the UA Center for Innovation.

Steven Wood brings 25 years of startup and executive management experience to the team.