CURRENT REGENTS

Fred Boice

Regent Fred Boice is head of Boice Financial Co. and is board chairman of Caseworks Industries, Inc., a maker of wood products.  Boice currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the University Medical Center.  He also serves as a member of the Advisory Board of The Arizona Health Science Center and is past president of Junior Achievement of Tucson, Arizona Cattlegrowers' Association, Tucson Airport Authority, Tucson 30, Tucson Medical Center and the University of Arizona Foundation.  He received his bachelor's degree in economics from Occidental College and attended graduate courses at the UA College of Agriculture.  He was appointed to the Board of Regents in 2002.
 

Dennis DeConcini

Regent Dennis DeConcini served in the United States Senate from 1977 to 1995. During his 18-year tenure, the Senator secured millions of dollars in federal research funding for Arizona universities, allowing the universities to excel in key areas of academic study. Senator DeConcini served on the Senate Appropriations Committee, the Senate Judiciary Committee and the Select Intelligence Committee. Prior to his time on Capitol Hill, he served as Pima County Attorney. He is a founding partner of the law firm DeConcini, McDonald, Yetwin and Lacy, and is a partner in the lobbying firm Parry Romani DeConcini & Symms Associates. Senator DeConcini received his B.A. from the University of Arizona in 1959 and his law degree from the University of Arizona in 1963.  He was appointed to the Board of Regents in 2006.
 

Fred DuVal

Regent Fred DuVal is president of a consulting firm, DuVal and Associates, that advises clients in Washington, as well as in state capitals across the country.  He served as senior staff to former Arizona Governor Bruce Babbitt, where his portfolio included the Regents, and spent seven years in the Clinton Administration in Washington D.C.  Regent DuVal authored a book entitled, "Calling Arizona Home," which examines what brought us all to Arizona and how we relate to this place we call home.  He currently serves on the Board of the Children's Action Alliance and previously served on the boards of Prescott College, Desert Botanical Garden, and Valley Big Brothers/Big Sisters.  Regent DuVal grew up in Tucson and attended the University of Arizona as an undergraduate and secured his law degree at Arizona State University. He was appointed to the Board in August 2006.
  

Jennifer Lyn Ginther

• Hometown: Flagstaff
• Term Expires: 2011

Regent Jennifer Ginther is currently pursuing a PhD. in Biology at Northern Arizona University, where her research focuses on the evolution, ecology, and epidemiology of Burholderia pseudomallei, the causative agent of melioidosis.  While pursuing her advanced degrees, Jennifer worked with the Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases Resource established by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and with Booz Allen Hamilton to support the Department of Homeland Security.  Her appointment is effective through June 2011.
 

LuAnn Leonard

Regent LuAnn Leonard has served  as executive director of the Hopi Education Endowment Fund since 2002.  Previously, she served in the Office of the Chairman of the Hopi Tribe and was director of the Office of Youth Affairs for the Tribe. Regent Leonard is a member of the Hopi Tribe and a descendant of the Tohono O’odham Nation.  She is a graduate of Northern Arizona University.  Regent Leonard was appointed to the Board in 2008.
 

• Hometown: Phoenix
• Term Expires: 2014

Regent Anne Mariucci is a private equity investor and is affiliated with Inlign Capital Partners in Phoenix, Hawkeye Partners in Dallas and Glencoe Capital in Chicago.  She formerly served as President of the Del Webb Corporation, a national leader in large-scale community development and homebuilding. Ms. Mariucci received her bachelor's from the University of Arizona, where she was also a two-sport athlete. She currently serves as a Director of the Arizona State Retirement System, Scottsdale Healthcare, the ASU Foundation, the Nature Conservancy, and Fresh Start Women's Foundation.  Regent Mariucci was appointed to the Board in 2006.
 

Bob McLendon

Regent Bob McLendon served in the Arizona House of Representatives from 1983 until 2001,
where he served for a time as House Democratic leader. Subsequently, he served on the Yuma
County Board of Supervisors before retiring from elected office in 2004. McLendon taught American history and government at Yuma High School from 1961 until 1998. He holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree from Arizona State University.  Regent McLendon was appointed to the Board in 2008.
 

Ross Meyer

Regent Ross Meyer is a third year law student at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University. Meyer is very engaged in the Arizona legal community. In addition to his summer clerkship, he is a Research Assistant at the College of Law and also works with an Arizona non-profit, Defenders of Children, providing legal assistance to victims of child abuse. As an undergraduate, Meyer was Vice-Chair for the Arizona Students' Association, as well as President of Undergraduate Student Government, where he aided in adoption of a unified statewide plan for tuition. He aspires to impact education policy through his education and service as a Regent. His appointment is effective through June 2010.