UAEA BOARD MEMBERS
Meet Your Executive Team
Joel Guy
President
president@uaeatempe.com
Brittainy Nelson
Vice President
vicepresident@uaeatempe.com
Brian Gonzalez
Treasurer
treasurer@uaeatempe.com
Victor Diaz
Secretary
secretary@uaeatempe.com
Jeremy Hopf
Membership Director
membership@uaeatempe.com
Sophia Flocken
Communications Director
communications@uaeatempe.com
Natalya Ennels
Resolutions Director
resolutions@uaeatempe.com
Annette Betancourt
Citywide Representative
annette@uaeatempe.com
Jacob Epps
Citywide Representative
jacob@uaeatempe.com
Sandy Jaramillo
Citywide Representative
sandy@uaeatempe.com
Leah Sergeant
Citywide Representative
leah@uaeatempe.com
UAEA Leadership Terms & Elections
UAEA Board members are elected to two-year terms, with board positions divided between even- and odd-numbered election years.
Unless a special vacancy occurs, the President, Communications Director, Secretary, and two Citywide Representative positions are elected in even-numbered years (2026, 2028, 2030).
The Vice President, Resolutions Director, Treasurer, Membership Director, and the remaining two Citywide Representative positions are elected in odd-numbered years (2027, 2029, 2031).
For complete details about UAEA elections and election procedures, please refer to our bylaws page.
Celebrating a Historic Milestone: August 19th is "UAEA Day"!
UAEA Board Members and First President Jackie Awosika accept the city proclamation at Tempe City Hall.
Tempe Mayor Corey Woods wrote and delivered a proclamation for UAEA at Monday’s Council meeting. It proclaimed the value of UAEA (as well as our success at maintaining a membership far higher than the public sector average), and declared August 19th, 2026, as “UAEA Day” in the City of Tempe.
City Council Proclamation:
Several board members were able to attend this meeting and we were honored to be joined by UAEA’s first President, Jackie Awosika. We simply could
Honoring Our History & Leadership
Thank you again to everyone who has joined and supported us over the last 15 years. We simply could not do this without you.