Women We Admire is pleased to announce The Top 50 Women Leaders of Arizona for 2025. These awardees reflect the depth and diversity of leadership shaping the state’s key sectors—from advanced manufacturing and aerospace to biosciences, clean energy, and higher education. Arizona’s rapid population growth and strategic location have attracted major investments and driven economic transformation. These women are not only helping their organizations adapt to change but are setting the direction, expanding opportunity, and strengthening the foundations of civic and commercial life across the state.

Among this year’s awardees is Sandra Searle, Chief Development Officer of Advance. Searle is recognized as a leader in the nonprofit and fundraising arenas. With a 25-year track record of conducting successful annual, capital, and comprehensive campaigns, her leadership has helped raise more than $50 million at some of the area’s most well-known organizations.

We also honor Alexandra Loye, an Executive Managing Director in Cushman & Wakefield’s Capital Markets and Life Sciences groups. With more than 13 years of experience, Loye is a respected commercial real estate broker and authority with a distinguished skill set, specializing in healthcare and life sciences. She has completed more than 500 sales and lease transactions valued at over $1.2 billion during her career.

Finally, we congratulate Ann Boomsma, Senior Vice President of Operations for MEB Management Services. Boomsma is responsible for more than 40 assets valued at $2.5 billion, and oversees the management of the MEB new business development team, which grew revenues by more than 20% in 2021 and 25% in 2022.

Please join us in celebrating the accomplishments of The Top 50 Women Leaders of Arizona for 2025.

22. Mary Nollenberger
Senior Vice President, ORION InvestmentReal Estate

Mary Nollenberger currently serves as Senior Vice President at ORION Investment Real Estate, a position held since January 2021. ORION Investment Real Estate is a leading commercial real estate investment brokerage firm in the Western United States.

Nollenberger began her career in the commercial real estate industry over 15 years ago. Her expertise lies in trade area feasibility, brand development, and strategic expansion. She has represented area developers and landlords for many years and has been responsible for site selection for local and national retail tenants, including regional and national rollout and expansion strategies. She has an extensive background in trade area research, analysis, and the development of viable market plans and strategies for targeted marketing efforts, as well as contract negotiation, execution, and reporting procedures.

Before this role, Nollenberger was the director of leasing and retail investment sales at SVN | Desert Commercial Advisors from 2006 to January 2021. During this time, she contributed to delivering a superior range of brokerage services and valuable insights into the dynamic Arizona real estate market, benefiting tenants, landlords, and investors with her extensive local knowledge and expertise in commercial real estate.

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