Honorary Chairs

John Bouma is the Chairman of Snell & Wilmer. His practice primarily emphasizes complex business litigation, including antitrust and legal malpractice defense. Mr. Bouma is a co-founder of the Arizona Affiliate and he and his team at Snell & Wilmer have been instrumental in the development and success of the organization.
 
John has been included in annual editions of The Best Lawyers in America consecutively for the 25 years it has been published.  He has served in the leadership of the American College of Trial Lawyers.  He has been named by the National Law Journal as one of the "100 Most Influential Lawyers in America."  From 1986 to 2006, John was a member of the Board of Directors of Attorneys' Liability Assurance Society, the professional liability insurer for many of the country's large law firms.  During 2003, 2004 and 2005, he served as chairman of that Board.

John has served as president of the Phoenix Association of Defense Counsel, the Maricopa County Bar, the State Bar of Arizona, the Arizona Bar Foundation, the Western States Bar, and the National Conference of Bar Presidents.  He has served the American Bar Association as a member of the Board of Governors and has been a member of the ABA House of Delegates since 1989.
 
John has served as president of the Phoenix Art Museum and the Arizona Opera.  He currently serves on the board of directors for the Phoenix Art Museum, and the Valley of the Sun United Way.  He has served on the board of directors of the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce, and is an active member of the Greater Phoenix Leadership and the Alexis de Tocqueville Society.  John is a co-founder of the Arizona Equal Justice Campaign, Wildlife For Tomorrow, and the Partnership for a Drug-Free America, Arizona Chapter.

John has been blessed with a dedicated, patient and tolerant wife of 50 years, Bonnie. They are the parents of children Jeffrey, Wendy, Laura and Jennifer, and the grandparents to 12 loving grandchildren.

Janice K. Brewer took the oath of office as Governor of Arizona on January 21, 2009. She has lived in Arizona for 39 years, and has spent the past 27 of them serving the people and upholding the public trust. Prior to her succession to Governor -- in addition to twice being elected Secretary of State -- she also served as Maricopa County Supervisor, and as a highly respected member of both houses of the Arizona Legislature, where she rose to leadership of the State Senate.

Governor Brewer and her staff are committed to addressing statewide issues related to substance abuse. Specifically, the Arizona Substance Abuse Partnership, chaired by the Governor's Policy Adviser for Health and Human Services, works to improve and expand the delivery of substance abuse education, prevention and treatment services throughout the state by working with multiple state agencies and organizations, including The Partnership for a Drug-Free America.

The Governor's Office for Children, Youth and Families actively works with prevention, treatment and law enforcement professionals to improve coordination, identify and address gaps in services, and ensure efficient and effective spending related to substance abuse. The Governor's Office also supports the work of the Parents Commission on Drug Education and Prevention, which funds programs that increase and enhance parental involvement, and increase education about the serious risks and public health problems caused by the abuse of alcohol and controlled substances.