Action Nexus on Homelessness

Longtime nonprofit executive Shana Ellis previously was VP of Area Agency on Aging and was CEO of The Centers for Rehabilitation

PHOENIX (March 6, 2020) – A former Tempe vice mayor with more than 25 years’ experience in nonprofit management will become the executive director of the Watts College Action Nexus, the dean of Arizona State University’s Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions, Jonathan Koppell, announced today.

Valley nonprofit Human Services Campus will have a firmer partnership with Arizona State University, thanks to a $10 million donation.

The Phoenix-based Garcia Family Foundation — the philanthropic organization for DriveTime founder and major Carvana Co. shareholder Ernie Garcia II and his wife, Joanne — granted the money to the campus that works to help the region's homeless population through coordinating efforts by multiple agencies. The grant will stretch over 10 years.

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