19 North Bay women to be recognized as business leaders, innovators, visionaries

North Bay Business Journal is recognizing 19 women as local leaders, innovators and visionaries.

The award-winners will be honored at North Bay Business Journal’s 17th annual Women in Business awards dinner gala in Santa Rosa. Guest speaker at the dinner will be Nioma Sadler, founder of WomenServe as well as co-founder and goodwill ambassador of Traditional Medicinals.

The honorees will also be featured in the Business Journal’s Women in Business special publication on June 26.

2017 honorees

1. Carrie Brown, owner, Jimtown Store, Healdsburg
2. Roni Brown, vice president and marketing director, Summit State Bank, Santa Rosa
3. Kristina Derkos, senior vice president of administration, Redwood Credit Union, Santa Rosa
4. Denise Dutra Maloney, director of business development, The Dutra Group, San Rafael
5. Katie Evans, vice president of operations, La Tortilla Factory, Santa Rosa
6. Anisya Fritz, proprietor, Lynmar Estate, Sebastopol
7. Jennifer “Jenn” Fujii, founder and owner, Inspired Fitness Training Center, Sebastopol
8. Cheriene Griffith, operations manager, Chevoo, Healdsburg
9. Drea Helfer, president and compliance consultant, DH Wine Compliance, Santa Rosa
10. Madeleine Keegan O’Connell, CEO, YWCA Sonoma County, Santa Rosa
11. Shauna Lorenzen, vice president and controller, Exchange Bank, Santa Rosa
12. Karen Milman, M.D., Sonoma County health officer, Santa Rosa
13. Suzanne Nagorka, interior design director, TLCD Architecture, Santa Rosa
14. Teresa Nilsen, executive vice president and treasurer, Hennessy Funds, Novato
15. Judy Sakaki, Ph.D., president, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park
16. Julie Silk, environmental compliance program manager, Keysight Technologies, Santa Rosa
17. Regina Sullivan, M.D., MBA, CPE, medical director, maternal child health, obstetrics/gynecology, Kaiser Permanente Santa Rosa Medical Center, Santa Rosa
18. Marimar Torres, founder and proprietor, Marimar Estate, Sebastopol
19. Robin Wenzel, senior vice president and senior relationship manager, Wells Fargo Bank, North Coast Regional Commercial Banking, Santa Rosa

The awards event will be on Wednesday, June 21, at Hyatt Vineyard Creek Hotel & Spa in Santa Rosa. Register at nbbj.news/wib17.