More than Half of Forty Under 40 Winners are Members
Congratulations to the 2016 Forty Under 40 Award Winners as named by the North Bay Business Journal. A total of 21 of the 40 winners are members of the Chamber and/or YPN, and many are graduates or current participants in the Chamber’s Leadership Santa Rosa (LSR) program.
These individuals were chosen on the basis of their leadership in companies and organizations as well as their participation in their communities. The Chamber and YPN are committed to developing and supporting community and business leaders in Sonoma County through a variety of programs like the upcoming YPN Summit: Professional Development Day (April 22nd) and LSR (applications for Class 33 available mid-April).
Malia Anderson, owner, Style by Malia
Member of: LSR Class 30, YPN
Jeff Ballus, owner and chief financial officer, Sift Dessert Bar
Member of: Chamber
Jamie Emerson Heery, manager, Burr Pilger Mayer Inc.
Member of: Chamber
Kirk Faris, senior tax manager, Moss Adams LLP
Member of: LSR Class 32, YPN, Chamber
Aaron Friedman, owner, Signarama
Member of: LSR Class 32, YPN (2016 Board Chair), Chamber (Executive Board)
Beth Huang, assistant vice president for compensation, benefits manager, Exchange Bank
Member of: Chamber
Brandon Jewell, director of business development, Sonoma County BEST
Member of: LSR Class 31, YPN, (employed by the Chamber)
Steven Knudsen, communications and development coordinator, Sonoma County Farm Bureau
Member of: Chamber
Ben Lehr, president, Lehr Insurance Agency Inc.
Member of: LSR Class 31, YPN (Board Chair-Elect), Chamber
Chris Louton, winemaker, St. Francis Winery & Vineyards
Member of: Chamber
Noah Lowry, coowner, Santa Rosa Ski & Sports
Member of: YPN, Chamber
Lupita Martinez Cruz, R.N., B.S.N., director of administrative services, Kaiser Permanente Santa Rosa Medical Center
Member of: Chamber
Jennifer McClendon, manager of business development and strategy, Northern California Center for WellBeing
Member of: Chamber
Michele McEntee, clinical director, Child Parent Institute
Member of: Chamber
Michael McNeil, general manager, Chateau St. Jean Winery, Treasury Wine and Estates
Member of: Chamber
Nikki McQuaid, senior pursuit professional, GHD
Member of: Chamber
Betty Mullen, assistant vice president and human resource director, Summit State Bank
Member of: LSR Class 29, Chamber
Carli Ortiz, partner, Linkenheimer LLP CPA & Advisors
Member of: YPN, Chamber
Tara Sharp, chief marketing officer, Sonic
Member of: Chamber
Brian Sosnowchik, Ph.D., senior research and development engineer, Keysight Technologies
Member of: LSR Class 32, YPN, Chamber
Javier Tenorio, controller, La Tortilla Factory
Member of: Chamber
Luana Vaetoe, CEO, Becoming Independent
Member of: YPN, Chamber
Ben Wade, director of the oncology service line, St. Joseph Health
Member of: Chamber
