G. Bernard Barry, Vice-Chairman

Mr. Barry is a certified public accountant and has been engaged in public accounting for 37 years.  Mr. Barry graduated from Creighton University in 1962 and then served as an officer in the United States Army for two years.  He has been a resident of the Town of Paradise Valley since 1971 and served on the Town Council from 1998 to 2002.

Joan Levinson

Joan Levinson is one of the top realtors in Paradise Valley, with over two decades of experience specializing in the homes and land of this area.  She is a panelist for the Arizona School of Real Estate's yearly seminar on the Luxury Real Estate Market.  Joan has worked extensively with the Town and its residents.  She has lived in Paradise Valley for 23 years and several of her clients have already donated land to the Preserve.

Fred Pakis

Fred co-founded JDA Software, Inc. in 1985 and served as President, Co-CEO and Co-Chairman of the Board for various periods of time through 2000.  He was previously employed as Retail Consulting Manager with Touche Ross & Co. from 1981 to 1985 and as Director of Corporate Planning for the Sherwin Williams Company from 1976 to 1981.  He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Vodavi Technologies and the Hilco Private Equity Fund. 

Fed attended the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, received a BS degree in Operations Research from Case Western Reserve University and his MBA from the London Business School where he was elected a Sloan Fellow.  He recently received his MA in International Relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.  He is a Trustee of the Phoenix Children’s Hospital, the Arizona Opera, Phoenix, Country Day School, and sits on the Regional Advisory Board of the London Business School. 

Phil Schneider

Phil Schneider has lived most of his life on the slopes of Mummy Mountain.  A graduate of Stanford and the University of Arizona College of Law, Phil practiced with the law firm of Fennemore Craig for 20 years and presently is the vice chairman of The Lyle Anderson Company.  Volunteer work has included work for the Town and 18 years service on the Board of Scottsdale Healthcare.

Colin Williams, Chairman

Colin Williams, with his family, own and operate the Smoke Tree Resort. Mr. Williams graduated from Arizona State University in 1995.  From 1995 until 1999 Mr. Williams was employed by the Rural/Metro Fire Department as a Public Information Officer, dedicating much of his time to public education.  He is a native of the Town of Paradise Valley and has worked to promote tourism as well as fire and life safety programs within the town.

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