
Lopez, whose appointment was announced Feb. 26, came to HD South in May 2019 as a management assistant. In May 2020 she was promoted to program director and served as the acting executive director after Kolar’s departure in December.
Lopez is a member of the Executive Leadership Program at Arizona State University’s Lodestar Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Innovation. She also is a graduate of Gilbert Leadership Class XXVIII and has been a Gilbert
resident for 11 years.