Jo-Ann Armstrong, Vice President
Alison Armstrong Silver, Secretary/Treasurer
Dana Hock
Susan Levine
Chuck Whetstine
Joan Lowell
President
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.
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.
Vice-President
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.
Secretary/Treasurer
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 Silver
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.
Susan has a Bachelor of Science in Educational Psychology from
Temple University and an Associate Degree in Nursing from Scottsdale
Community College. She has served the public in the Health Services
arena for 30 years. Patient advocacy has been a long-standing
interest and has evolved into a passionate commitment to addressing
the needs of those facing end of life care and decisions.
As a member of local and national committees and boards, Susan has
participated in developing and expanding innovations in the
palliative/hospice approach to care. Of particular interest to Susan is
preserving and nurturing locally controlled non-profit health care as
the best choice for delivering high quality care.
and is of counsel to the law firm Frazer, Ryan, Goldberg, Arnold & Gittler. Mr.
Whetstine is a Certified Specialist Taxation - Arizona Board of Legal
Specialization. As a tax practitioner, Mr. Whetstine represents many charitable
organizations and has served on the boards and committees of numerous
charitable organizations in the Phoenix area.
Education:
• University of Arizona College of Law – J.D. 1979
• Arizona State University – B.S. Economics 1976
Memberships in charitable organizations:
• The Armstrong Family Foundation Board of Directors 2003 - present
• Hospice of the Valley Board of Directors 1983 - 1989
• Hospice of the Valley Endowment Fund Board of Trustees 1987 – present
• Easter Seals Arizona Board of Directors 1994 - 2000
• Arizona Community Foundation Professional Advisory Board 2001-present
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.
Jo-Ann Armstrong, Vice President
Alison Armstrong Silver
Patrick Armstrong, Secretary/Treasurer
Laura Armstrong
Andrew Armstrong
