Each year, Comstock’s selects up-and-coming leaders aged 40 and under throughout the Capital Region to feature in our Young Professionals issue. View the list of honorees from 2015 through 2025.
2025
- Nichole Baxter, Director of Business Development, California American Water
- Chris Cormier, CEO, President and Co-owner, Tricorp Group
- Brandon Kennedy, Program Manager, Improve Your Tomorrow
- Blake Johnson, Chief Strategy Officer, Child Action
- Jack Davis, Associate Attorney, Kershaw Talley Barlow
- Freddie Silveria, Owner, FSA Auctions
- Charanjeet “Charlie” Kaur Tiwana-Purewal, COO, President and Co-founder, KozPure Development
- Christine Wolfe, Director of Government Affairs, WM
- Ashley Zavala, California Capitol Correspondent, KCRA News
- Camille Zapata, Digital Director, Office of the Governor
2024
- Kevin Dobson, Principal and Founder, Capital College & Career Academy
- Jacob Gutierrez-Montoya, Founder and Artistic Director, Sacramento Contemporary Dance Theatre
- Katie Hanten, Founder, Vertical Pacific
- Lanaya Lewis, Public Information Officer, Sacramento State
- Phillip Merlo, Executive Director, San Joaquin County Historical Museum
- Brandon Pace, COO, Kaiser Permanente South Sacramento
- Emiliano Rosas, Chair of the West Sacramento Parks, Recreation, and Intergenerational Commission and Community Engagement Coordinator, PRO Youth and Families
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Joaquin Razo,
Blue Zones projects solutions lead, Metro EDGE chair,
United Way California Capital Region vice chair - Carli Schrader, Owner and Operator, McDonald’s Golden State Restaurant Group
- Vidhu Shekhar, Government Strategy Leader, Microsoft
- Leo Zlimen, CEO, Ladris
2023
- Kevin Hernandez, Marketing Director, Denio’s Farmers Market & Swap Meet
- Phillip Hon, Executive Director, Unbound Stockton
- Ken Imwinkelried, Senior Vice President and Senior Credit Manager, River City Bank
- Nathan Langley, Co-founder and CEO, RxGuardian
- Dr. Nkiruka Ohaegbu, President, Adaptive Strategies
- Lauren Oto, Vice President of Communications, California Asian Pacific Chamber of Commerce
- Julie Phillips, President and Partner, Randle Communications
- Ananda Rochita, Vice President of Communications, California Manufacturers & Technology Association
- Jade Rodgers, Americorps Manager, 916 Ink and Founder, Jadesirëe Consulting
- Michael Vargas, Attorney, McGeorge Law Professor and Elk Grove Unified School District Member
2022
- Leah Burdick, chief growth officer, PRIDE Industries
- Regina Cuellar, chairwoman, Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians
- Bonnie Ferreira, CEO, Mountain Valley Chapter of the American Leadership Forum
- Becky Johnson, tribal administrator, United Auburn Indian Community
- Lakhwinder Kaur, senior vice president, Sacramento Valley Market President, Five Star Bank
- Carrie Lane, CEO, California Association for Highway Patrolmen
- Risa Omega, president and general manager, ABC10
- Cindy Petersen, superintendent and CEO, Gateway Community Charters
- Cathilea Robinett, CEO, e.Republic
- Marisa Sharkey, co-founder and president, Birdies
2022
- Amber Celmer, Executive director, HomeAid Sacramento
- Brad Dahl, Operations Manager, Altec Industries
- Corey Day, Attorney, Stoel Rives
- Laine Himmelmann, Chief Development Officer, Habitat for Humanity
- Latoya Jackson-Lainez, Director of Diversity, EEO and Title IX, Sierra College
- Cameron Law, Executive Director, Carlsen Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Kevin McAllister, Executive Director, Meals on Wheels by ACC
- Dr. Melanie Okoro, Founder, Principal and CEO, Eco-Alpha Environmental and Engineering Services
- Katie Regan, Director, Office of Performance and Data Analytics, City of Stockton
