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Meet Our 2024-2025 Board of Directors

The Board of Directors of the Tucson Committee on Foreign Relations, Inc. is composed of elected officers and board members. Officers are elected each spring. The board is divided into three classes, serving staggered three-year terms. An extended biography of each board member may be found by clicking on "Member Bio."

Board Officers:

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President 

Christine Wells

Psychologist; Healthcare Executive/Consultant.

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Vice-President

William C. Banks

Chair, American Bar Association Standing Committee on Law and National Security. Professor of Law Emeritus, Syracuse University

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Vice President

Thomas Collinger

Emeritus Faculty Northwestern University 

Board Members:

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Treasurer

Sara St. Denis

Program Manager, Rincon Research

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Board Member

Christine Shea

Psychologist; Healthcare Executive/Consultant.

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Board Member

William Boynton

Emeritus Faculty at Carnegie Mellon

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Board Member

Michael Burgoyne

Assistant Professor of Practice, University of Arizona, School of Government and Public Policy"

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Board Member

James Carouso

Senior Adviser and Chairman of the Advisory Council to the Australia Chair, Center for Strategic & International Studies

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Board Member

Margaret Houy

Retired Health Care Consultant and Health Care Lawyer

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Board Member

Eric Lyons

CEO & Owner, GW Strategies

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Board Member

Atifa Rawan

Library Faculty Emeritus at the University of Arizona

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Board Member

Dave Heisley

Retired, Technology Sector

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Board Member

Laurie Morris

Program Manager

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Board Member

 Judy Thompson

Retired - Finance and Technology

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Board Member

Paul Schuler

Associate Director, University of Arizona School of Government and Public Policy

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