Honorees: Comstock's Women in Leadership

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

Preet Ahluwalla, owner and chief investment officer, GNP Capital Partners
Lora Anguay, chief zero carbon officer, Sacramento Municipal Utilities District
Estella Atekwana, dean, UC Davis College of Letters and Science
Krista Bernasconi, mayor, City of Roseville
Nicole Elliott, director, California Department of Cannabis Control
Sarah Hemly, president, Hemly Cider
Amber Hoiska, vice President, Pac Shield Roof Services
Melissa LuVisi, chief strategy officer, tab32
Gloria Salazar, former CEO, San Joaquin Regional Transit District
Sonia Susac, president and owner, TECMA
Elizabeth Tudor, executive director, Nevada County Arts Council

Melissa Brown, director of legal clinics, McGeorge School of Law
Dr. Diana Farmer, chair of the department of surgery, UC Davis Health
Cassie Gilson, president and managing partner, Axiom Advisors
LaKenya Jordan, executive director, California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls
Elizabeth-Rose Mandalou, partner and cofounder, WM Restaurants
Carol J. Ornelas, CEO, Visionary Home Builders of California
Mary Paasch, principal engineer and vice president, Stantec
Lydia Ramirez, senior vice president and chief operations officer, Five Star Bank
Lorie Symon, president, Aerometals
Betty Yee, state controller, State of California

Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, assemblywoman, 4th District of California
Karen Bond, CEO, Cedaron Medical
Dawn Clayton, general manager, Thunder Valley Resort
Celia Esposito-Noy, superintendent and president, Solano Community College District
Molly Hawks, chef and owner, Hawks and Hawks Provisions and Public House
Melissa A. Jones, firm managing partner, Stoel Rives
Olivia Kasirye, public health officer, Sacramento County
Preet Kuar, CEO, Pacific Staffing
Melyssa Laughlin, president and CEO, Visit Vacaville
Erica L. Manuel, executive director and CEO, Institute for Local Government
Cindy Messer, deputy executive officer, Department of Water Resources
Nicole Montna Van Vleck, president and CEO, Montna Farms
Allison Otto, executive vice president, Otto Construction
Catherine Reheis-Boyd, president, Western States Petroleum Association
Tina Reynolds, president, Uptown Studios
Raksmey Roeum-Castleman, administrator, Telecare Corporation
Wendy Saunders, executive director, Capitol Area Development Authority
Alice Sauro, executive director, Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera
Virginia Varela, president and CEO, Golden Pacific Bank

Deitra Kenoly, president and publisher, San Joaquin Media Group
Angela DePaoli, president and CEO, Bargas Environmental Consulting
Joelle Terry, senior vice president of communications, Sacramento Kings
Nicole Howard, chief customer officer, customer and community services, SMUD
Chrysa Tsakopoulos Demos, president and CEO, AKT Investments
Selvi Stanislaus, executive director, Franchise Tax Board of California
Shannon Deary-Bell, president and CEO Nor-Cal Beverage

Amitis Pourarian: owner, The STUDIO Martial Arts & Fitness
Donna DeMartino: CEO, San Joaquin Regional Transit
Louise Walker: president and CEO, First Northern Bank
Carmela Castellano-Garcia: president and CEO, California Primary Care Association
Kristina Thompson; chief deputy, Sacramento Probation Department
Molly Weber: COO, The Urban Hive

Alexandra Cunningham: lead dancer, Sacramento Ballet
Carol Garcia: senior VP of marketing and business development, Community 1st Bank
Britta Guerro: CEO, Sacramento Native American Health Center
Martha Lofgren: partner, Brewer Lofgren
Shobha Mallarapu: founder and CEO, Anvaya Solutions
Quirina Orozco: deputy district attorney, Sacramento County

Donna Bland: president and CEO, Golden 1 Credit Union
LaShelle Dozier: executive director, Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency
Nancy Lieberman: assistant coach, Sacramento Kings
Jan Nolta: director, UC Davis Stem Cell Program and Institute for Regenerative Cures

Bernadette Austin: project manager, Domus Development and co-chair of Women’s Leadership Initiative, Urban Land Institute
Dorene Dominguez: chair, Vanir Group of Cos and minority owner, Sacramento Kings
Cate Dyer: founder and CEO, StemExpress
Julie Freischlag: dean of the School of Medicine and vice chancellor of human health sciences, UC Davis
Meea Kang: president and a founding partner, Domus Development
Pamela Marrone: founder and CEO, Marrone Bio Innovations
Monica Miller: special agent in charge of the Sacramento field office, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Mary Rotelli: COO, Teichert Construction
Anne Marie Schubert: district attorney, Sacramento County
Jonna Ward: founder and CEO, Visionary Integration Professionals

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