Carol Poore:
CLASS OF 1976
West Phoenix High SchoolClass of 1976
Phoenix, AZ
Carol's Story
Carol A. Poore received her Ph.D. in Public Administration and her MBA from Arizona State University. Her primary field of research focuses on community development and how vital networks create healthy and vibrant communities and urban revitalization. Since 2011, she has served as an adjunct faculty member at Arizona State University and teaches community development, public administration leadership, and public policy courses.
Her community board service includes Chairwoman of Abrazo Scottsdale Hospital, Phoenix Community Alliance, Phoenix Friends of Public Art, and Deanâs Council for the W.P. Carey School of Business. She serves on a number of ASU campus and community advisory boards as well as is a member of ASU Women & Philanthropy.
As President and Founder of Phoenix Phabulous Experience, Dr. Poore assists organizations with strategic planning, organizational turnaround, urban placemaking/storytelling, donor cultivation, branding/identity building, and civic engagement. Clients have included University of Arizona College of Medicine â Phoenix, Maricopa County Medical Society, BioAccel, and Arizona School for the Arts.
As Vice President at BioAccel, Dr. Poore oversees development and capacity-building strategies leading to early-stage biomedical device and technology company start-ups, including major gift fundraising, venture capital and philanthropic funding through BioAccelâs Solutions Challenge competition, and higher education alliance building.
Based in metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona, BioAccel is the only 501(c)3 organization in the Southwestern United States that fulfills a mission to create a regional bioscience ecosystem through accelerating commercialization of bioscience âmedtechâ device companies, accomplishing three important goals: Diversify Arizonaâs Economic Growth, Improve Arizonaâs Health, and Provide bioscience entrepreneurial training, mentorship, and early-stage seed funding.
Dr. Poore served as president and CEO of Phoenix-based Southwest Center for HIV/AIDS, the only nonprofit HIV/AIDS service organization in the United States providing integrated clinical trial ...Expand for more
research, prevention, and chronic disease wellness services to serve a population of four million. From 2007 to 2013, she raised $23 million and led the successful development of an innovative, 55,000 square-foot community health and research center in Downtown Phoenix, named the Parsons Center for Health, Education and Wellness. Dr. Poore also secured $3.6 million in City of Phoenix bond financing, bringing government and community partners together to develop a one-stop, community-partnered health and educational center contributing to Downtown Phoenix revitalization.
Dr. Poore served as Vice Provost of Institutional Advancement and Public Affairs at Arizona State Universityâs West campus from 2002 to 2007, supporting a campus and four ASU colleges by leading a department responsible for all aspects of community outreach, fundraising and branding. While serving as a senior administrator for the largest public university in the United States, campus enrollment doubled in size, growing from 4,000 to more than 9,000 students during her tenure.
From 1997 to 2002, Dr. Poore served as Director of Marketing and Communication for New West Energy, a separate affiliate of Salt River Project (SRP), the nation's third-largest public power electric and water utility based in Phoenix, Ariz. A member of the three-person business launch team, Poore developed the sales, marketing and communication strategies for New West Energyâs historical start-up leading to $500 million in energy sales within the first three years of conducting business in California and Arizona. In total, she spent 16 years at SRP in business start-up, strategic planning and public affairs leadership positions.
An entrepreneur, philanthropist, community leader and Arizona native, Dr. Poore earned her masterâs degree in business (MBA) and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Broadcasting and Journalism from ASU. Her book, âBuilding Your Career Portfolio,â was published in 2001 by The Career Press and is available in English, Korean, and German languages worldwide. Dr. Poore provides career and leadership workshops based on her book.
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