Boards of Directors:
Armstrong Family Foundation:
| Jim Armstrong, President Jo-Ann Armstrong, Vice President Alison Armstrong Silver, Secretary/Treasurer Dana Hock Morris Scott Joan Lowell Suzanne Reuss |
| Board Member Profiles: |
| Jim Armstrong,President |
Chairman of the Board and co-Founder of JDA Software Group, Inc.
Established the Armstrong Family Foundation in 1996 and the Kiita
Foundation in 1999 (President of both organizations) as a result of
the successes of JDA Software. These charitable corporations are
self-funded through donations by Jim and his wife Jo-Ann. Recently,
the foundation has donated an average of $800,000 per year in
financial grants to local non-profit organizations (see Supported
Groups)
Jim currently serves on the board of Rancho Feliz Charitable
Organization, facilitating American youth organizations an
opportunity to do service work in Northern Mexico and providing
support to various programs in the community of Agua Prieta,
Mexico, and serves as a Trustee on the Arizona State University
Foundation Board.
Recipient of the Ernst & Young Arizona Master Entrepreneur of the
Year in 2002 and the Governors' Celebration of Innovation Ed
Denison Business Leader of the Year in 2003.
Jim is a native of Elliot Lake, Ontario and attended Ryerson College
in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Established the Armstrong Family Foundation in 1996 and the Kiita
Foundation in 1999 (President of both organizations) as a result of
the successes of JDA Software. These charitable corporations are
self-funded through donations by Jim and his wife Jo-Ann. Recently,
the foundation has donated an average of $800,000 per year in
financial grants to local non-profit organizations (see Supported
Groups)
Jim currently serves on the board of Rancho Feliz Charitable
Organization, facilitating American youth organizations an
opportunity to do service work in Northern Mexico and providing
support to various programs in the community of Agua Prieta,
Mexico, and serves as a Trustee on the Arizona State University
Foundation Board.
Recipient of the Ernst & Young Arizona Master Entrepreneur of the
Year in 2002 and the Governors' Celebration of Innovation Ed
Denison Business Leader of the Year in 2003.
Jim is a native of Elliot Lake, Ontario and attended Ryerson College
in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Jim Armstrong
| Jo-Ann Armstrong, Vice-President |
Jo Ann has long supported many local charities in Phoenix, Arizona,
Whitefish, Montana and Calgary, Alberta. She currently sits on the
Board of Directors for the Phoenix Salvation Army.
She has volunteered in civic affairs (Police Department), volunteer
organizations (The Canadian Cancer Society and the Heart Fund),
and supported school related programs and various extracurricular
activities of her four children. She has also fit her own continuing
education in with raising their family.
Jo-Ann is a native of Elliot Lake, Ontario and attended Sheridan
Community College in Oakville, Ontario, Canada.
Whitefish, Montana and Calgary, Alberta. She currently sits on the
Board of Directors for the Phoenix Salvation Army.
She has volunteered in civic affairs (Police Department), volunteer
organizations (The Canadian Cancer Society and the Heart Fund),
and supported school related programs and various extracurricular
activities of her four children. She has also fit her own continuing
education in with raising their family.
Jo-Ann is a native of Elliot Lake, Ontario and attended Sheridan
Community College in Oakville, Ontario, Canada.
Jo-Ann Armstrong
| Alison Armstrong Silver Secretary/Treasurer |
Alison is a community activist involved in various educational
and non-profit organizations through the Phoenix area.
Previously a teacher in the Kyrene and Chandler school
districts, she currently serves on the Board of Directors for the
New Directions Institute and as a Lead Partner for the Board of
Directors for Social Venture Partners. Alison was the first
member of the Armstrong family to work with ASU’s Service
Learning Program and is an ardent supporter of Early Childhood
Education.
Alison has a Masters in Education in Early Childhood Education
and a Bachelor of Arts in Education from Arizona State
University. Alison lives in Denver, Colorado with her husband
and four children.
and non-profit organizations through the Phoenix area.
Previously a teacher in the Kyrene and Chandler school
districts, she currently serves on the Board of Directors for the
New Directions Institute and as a Lead Partner for the Board of
Directors for Social Venture Partners. Alison was the first
member of the Armstrong family to work with ASU’s Service
Learning Program and is an ardent supporter of Early Childhood
Education.
Alison has a Masters in Education in Early Childhood Education
and a Bachelor of Arts in Education from Arizona State
University. Alison lives in Denver, Colorado with her husband
and four children.
| Derigan, Sydney, and Alison Silver |
Alison Armstrong Silver
| Dana Hock |
Dana Hock is a Cardiac/Vascular Nurse Practitioner
at the Arizona Heart Institute in Phoenix, Arizona.
She has served as a board member for the past
seven years at the Southwest Autism Research
Center, and is constantly involved in volunteer
opportunities in Arizona and with Rancho Feliz in
Mexico.
Dana has a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from
University of Utah (1975) and a Masters of Science in
Nursing from University of Utah (1983). She is Board
Certified for Cardiac/Vascular Nursing.
at the Arizona Heart Institute in Phoenix, Arizona.
She has served as a board member for the past
seven years at the Southwest Autism Research
Center, and is constantly involved in volunteer
opportunities in Arizona and with Rancho Feliz in
Mexico.
Dana has a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from
University of Utah (1975) and a Masters of Science in
Nursing from University of Utah (1983). She is Board
Certified for Cardiac/Vascular Nursing.
Dana Hock
Joan Lowell, former Senior Advancement Officer for Donor Services for
Arizona Community Foundation has worked in the human services field since
her arrival in Arizona in 1978 and throughout her career. She currently works
closely with donors, learning of their interests and passions and helping
them to match their resources with the community’s needs. She serves on
several family foundation boards.
From 1983 to 1994, Ms. Lowell was Executive Director of Hospice of the
Valley, a nationally recognized non-profit hospice. She served as President
of the Hospice Association of America and on the board of National
Association for Home Care to ensure the highest quality hospice services
throughout the nation.
Ms. Lowell left Hospice in 1994 to pursue a long time dream of joining the
Peace Corps. She served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in business and non-
profit development in Kazakhstan, Central Asia, and continues activities as a
volunteer. Since her return in 1996, she and her husband have made several
trips to Russia, Ukraine and Thailand, providing consultation and seminars
on business and non-profit development.
Arizona Community Foundation has worked in the human services field since
her arrival in Arizona in 1978 and throughout her career. She currently works
closely with donors, learning of their interests and passions and helping
them to match their resources with the community’s needs. She serves on
several family foundation boards.
From 1983 to 1994, Ms. Lowell was Executive Director of Hospice of the
Valley, a nationally recognized non-profit hospice. She served as President
of the Hospice Association of America and on the board of National
Association for Home Care to ensure the highest quality hospice services
throughout the nation.
Ms. Lowell left Hospice in 1994 to pursue a long time dream of joining the
Peace Corps. She served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in business and non-
profit development in Kazakhstan, Central Asia, and continues activities as a
volunteer. Since her return in 1996, she and her husband have made several
trips to Russia, Ukraine and Thailand, providing consultation and seminars
on business and non-profit development.
Joan Lowell
Kiita Foundation:
| Jim Armstrong, President Jo-Ann Armstrong, Vice President Alison Armstrong Silver Patrick Armstrong, Secretary/Treasurer Laura Armstrong Andrew Armstrong |
| Joan Lowell |
