Speakers

Todd Hornback wants to bring the life-changing power of community to the world! Whether in local neighborhoods or executive boardrooms, Todd engages people in meaningful leadership roles that result in successful and sustainable collaborative enterprises. He is a partner and chief advancement officer at Cohere, a company dedicated to creating special places where people lead richer, more fulfilling, and purposeful lives. Cohere is an innovative market leader providing community developer services and operational management with an emphasis on authentic resident/stakeholder engagement, innovative collaboration, local partnerships, and community governance/operations.

Doug Nick is the Assistant Communications Director for ADOT.  

Lora was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, and attended law school at Arizona State University.  After working for a large estate planning law firm, she launched her own estate planning firm in 2006, fullfilling a lifetime goal.  Lora has enjoyed 19 years of supporting those with concerns about caring for loved ones with dementia or other illnesses, as well as being able to financially and emotionally survive such ordeals.  Lora serves on the Alzheimer's Association Desert Southwest Chapter Regional Leadership Council, the Benevilla Board of Directors, the Gateway Office Park Board of Directors, and the West Valley Bar Association Board of Directors.  Lora is also a past president of the Arizona National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys Arizona Chapter, the Arizona Wealth Counsel, the Arizona State Bar (Elder Law, Mental Health, and Special Needs Section), and the Maricopa County Bar (Estate Planning, Probate, and Trust Section).  She is a VA accredited attorney and a Certified Senior Advisor.  Lora understands that clients require accurate information to partner in their now and later planning.  She enjoys reading, sewing, travelling, painting, and piano, and lives with her husband Steven in Peoria. They have five children and one granddaughter. 

Buckeye Mayor Eric Orsborn was elected to office in 2020 after serving on the Buckeye City Council as the District 6 Representative from 2010 to 2020.  He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in construction management from Arizona State University and is the owner of OCM, a construction and maintenance company based in Buckeye. He was previously employed in construction, land development, and project management.  A graduate of the first Buckeye Leadership Academy, Eric is also a Blue Blazer and member of Fighter Country Partnership, a group supporting the men, women and mission of Luke Air Force Base. He serves on the MAG Regional Council and Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC) boards.  Mayor Orsborn is a native of Arizona, he and his wife Tina have lived in Verrado since 2004, and they have a daughter (Emma) and a son (Jack).

Mr. Getz has served as an officer of Globe Corporation since 1985, as a Director since 1993 and as its President and co-CEO since 1999. He also is President of Globe Management Company.

He is involved with many community organizations, such as: Executive Committee Member of The Arizona Diamondbacks, Director of Globe Financial Corporation, Board of Directors for Xavier College Preparatory, Junior Golf Association of Arizona, Phoenix Children’s Hospital, USC Marshall School of Business, and USC President’s Leadership Council. He also serves as President of the National Historical Fire Foundation, Director and Secretary of Globe Foundation, Honorary Trustee of Avon Old Farms School, Honorary Commander 309 Squadron, Luke Air Force Base and Vice President, Asst. Secretary, and Treasurer of The Merit Club.

Born in Chicago, George currently resides in Paradise Valley Arizona. He earned his B.B.A. degree from the University of Southern California.

Since founding his company in 1987, Greg Vogel has applied his unique knowledge in the areas of land economics, land use and market trends to become a trusted advisor and broker to a broad spectrum of clients including financial institutions, investors, homebuilders and master planned community developers.  As CEO of the Land Advisors Organization, Mr. Vogel has led the company into 26 markets across the United States. Over the past 34 years he has been involved in hundreds of transactions, including several of the highest valued land transactions in the country.  Mr. Vogel received his B.S. in Real Estate from Arizona State University in 1985. Within the Urban Land Institute he is a Governor, past Trustee, past Chair of the Community Development Council (BlueFlight) and past ULI Foundation Board of Directors member.  Mr. Vogel focuses his philanthropic and civic involvement on the Arizona State University Foundation (as past Trustee, past Board member and currently Chairs the Arizona State University’s Real Estate Council’s Advisory Board).