Across California’s network of 116 community colleges, the administrators and managers keeping the doors open and the lights on work tirelessly to support their faculty and 1.8 million students striving for a better life for themselves and their families.

Jyoti Mehta is a Tri Counties Bank success story on many levels. As Senior Vice President and Commercial Lending Regional Manager, she manages a team of commercial lenders, portfolio managers and commercial loan servicing officers throughout the greater Sacramento area. 

Donna Bland and Golden 1 Credit Union are a powerful success story. Golden 1, one of the nation’s largest credit unions, has $19 billion in assets.

Gilbert CPAs has been a pillar of the Sacramento community since 1984 and the team’s local roots run deep. Sarah Ellis, a fifth-generation Sacramentan and graduate of Sacramento State, joined the firm in 2001. She says, “I started at the staff level, progressed through all levels of the firm, and I became a partner at Gilbert in 2012.”

“The title and escrow industry is seeing changes that are advantageous for women,” says Jamie Corcoran, regional vice president for First American Title. “This industry is about 70 percent women, but women haven’t always been represented at that percentage in executive leadership positions.

Bender Insurance Solutions is celebrating 85 years, three generations of family, and being a woman-led business. It’s the largest and only employee-owned commercial insurance and surety brokerage in the Sacramento region, with a mission to provide protection, superior service, and education.

Bank of Marin values the unique perspectives and experiences of its employees as they help build and deepen relationships with businesses across Northern California.

Behind the scenes at SAFE Credit Union are six women who account for half of SAFE’s senior executive team. They come from diverse backgrounds and hold unique superpowers, but there is one thing that stands out among them all: hard work.