Holly Kurtz

Holly Kurtz is the Director of Workforce Development at the Center for the Future of Arizona with accountability for leading the Aspen Institute Workforce Leadership Academies, Retail Career Pathways Sector initiative (RetailWorks AZ), Job Quality and exploration into Learning & Education Records (LER) technologies.  She joined CFA in 2016.  Prior to CFA, Holly was the VP of Talent Management at PetSmart from 2008-2016, and Holly held various senior level HR/Talent Management roles for Wells Fargo from 1980 - 2008.  Holly attended the University of Minnesota where she majored in Technical Communications.  Holly has facilitated two Academies in Arizona – Greater Phoenix in 2022 and a Southern Arizona Workforce Leadership Academy in 2023.