Kaaren-Lyn Graves

Kaaren-Lyn Graves is the Executive Director of the Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce’s - Capital Readiness Program. In her role she oversees business development services for business owners located in Arizona, Nevada, the Navajo Nation, Southern California, and beyond. Ms. Graves has proudly served in the public and private sectors for more than thirty (30) years. She remains passionate about helping entrepreneurs and business owners alike grow their business through education, timely resources, and consulting services.

Ms. Graves is a natural and respected leader with a robust background working in political environments, including serving as the Project Manager and Data Content Manager on a Health & Human Services Initiative on a former Arizona Governor’s initiative. Ms. Graves also developed financial forecasting documents resulting in awarded grants, general funds, and monetary awards ranging from $935 thousand dollars to more than $4 million dollars per year.

Ms. Graves is a business owner and has created documents consisting of grant proposals, resumes, capability statements, business plans, responses to solicitations, and marketing documents for her clients, including a political sub-division, a chamber of commerce, students, business owners, and military servicepersons located in the United States, Afghanistan, Dubai, and Germany.

Kaaren-Lyn represents Economic Development.