About Us

Julie LaCroix

Now based in the West Valley of Arizona, Ms. LaCroix was intricately connected to the Orange County business community for 20 years. She is an Economic Development expert with a background on Wall Street in trading, software, and recruiting for Merrill Lynch and Bloomberg. She has a clear understanding of market positioning, segmentation, economic drivers and industry trendlines. As a formally trained career management professional, she has developed a formidable understanding of workforce development topics and is a speaker for economic development coalitions, boards of education, and the United States Marines. She holds multiple local and regional committee positions in the West Valley.

Ms. LaCroix graduated with a Masters in Educational Clinical Counseling from Azusa Pacific University and earned a B.A. in Psychology from University of California, Irvine.

Tad Snidecor

An Arizona native and 20-year veteran of the United States Marines, Mr. Snidecor is highly respected and networked throughout Arizona’s business, academic, and political theatres. He is a member of Senator Sinema’s Veteran Advisory Council, Chair of the City of Peoria’s Veterans Memorial Board, former Board of Directors for Trans-American Solutions, former Business Analyst for Thunderbird Angel Network, and holds many other positions on committees throughout the West Valley. As CEO and Co-Founder of Veteran Advisor Corps, he consults on business and crisis turnaround management.

Mr. Snidecor graduated with a Masters in Global Management from Thunderbird School of Global Management and earned a B.A. in Administrative Leadership from the University of Oklahoma.