Josh Smith, vice president of school and community relations, SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union; Erica Dias, vice president of communications and strategic marketing operations, SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union; Clayton Blakley, senior vice president, Comstock’s Magazine; and Fred Palmer, owner and publisher, Outword Media, and executive director, Sacramento Rainbow Chamber and Foundation
Ernest E. Tschannen, philanthropist; Jody Nelsen and her husband, Robert S. Nelsen, president, Sacramento State
Torreyana Tripette, mobile clinics operations manager, VSP Vision, and her husband, Leroy Tripette, planning commissioner, City of Rancho Cordova
Anette Smith, CEO, Impact Group Enterprises, and Jenni Murphy, dean, Sacramento State College of Continuing Education
Shara Perkins Murphy, senior legislative aide, California State Assembly; Ryan Murphy, senior vice president and managing director, Fidelity Investments; and Lisa Cardoza, vice president of university advancement, Sacramento State
Sacramento State
On April 20, Sacramento State held its Green and Gold Gala 75th Anniversary Celebration at Sacramento State’s University Ballroom. Funds raised during the event will go toward scholarships and the Seth Nelsen Student Emergency Endowment Grant. The grant, named in honor of President Robert and Jody Nelsen’s son, helps students overcome financial burdens impacting their ability to remain enrolled.
Photographer: Tia Gemmell
