Sharon Harper
President & CEO

Sharon Harper is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Plaza Companies.

Mrs. Harper's forward-thinking commitment has created success as well as respect throughout the industry. Mrs. Harper is not only dedicated to her business endeavors, but she is also actively involved in many different aspects of the community.

Mrs. Harper is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust, the Board of Directors of the Arizona Community Foundation, the Board of Directors for Banner Health Foundation, the Executive Board for Greater Phoenix Leadership (GPL) and the Board of Trustees for Brophy College Preparatory. She is a past Chairman of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC), a past Honorary Commander of Luke Air Force Base, a member of the Creighton University National Alumni Board, a member of the Governor's Arizona Film and Television Commission, and a past Board Member of the Maricopa County Arts Cultural Task Force. Mrs. Harper is a founding member of Straight Talk America, Senator John McCain's 2000 candidacy for President of the United States and served on the Finance Committee for Senator McCain's 2008 Presidential Campaign. She also serves on several editorial advisory boards for both local and national publications.

Mrs. Harper has been honored on numerous occasions, including, the 2008 Building New Futures Good Scout Award by the Boy Scouts of America, the 2007 Sandra Day and John O'Connor Award for outstanding community service and the 2006 Creighton University Alumni Achievement Citation. Today's Arizona Woman Magazine named Mrs. Harper, 'Woman of the Year' in 2006 and she was presented the Athena Award by the Arizona Chamber of Commerce. In addition, she was named one of the Twenty-Five Most Powerful Women by the Arizona Business Magazine and Westmarc presented Mr. Harper the Best of the West Leadership Award. Mrs. Harper has also been honored with the President's Award by Brophy College Preparatory.

Through her leadership, the Plaza Companies has been honored as Large Developer of the Year by the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP), by BOMA for Medical Office Building of the Year in 2001, 2004 and 2008 and by Arizona Business Magazine as an ‘Economic Engine' in 2007 and as one of the ‘Best Places to Work' by the Arizona Business Journal in 2007.

Organizations:

• Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust, Trustee
• Greater Phoenix Economic Council, Former Chairman
• Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC), Executive Board
• International Leadership Council (GPEC), Co-Chair
• Straight Talk America, Founding Board Member
• Greater Phoenix Leadership (GPL), Executive Board
• Brophy College Preparatory-Board of Trustees, Past Chairman; Board of Regents
• Alliance Bank, Board of Directors
• Arizona Community Foundation, Board of Directors
• National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP), Board of Directors
• Arizona Attorney General Business Advisory Council, Member
• ASU Women in Philanthropy, Member
• Urban Land Institute (ULI), Member
• ASU Dean's Council 100
• ASU President's Club
• ASU Women in Philanthropy
• Maricopa Community Colleges, ACE Cabinet
• The Leadership Consortium
• UMOM New Day Patron Circle
• Maricopa Partnership for Arts and Culture, Member
• Arizona's District 11 Republican Precinct Committeeman
• City of Phoenix 2006 Bond Committee, Executive Member
• City of Phoenix 2005 Salaries Commission, Member
• Essential Fuels Task Force, Governor Appointed
• Healthcare Real Estate Insights Editorial Advisory Board, Member
• Arizona Business Journal Publishers, Advisory Board Member
  
• Today's Arizona Women, Advisory Board Member
  
• Technology Transfer Ballot Campaign, Chairman
  
• Arizona's Bioscience Roadmap Steering Committee, Member
  
• Phoenix Committee on Foreign Relations, Member
  
• ASU Masters in Real Estate Development (MRED), Advisory Board Member
  
• Banner Health Foundation, Board of Directors
  
• Arizona Mexico Commission, Member
  
• ASU West Provost Club, Chairman
  
• Arizona Governor's Film and Television Commission, Member
  
• Senior Industries Cluster Co-Founder, Past Chairman
  
• Sedona Cultural Park, Advisory Board Member
  
• Peoria Economic Development Group, Co-Founder, Past Chairman
• Governor's Strategic Partnership for Economic Development, Governor Symington
• Governor's Workforce Development Advisory Council Member, Governor Hull
  
• Western Maricopa Coalition (WESTMARC), Past Executive Board
  
• Military Facilities Commission, Governor Appointment, "Arizona First"
  
• YMCA, Past Member, Executive Board, Advisory Board
  
• American Heart Association, Westside Chapter
  
• Sedona Medical Center Foundation, Executive Committee
  
• West Valley Child's Crisis Center, Cabinet
  
• Valley Partnership
  
• Council for Design Excellence