Foundation Board of Directors

Executive Committee

Brett Benedict, President

Darrell Wilson, Vice President

Sophie Dessart, Treasurer

Janeane Moreno, Member at Large

Robert Miller, Secretary

Dr. Lisa Rhine, President

Board Of Directors

Adam Hawkins
Stephani Terhorst
Jordan Rose
Steven Parker

Emeriti Members

Mel Anderson
Brett Eisele
Shirley Ann Hartman
Joan Wuertz

Board of Directors & Committee Meeting Schedule

Board of Directors Meeting

Meeting Time:  3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Signal Peak Campus
8470 N Overfield Road
Coolidge, AZ 85128
Virtual available

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 – O’Neil Building H, H101 

(Annual Meeting immediately following)

Wednesday, June 10, 2026 – O’Neil Building H, H101

Wednesday, September 16, 2026 – O’Neil Building H, H101

Wednesday, December 9, 2026 – O’Neil Building H, H101

Executive Committee Meeting

Meeting Time:  3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Signal Peak Campus
8470 N Overfield Road
Coolidge, AZ 85128
Virtual available

Wednesday, February 11, 2026 – O’Neil Building H, H101

Wednesday, May 13, 2026 – O’Neil Building H, H101

Wednesday, August 5, 2026 – Virtual Only

Wednesday, November 11, 2026 – O’Neil Building H, H101

Get to Know Our Board Members

Brett Benedict, Agent, Keller Williams, Legacy One Realty
Term 2024
President, Executive Committee

Brett is a real estate agent with the Keller Williams, Legacy One Realty office of Casa Grande, AZ.

Prior to his real estate career, Brett managed his family agricultural enterprises for many years. In 2005 he established a career with Electrical District No. 3 of Pinal County, Arizona (ED3) as Controller. He was promoted to CEO and General Manager and retired in 2019.

Brett’s education experiences span from a bachelor’s in Agronomy from the University of Arizona through a master’s in International Business from Thunderbird Graduate School of International Management and continues with certifications in Public Power Management from American Public Power Association, Global Leadership from Thunderbird Graduate School of International Management, Water Management from Morrison School of Agribusiness and Real Estate Development from Arizona State University.

Brett joined the CAC Foundation Board in 2017 and currently serves as the President.

Brett enjoys his community involvements and is currently serving as member of the Casa Grande Planning and Zoning Commission, Casa Grande Industrial Development Authority, Casa Grande Historical Preservation Commission and Board of Directors at The Museum of Casa Grande.

Jordan Rose, President & Founder, Rose Law Group pc
Term 2024

Jordan, President, Rose Law Group pc, started leasing space for just herself in another lawyer’s storage room and has, in twenty years, grown the firm to the largest woman-owned Law Firm in Arizona history. In July of 2019 Jordan was recognized by ‘The Business Journals’ as one of the top 100 national Influencers in law – amongst just three from Arizona. In the same month, she was featured on the cover of ‘Trends’ magazine in an article entitled “The Legal Ease of Jordan Rose” the author writes, “she feels she can outwork anybody and she likes to win”.  Jordan’s passion is adding value to her client’s business propositions—her goal being “to make my clients more money.” The Phoenix Business Journal once asked Ms. Rose what she enjoys most about the practice of law, and she responded, “the ability to help people solve their problems.”

In 2016 Governor Doug Ducey appointed Jordan to serve as the only private industry member of the State Groundwater Committee charged with developing water policy for the State. In December 2014, Governor Elect Doug Ducey named Jordan to serve, along with Michael Bidwill, Don Brandt, Jim Click and Angela Ducey, as a Co-Chair for the Inauguration Committee.

Jordan has been pleased to represent most of the publicly traded homebuilders doing business in Arizona in their land use issues (winning some of the most complicated zoning cases in the Phx metro area), the Phoenix Rising Football Club, the PGA TOUR, The Phoenix Suns, Microsoft, BASIS charter schools, Great Hearts charter school, Phoenix Country Day School, the largest data center developers involved in the state, international energy firms, some of the largest landowners in the State of Arizona, including the landowner developing multiple electric vehicle manufacturing locations, and the most prominent water solutions developer in the world, among others. She is currently a member of Greater Phoenix Leadership and serves as the co-chair of the City/County committee.

Jordan also owns another company, Rose Law Group Reporter, which employs three journalists to produce newsworthy publications for various industry groups, including the “The Dealmaker,” a must-read daily publication featuring the top stories in Arizona real estate each day, just before lunch. In addition, during the pandemic, in order to help schools and businesses around the nation get back to work/school, she started a company, Healthy Verify, that is the country’s only medically based independent certification company helping to minimize the risk of disease.

Rose Law Group pc is a full-service business and real estate Law Firm, providing services ranging from trusts and estates and family law to employment, business litigation, class actions, renewable energy, space law, COVID-19 relief funding, business and real estate transactions, renewable energy, cannabis, zoning/land use and lobbying. It is the only Law Firm in Arizona (and possibly the nation) to combine attorneys with an array of urban planners, LEED-certified consultants, project managers, energy consultants, and construction managers so that the firm can take a project from due diligence and acquisition through planning and project management on to actual construction. She practices in the areas of business consulting, government relations, municipal issues, land use, zoning, administrative law and lobbying.

Jordan and her husband Jason have two wonderful little boys, who they love to watch do just about anything.

Foundation Staff Contact Information

Craig Kurtz, Executive Director
Phone (520) 494-5215
craig.kurtz@centralaz.edu

Office Location
Signal Peak Campus
Central Arizona College, Bldg, H-108
8470 N Overfield Road
Coolidge, Arizona 8512

Amanda Valenzuela, Administrative Assistant
Phone (520) 494-5223
amanda.valenzuela@centralaz.edu