GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY HONORS LEADERS WITH THE FOURTH ANNUAL COLANGELO SERVANT LEADERSHIP AWARDS
The Colangelo Servant Leadership Awards, presented by Freeport-McMoRan, are named after one of
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Bill McKee , Scholar in Residence atValley Presbyterian Church and Executive in Residence at GCU: McKee has had a robust career in the military and the finance sector. He is a huge supporter of GCU and supported the building out of the Bloomberg Terminals in the CCOB Charles Schwab Finance Center as well as hosted multi-session lunch and learns to connect with students and educate them on the bible, economics and human flourishing. A Distinguished Graduate of theU.S. Air Force Academy (Class of 1968), McKee served in the military as an advanced jet instructor pilot in T-38s. After he was honorably discharged in 1973, McKee held many positions in finance including VP and Manager ofThe Arizona Bank and President and CEO ofFBS Venture Capital Company . McKee then started his own company,McKee & Company in 1987, later becomingW.B. McKee Securities Inc. , an NASD Broker/Dealer providing capital toArizona -based companies. In 2000, he sold the business to the employees. He stayed active in private capital investing as the managing partner of B&B Investment Group Projects until 2006. He earned a Master's in Theology in 2015. -
Brandy Labinjo , Leader of Executive Operations Support at APS: As leader of Executive Operations Support at APS, Labinjo is responsible for coordinating all executive administrative functions and providing multifaceted administrative support to the office of the CEO. Labinjo began her career at APS in 2016 and has served in various positions including Sr. Financial Analyst and Leader of Transportation Operations before being promoted to her current roll. She leads and participates in projects/programs associated with executive management and provides input and coaching to the executive assistants to evaluate and manage their performance. Labinjo also serves as Professional Chair forAPS's African American Employee Group , is a member of theCCOB Advisory Board and a faculty member at GCU. Prior to working in the utility industry, Labinjo worked in education and held roles in finance, student advising and as a faculty member teaching accounting and business law. -
Mike Greenawalt , CEO ofRosendin Electric : From an apprentice electrician to CEO, Greenawalt has over 40 years of construction industry experience. He joinedRosendin in 2002 and served as Division Manager in theArizona office and Vice President of Operations before being appointed CEO in 2020. Greenawalt was instrumental in establishingThe Rosendin Foundation , which from 2020 to 2023 distributed$1.8 million to 220 unique organizations nationwide. He established teams to enhanceRosendin's Zero Tolerance for racism, discrimination and bullying as well as set up a hotline to report discrimination, expanded training ofRosendin's Respect for People program to include diversity and unconscious bias and launched an Emerging Leaders program. Greenawalt was instrumental in forming GCU's Pre-Apprentice for Electricians pathway to address the issue of workforce shortages. -
Karrin Taylor Robson , Founder and President of Arizona Strategies:Taylor Robson is a long-timeArizona business leader and land-use expert. She is Founder and President of Arizona Strategies, a premier land use strategy firm headquartered inPhoenix .Taylor Robson has also served on the boards of numerous government, community and economic development organizations, includingBoys and Girls Club of Metro Phoenix , theArizona Mexico Commission and theJoe Foss Institute . She has mentored GCU students and had students work on projects with her. InJune 2017 , she was appointed by GovernorDoug Ducey to theArizona Board of Regents . She currently serves as a member of theCivic Leaders Group for the Chief of Staff of theUnited States Air Force .Taylor Robson was also recently a candidate for Governor ofArizona .
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