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Tuesday, August 26, 2008, 8-10:45 a.m., Napa Valley Marriott, Napa

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WOMEN IN BUSINESS PART 2

Past Women in Business Winners

Monday, June 30, 2008
  • WINE: Amelia Morαn Ceja: Award-winning winery rises from humble roots, perseverance
  • HOSPITALITY: Elaine Bell: First, lift that 30-gallon pot, then build Wine Country’s leading catering company
  • ENTREPRENEURSHIP: Coreen Cordova: Entrepreneur took risks, followed her passion and never, never gave up
  • HEALTH CARE: Naomi Fuchs: Health care center CEO builds services, is leading advocate in time of growing need
  • TECHNOLOGY: Janice Nicholson: Founder of medical software startup sees it as an ‘agent of significant change’
  • NONPROFIT: Karen Johnson: Schulz Museum director built Human Race, has long history of nonprofit leadership
  • PROFESSIONAL SERVICES: Teresa Cunningham: Napa attorney had benefit of role models early in life
  • CONSTRUCTION: Monica Soiland: Raised in family business, construction executive determined to strike out on her own

    • Agriculture



    2007 – Jennifer Bice, Redwood Hill Farm, Sebastopol



    2006 – Laura Chenel, Laura Chenel’s Chevre, Sonoma



    Banking & Finance

    2007 – Kathy Pinkard, First Community Bank, Santa Rosa



    2006 – Kim Kaselionis, Circle Bank, Novato



    2005 – Jennifer Finger, Westamerica Bank, San Rafael



    2004 – Susan Horne, National Bank of the Redwoods, Redwood Merchant Services, Santa Rosa



    2003 – Kit Cole, Tamalpais Bank, Kit Cole Investment Advisory Services, San Rafael



    2002 – Christine Comaford Lynch, Artemis Ventures, Sausalito



    2001 – Debbie Meekins, Sonoma National Bank, Santa Rosa



    Construction

    2007 – Liz Ellis, Green Valley Consulting Engineers, Santa Rosa



    2006 – Christina Pratt, Trope Group, Santa Rosa



    2005 – Stacy Magill, Ghillotti Construction, Santa Rosa



    2004 – Carolina O’Hagin, O’Hagin’s, Sebastopol



    2003 – Linda Novy, Gardeners’ Guild, San Rafael



    2002 – Kathleen Patterson, Central Valley Builders Supply, St. Helena



    2001 – Leslie Murphy, W. Bradley Electric, Novato



    Economic Development



    2007 – Lisa Wittke Schaffner, Sonoma County Alliance, Santa Rosa



    2006 – Dorothy Lind Salmon, Napa Valley Economic Development, Napa





    Employment/Human Resources



    2006 – Barb Martinez, Agilent Technologies, Santa Rosa



    2005 – Mary Chakurian, Spherion, Santa Rosa



    2003 – Kim McEachron, Medtronic AVE, Santa Rosa



    2002 – Victoria Perrault, Advanced Fibre Communications, Petaluma





    Environmental Services



    2007 – Patty Garbarino, Marin Sanitary Service, San Rafael





    Health Care



    2007 – Anne Hosfeld, Novato Community Hospital, Novato



    2006 – Shawndra Simpson, Palm Drive Hospital, Sebastopol



    2005 – Rhonda Fitzgerald, Queen of the Valley Hospital, Napa



    2004 – Judy Coffey, Kaiser Permanente, Santa Rosa



    2003 – Patricia Kendall, Kaiser Permanente, San Rafael



    2002 – Margaret Sabin, Marin General Hospital, Novato Community Hospital, Greenbrae



    2001 – JoAline Olson, St. Helena Hospital, California Specialty Hospital, Adventist Health/Redbud Community Hospital; Deer Park





    Hospitality & Tourism



    2004 – Brenda Rivers, Andavo Travel, Corte Madera



    Insurance



    2006 – Jill Paterson, Fireman’s Fund, Novato



    2005 – Lisa Paul, Paul Hanson Insurance Partners, Mover’s Choice, Napa



    2004 – Mary Fairow, NorthWest Insurance Agency, Santa Rosa



    2003 – Shirley Gordon, State Farm Insurance, Rohnert Park



    2002 – Lynne Wallace, Matsen Insurance Brokers, Santa Rosa



    2001 – Lynda Regan, Regan Holding Corp., Petaluma



    Professional Services

    2005 – Susan Nelson, Brelje & Race Consulting Engineers, Santa Rosa



    2003 – Mary Dooley, Ozborndooli Architecture, Santa Rosa



    2002 – Karen Kryla, Motto Kryla Fisher, St. Helena



    2001 – Liz Pridmore, Alkar Human Resources, Napa





    Real Estate



    2006 – Coralee Barkela, Pacific Union GMAC Real Estate, Santa Rosa



    2004 – Pat Provost, Century 21 Alliance, Santa Rosa



    2003 – Joan Woodard, Simons & Brecht, Santa Rosa



    2002 – Christine Peterson, Rivendale Homes, Santa Rosa



    2001 – Brenda Christopherson, Christopherson Homes, Santa Rosa





    Specialty Foods



    2007 – Catherine Bergen, Tulocay and Company Inc., Napa





    Technology

    2007 – Simi Ghiasvand, SenarioTek, Santa Rosa



    2006 – Debra Delaney, CCI, Novato



    2005 – Brenda Guadarrama, GC Micro, Petaluma



    2004 – Adrienne Graves, Santen, Napa



    2003 – Bettina Jetter, Mindjet, Larkspur



    2002 – Libby Harvey FitzGerald, Alpha Laboratories Division of Eurofins Scientific, Petaluma



    2001 – Paula George Tompkins, The SoftAd Group, Mill Valley





    Wine



    2007 – Carol Shelton, Carol Shelton Wines, Windsor



    2006 – Barbara Banke, Jackson Wine Estates, Santa Rosa



    2005 – Eileen Crane, Domaine Carneros, Napa



    2004 – Su Hua Newton, Newton Vineyard, t. Helena



    2003 – Michaela Rodeno, St. Supéry Vineyards & Winery, Rutherford



    2002 – Judy Jordan, J Wine Company, Healdsburg



    2001 – Jean Arnold, Jackson Family Farms, Santa Rosa





    Special Award



    2003 – Elissa Giambastiani, San Rafael Chamber of Commerce, San Rafael







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