Jada Allender is a Corporate & Securities attorney at Snell & Wilmer LLP. In addition to large- scale mergers and acquisitions, Jada works on public company offerings and SEC filings. Jada also helps clients with devising business solutions, structuring and forming business entities, corporate organization, private equity financing, and deal negotiation. Outside of traditional corporate law, Jada works on sports law matters and represents clients in new technology ventures, media rights deals, and executive and coach compensation contracts. Jada has also helped universities put together their NIL policies and published articles on the topic for various sources, including the Harvard Sports Law Journal.

Jada’s background is in college athletics working for the University of Oregon football team and Stanford football team before heading to Arizona State University where she earned a J.D. and a Master of Sports Law & Business. Additionally, Jada attended the Wharton Sports Business Academy, where her work in the sports industry earned her the prestigious Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr. Salute to Excellence Award in 2015—a national award for students, NCAA coaches, NFL coaches and front office executives honoring their excellence and leadership in the sports industry.

Outside of her passion for sports and corporate law, Jada has pursued her interests in public policy and foreign relations through her involvement with the Phoenix Committee on Foreign Relations. In her free time, Jada has an eclectic group of interests that keep her busy. Jada is an avid comedy show attendee, regularly plays pickleball, and is no stranger to international trips. Jada also grew up barrel racing and driving combines, so she enjoys horseback riding and country drives when she gets the chance.

Fareed Bailey is a Senior State Government Affairs Representative at Salt River Project (SRP), a community-based, not-for-profit organization providing affordable water and power to more than 2 million people in central Arizona. In this role, he is responsible for advancing SRP’s public policy priorities at the Legislature and Executive branch agencies through advocacy and relationship building with elected officials, staff and relevant stakeholders. Fareed was most recently Deputy Assistant Director, Director of Legislative Affairs and AZ529 Education Savings Plan Administrator at the Office of Arizona State Treasurer Kimberly Yee. His prior experience includes many years helping legislators develop public policy as a Research Analyst and staffing Committees at the Arizona Senate, including Commerce & Energy, Natural Resources & Transportation, Finance, Federalism, and Financial Institutions.

Fareed also has experience working in Washington, DC, having served as an Energy Program Research Associate at Taxpayers for Common Sense, and as a Senior Legislative Associate for the government affairs consulting firm Stateside Associates. Fareed earned a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies in Monterey, CA, and a Bachelor’s Degree, summa cum laude, in Political Science from Arizona State University.

Born in Azerbaijan, he immigrated to the United States as a child, and became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 2006. He grew up in Arizona and enjoys reading, hiking, music and travel.

Glen Goodman is Senior Director for Latin America with Arizona State University’s International Development Initiative where he and his team work to harness ASU’s considerable expertise and capabilities to pursue and implement development projects in the region, principally funded by USAID and the Department of State. In this capacity he engages with universities, development agencies, foundations, NGOs, local governments, and the private sector to build strategic consortia for implementation of US Government priorities across the region. He is also Clinical Assistant Professor of Brazilian Studies in ASU’s School for International Letters and Cultures.

A proud 5th generation Phoenician, Glen is passionate about helping Arizona and Arizonans engage globally, particularly with its most proximate neighbors in the Hemisphere. He holds degrees from Georgetown, Oxford, and Emory Universities, two certificates in cuisine from Cordon Bleu Paris, and has received support from the Fulbright, Fulbright-Hays, and German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) programs.

From a very young age Joan has loved the experience of being immersed in new experiences, geographies, cuisines, and languages. Journeying extensively in North America (long before the RV life became popular!) in her parents’ “See America First” ethos, the stage was set for cultural curiosity. Joan spent her industrial career in semiconductor related markets traveling the globe pursuing technical sourcing opportunities. This leveraged her keen interest in foreign cultures with her engineering and business education. Coincident with the global explosion of micro-electronics travel became uncomplicated. Frequent excursions around the globe were both adventurous and profitable.

When transitioning from this active 30 year professional existence she relocated to the Phoenix area, began an “encore career” in a small business, and was introduced to The Phoenix Committee on Foreign Relations by founding member Shoshana Tancer. It is here, at the PCFR, she found an organization of shared interests in a broad range of geographies and topics. The gratification of giving-back in a cultural environment of learning and community is unparalleled. Joan will be a lifetime member of the PCFR and volunteer her time generously.

Rana Lashgari is the founder and principal of Arizona Municipal Strategies, a leading lobbying firm in Arizona. She has an extensive background in government, having worked at local, state, and federal levels, including as an executive staff member for Senator John McCain, Chief of Staff to a City of Phoenix Councilmember, a municipal prosecutor for the City of Phoenix, and outside counsel for the Arizona Corporation Commission.

Rana's comprehensive government experience has allowed her to build a vast network across Arizona. She is known for her innovative approach to lobbying, making it accessible to a diverse range of clients, from community groups to Fortune 500 companies. Her firm has quickly grown to become one of the largest in the state, recognized for its ability to create impactful coalitions and navigate complex governmental processes.

Rana holds a J.D. from the University of Arizona’s James E. Rogers College of Law and is actively involved in her community, serving on the Arizona-Mexico Commission, the Governor’s Regulatory Review Council and Fulfillment in Training (F.I.T.)’s Advisory Board. Her work has earned her accolades, including being named a 2021 Woman Achievers of Arizona by the Arizona Capitol Times and one of the Great 48 by Phoenix Magazine.

Invited to fill an empty seat at a PCFR dinner in 2017, with a 5 am flight boarding time the next morning, Ellen was excited to meet so many in her home state commanding strong understandings of the challenges of U.S. international relations as they affect lives and jobs in Arizona. It has been her pleasure to attend gatherings with colleagues and friends to explore Arizona's connection to, for example, Israeli grain imports, imported Swiss tech training or Yuma’s supply of lettuce to the world. For several years, Ellen has acted as the International Visionary donor for the Phoenix Committee on Foreign Relations because of her enthusiasm for meeting visitors, hearing speakers, and inviting colleagues from Arizona small businesses to consider the changes brought by globalism to the average job and average Arizonan. She looks forward to advancing membership involvement at the small business level. Ellen was born in Germany, lived for many years in Asia and has been outside Arizona for most of her life.

Garrett Workman leads government engagement at the local, state, and federal level for South32’s Hermosa Project in Southern Arizona. The Hermosa Project is the only advanced mine development project in the United States that could produce two federally designated critical minerals—manganese and zinc—both of which are essential minerals for powering the nation’s clean energy future.

Previously, Garrett served as Executive Director for Europe at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, DC where he was responsible for engagement with the U.S. and foreign government officials advocating to expand international trade and investment and addressing technology and healthcare regulatory issues. He also led the Chamber’s U.S.-UK Business Council. Prior to that, he worked on economic policy at the Atlantic Council and assisted constituents in the office of former U.S. Senator Jon Kyl.

Originally from Phoenix, Garrett holds degrees in Political Science from the University of Arizona, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Sciences Po in Paris. In his spare time, he enjoys hiking, biking, and traveling with his wife and Australian Cattle Dog.