Board of Directors

Delve into the profiles of influential leaders who guide the strategic direction of our organization, contributing their expertise and dedication to the city's economic growth.

Michelle Edwards Heery

2025 Board Chair | Boys & Girls Club of Sonoma-Marin

Akash Kalia

2025 Vice-Chair | Palms Inn

Lisa Wittke Schaffner

Immediate-Past Chair | North Coast Builders Exchange

Carson Amiral

Merrill Lynch

Alicia Benson

Keysight Technologies

Blythe Carrillo

4Cs Sonoma County

Elisa Chieffo

REDi Construction, Restoration & Specialty Cleaning

Brad Davis

Santa Rosa Junior College

Celia Furber

Recology Sonoma Marin

Kellin Gilbert

Finance Chair | Pisenti & Brinker LLP

Jim Martin

BPM

Todd Mendoza

W Real Estate

Collette Michaud

Children’s Museum of Sonoma County

Xavier Nazario

C4C, Inc.

Troy Niday

The Press Democrat

Samantha Pungprakearti

Carle, Mackie, Power & Ross LLP

Jessica Smith

Redwood Credit Union

Allison Spitzer

Exchange Bank

Hector Velazquez

Nexo Media

Alena Wall

Kaiser Permanente

Anita Wiglesworth

Luther Burbank Center for the Arts