Sonoma County BEST: New Website, New Director of Business Development

Sonoma County BEST launched a new website this past weekend, marking BEST’s ongoing development and proclaiming Sonoma County is open for business. Created in partnership with PDMediaLab, the new site aims to be a resource for businesses seeking to expand locally or move into Sonoma County. Check out BEST’s new website at www.SonomaCountyBEST.com.

Robin Stephani has been appointed Director of Business Development for Sonoma County BEST (Building Economic Success Together). Ms. Stephani was previously Director of Business Development for Wright Contracting and is an architect by training.

Prior to her position at Wright Contracting she owned her own business for ten years, working on a wide variety of Sonoma County projects including development and marketing for the Petaluma Arts Center, Taylor Maid Coffee and Tea, the Soma Design Lab and others. She has been actively involved in many community development activities and brings a wealth of experience in development to the BEST team, including deep knowledge of the regional business climate and expertise in the crucial area of planning and permitting.

Ms. Stephani will be coordinating Regional Business Retention and Expansion programs, focusing on business cluster initiatives, and directing BEST’s flagship "100 in 100" outreach program, a strategic business retention and expansion effort that will reach 100 Sonoma County companies in 100 days.