With nearly 15 years of progressive experience in business, finance, and leadership, Ali’s career spans the public and private sectors. She is passionate about strengthening mission-driven organizations through cross-functional leadership, sustainable financial practices, strategic resource planning, and operational excellence. In recent professional roles, Ali has served as senior director of Arizona State University’s central budget office and head of finance and HR for a local construction firm. She holds an MPA in public finance and a BA in finance and Spanish.
Ali’s love of the performing arts began at 3 years of age with her first ballet classes in her hometown of Davison, Michigan. Through high school, she continued dancing, joined the varsity choir, and held casting and student director roles in local productions of Les Misérables, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Fiddler on the Roof, and Annie. Since moving to Arizona in 2019, she has reignited this love by studying ballroom and social dancing as well as becoming an enthusiastic patron of Ballet Arizona.
