Below outlines the candidates for the upcoming 2020 Board of Directors election for the Phoenix Chapter.  The election begins on August 1, 2020. These candidates, if elected, will serve as Board members starting in 2021 through 2022. Details of roles & responsibilities can be found here in the Board of Directors Roles and Responsibilities document. 

Candidate for VP of External Relations

Deniese Reinhardt - Deniese earned a B.S. Degree in Accounting from Brescia University, and continued her studies by pursuing Masters level courses at Ball State University. She obtained her PMP in 2005 and holds an ITIL V3 certificate and an Executive Leadership certificate from Cornell University.

Deniese has spent most of her career in IT project management, working on projects in Healthcare and Fortune 500 Enterprises. She has won numerous awards for Project Management Excellence and leadership at these companies and currently works as a Lead Project Manager delivering IT projects within a PMO for a Public Utility.

Deniese has been actively involved with the PMI Phoenix board since 2019. She began volunteering for PMI in Jan 2015, and she took over the AVP Corporate Relations in 2018. She currently serves as the VP of External Relations.

Deniese hopes to bring her passion and broad expertise in project and program management, including Agile methodology to the board. She is also passionate about Animal Welfare and Environmental Health. She loves learning, volunteering, and making a difference. She wants to ensure PMI continues to be a leading source of career and project management guidance.

Candidate for VP of Technology

Joseph Brewer - Joseph has a rich 30-year history in Technology and Project Management.  He holds an MBA from George Fox University, and dual B.S. degrees in Project Management and Leadership & Organizational Design.  

He presently works as a Sr. Business Consultant for a company supporting Infrastructure and IT projects for a Global Company with teams in the US, London, Dubai, India and Asia.  

He brings extensive technical resource knowledge to the chapter including video conferencing, streaming, Office365 management, and more.  In his free time, you can find Joseph usually doing something with his two children and wife, or fulfilling this extensive travel bug and bucket list Internationally.

Candidates for VP of Programs

Christopher Gentry - Christopher is a career, 14-year project program management professional, and PMP instructor. Over his career, Christopher has been a multi-industry senior project manager, senior program manager, PMO creator and leader, and consultant for top 500 fortune companies and governmental agencies. 

He brings a wealth of program knowledge coming from PMI Austin, where he served a term as Director of Programs. 

Christopher is currently pursuing a Doctor of Business Administration in Project Management from Northcentral University. He plans to continue to teach and educate the next generation of project managers combining his academic and professional accolades in the classroom.

Ejiro (EJ) Obayomi - Ejiro Obayomi (EJ), is an experienced Enterprise Project Manager who is skilled in directing the flawless delivery of large-scale enterprise solutions while providing stellar leadership in leading teams and expediting technology-based products to a diverse client base.

EJ has over 10 years of experience in the healthcare industry both as a direct patient care clinician and a project manager. EJ has been strategic in the successful implementation of several organizational systems and ambulatory clinic builds at HonorHealth.

With a Master of Science Degree in Healthcare Informatics, EJ is also a Project Management Professional (PMP), a Certified Professional in Health Information Management Systems (CPHIMS), and a Certified Scrum Master (CSM). Over the course of her career, EJ has been able to use her expertise in project management to help small to medium size companies establish a project management framework.

EJ’s passion for project management and dedication to excellence drives her to consistently deliver unmatched value to all her customers and clients.

Candidates for VP of Virtual Locations

Eileen Marin - Eileen is a New York native, hailing from wonderful Brooklyn, NY. It will be 10 years this October that she has lived here in Arizona. Eileen graduated from Fordham University with a Bachelor's in Information Systems. 

Prior to moving to Arizona, she held a position with a company where she worked for almost 10 years; with the last five years being a Director of Client Services. Eileen has been a Phoenix Chapter member since 2017. Eileen obtained her PMP certification in 2018. She currently holds the position of Senior Project Manager at a company where she has been for the last nine years. 

Off hours, Eileen spends time with her family. She has a 5-year-old little boy and they conduct dinosaur experiments almost daily. These experiments really consist of digging up the backyard and sandbox. Eileen also loves to cook and bake and her son is her Sous Chef in the kitchen. She makes sure he knows how to be independent. 

Eileen loves working with people and believes this position will allow her to help be a voice for the members as well as participate in the Chapter's future goals. She is grateful to be nominated for the VP of Virtual Locations position.