- Sergio Robles, Field representative for Congressman Ami Bera, Elk Grove Planning Commissioner, Specialist, California National Guard
- Jayden Sangha, Assistant Chief Financial Officer, City of Stockton
- Dustin Vicari, Chief Revenue Officer, Sacramento Republic FC
- Tim Zheng, Co-Founder, CEO, Vite Ramen
2021
- Juliana Almanza, Chief of staff, Associated General Contractors of California
- Amit Dhugga and Gerardo Aceves, President (Dhugga) and CEO (Aceves), Platinum Express
- Crystaline Combs, Vice president and consumer and business banking administrative manager, U.S. Bank Sacramento Main Branch
- Dina Gentry, Communications director, El Dorado County Office of Education
- Melissa Granville, Principal, Capitol Impact
- Giuliano Kornberg, Chief revenue and development officer, Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera
- Dr. Lenora Lee, Infectious disease specialist, Kaiser Permanente
- Janelle Meyers Ullrich, Vice president of marketing, Adventist Health
- Kevin Rooney, Chief deputy district attorney, San Joaquin County
- Sadie St. Lawrence, Founder and CEO, Women in Data
- Kyle Wakamiya, Director of strategic planning and analysis, Origin Materials
2020
- Sophia Bollag, Political reporter, The Sacramento Bee
- Rosie Dauz, President, Philippine National Day Association
- Nicholas Haystings, Executive director, Square Root Academy
- Chris Kay, President, Greater Stockton Chamber of Commerce
- Lisandro Madrigal, CEO and founder, Chando’s Tacos and Chando’s Cantina
- Chelsea Minor, Corporate director of public affairs, Raley’s
- Kevin Phan, Founder, president and CEO, Capital Asian American Professional Society and CAAPS Foundation
- Holly Powers, Assistant director, Placer County Office of Emergency Services
- Vanessa Walker, Medical director, Sutter Health Valley Area electronic ICU
2017
- Annie Amaral, Partner, Downey Brand
- Michael Bosworth, CEO, Next Generation Foods
- Michelle Cross, Cultural Resources Practice Lead, Stantec
- Raphael Delgado, Artist, Raphael Delgado Art Studio
- Patrick Harbison, Owner, Patrick Harbison Public Relations
- Chantel Johnson, Community Engagement Representative, SMUD
- Lange Luntao, Stockton Unified School District; Early College Educator in Sociology, Aspire Langston Hughes Academy
- Kindra Montgomery-Block, Program Officer, Sierra Health Foundation
- Cynthia Moreno, Capitol Correspondent, Vida en el Valle
- Elena Ruiz, Manager of Engagement, Greater Sacramento Economic Council
- Michael Tubbs, Mayor of Stockton
- Rachel Zillner, Assistant Vice President of Community Banking, SAFE Credit Union
2016
- Tre Borden, Placemaker
- Roshaun (CEO) & Maritza (COO) Davis, Founders, Unseen Heroe
- Jake Mossawir, President/CEO, St. HOPE Community Development Corporation
- Kelly Rivas, Campaign Manager, Steinberg for Sacramento Mayor 2016
- Nicole Rogers, Director, Farm-to-Fork, Sacramento Convention and Visitors Bureau
- Ash Roughani, Founder & CEO, Delivery Unit
- Amy Sieffert, Co-Founder, Stockmarket
- Brian Whitmore, President, BCA Architects
- Dan Wolk, Mayor of Davis, Deputy County Counsel for Solano County
- Allison Yee-Garcia, Senior Director of Marketing, Sacramento Kings
2015
- Mac Clemmens, CEO, Digital Deployment; CTO, GrogTag
- David Garcia, Director of Community Development, Ten Space
- David Inniss, Co-Founder, The Koci Group
- Jeni Lee, Co-Founder and Treasurer, ViVita Technologies Inc.
- Alana Mathews, Public Adviser, California Energy Commission
- Clay Nutting, Co-Owner, LowBrau and Block Butcher Bar; Co-Producer, TBD Fest
- Dyane Osorio, Press Secretary, California State Assembly
- Liz Salmi, Director of Communications, Coalition for Compassionate Care of California
- Erica Taylor, Vice President, Communications & Community Relations, Five Star Bank
- Moses Zapien, Of Counsel, Law Office of Mark Choi; Stockton City Councilmember