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Comstock’s Young Professionals

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 2024.

Mar 20, 2025

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Young Professionals: Leo Zlimen

Meet the emerging leaders who envision a bright future for the Capital Region

Leo Zlimen, 25, is CEO of Ladris, a fast-growing startup based in Nevada City that provides AI-based software for emergency management.

Jun 14, 2024 Graham Womack

Young Professionals: Vidhu Shekhar

Meet the emerging leaders who envision a bright future for the Capital Region

Vidhu Shekhar is government strategy leader at Microsoft. He is directing the mega-company’s mission to help state and local authorities improve their effectiveness through generative AI. 

Jun 14, 2024 Scott Thomas Anderson

Young Professionals: Carli Schrader

Meet the emerging leaders who envision a bright future for the Capital Region

Carli Schrader and her family operate 43 McDonald’s in Sacramento, San Joaquin, Amador and Stanislaus counties.  

Jun 13, 2024 Judy Farah

Young Professionals: Emiliano Rosas

Meet the emerging leaders who envision a bright future for the Capital Region

Emiliano Rosas is a “proud product” of east Yolo County, where he now serves as chair of the West Sacramento Parks, Recreation and Intergenerational Commission.

Jun 12, 2024 Marie-Elena Schembri

Young Professionals: Joaquin Razo

Meet the emerging leaders who envision a bright future for the Capital Region

As project solutions lead at Blue Zones, Joaquin Razo is working to bring the way of life of the world’s longest-lived communities to his home city.

Jun 11, 2024 Jennifer Fergesen

Young Professionals: Brandon Pace

Meet the emerging leaders who envision a bright future for the Capital Region

At 39, Brandon Pace is Kaiser Northern California’s youngest chief operating officer.

Jun 10, 2024 Marybeth Bizjak

Young Professionals: Phillip Merlo

Meet the emerging leaders who envision a bright future for the Capital Region

As executive director of the San Joaquin County Historical Museum, Phillip Merlo understands the importance of cultural narratives. 

Jun 7, 2024 Dakota Morlan

Young Professionals: Lanaya Lewis

Meet the emerging leaders who envision a bright future for the Capital Region

As a PIO for Sacramento State, Lanaya Lewis acts as a spokesperson for the university, staying in-the-know with everything happening.

Jun 6, 2024 Sena Christian

Young Professionals: Katie Hanten

Meet the emerging leaders who envision a bright future for the Capital Region

In 2021, Katie Hanten founded her full-service design and development firm — Vertical Pacific — through which she’s helping evolve the city’s urban core.

Jun 5, 2024 Krista Minard

Young Professionals: Jacob Gutierrez-Montoya

Meet the emerging leaders who envision a bright future for the Capital Region

Jacob Gutierrez-Montoya founded Sacramento Contemporary Dance Theatre, whose mission is to translate the work of local nonprofits into art.

Jun 4, 2024 Rachel Leibrock
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