Class XXXII List

May 2026 – April 2027

Misty Avila, Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer, James B. McClatchy Foundation

Karen Baker, Executive Director, Yolo Food Bank

Kimio Bazett, Director, Turton Commercial, Chief Executive Officer & President, Ursa Major Group 

Brandon Black, Government Affairs Representative, Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Gena Bravo, President & Chief Executive Officer, CommonSpirit Health

Vanessa Caigoy, Trustee, Sacramento County Board of Education

 Michael Casper, Chief Operating Officer, Improve Your Tomorrow

 Linzy Davenport, Chief Operating Officer, Kaiser Permanente

Kierstan De Long, Chief Executive Officer, Runyon Saltzman, Inc. (dba RSE)

Elizabeth Esquivel, Vice President of Government Relations, California Manufacturers & Technology Association

Ian Evans, Executive Director, Housing Authority, Yolo County

 Michael Faust, President & Chief Executive Officer, Velocity Strategies

Jim Fisher, President, REY Engineers, Inc.

 Greg Fonts, Captain/ District VP, West Sacramento Fire Department

Michele Foss Snowden, Professor; Executive Director for Presidential Communications, California State University, Sacramento

Christie Gonzales, MPA, Chief Operations Officer, WellSpace Health

Erica Kashiri, Chief Operating Officer, Third Plateau

Meghan Phillips, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Honey & Food Frontier

Heather Riggs, Executive Director, Teichert Foundation

Sergio D. Robles, Councilmember, City of Elk Grove

Ananda Rochita, President & Chief Executive Officer, Roseville Chamber of Commerce

Wendy Soe-McKeeman, Chief Legal Officer, Western Health Advantage

Micah Studer, Chief Academic Officer, Visions In Education

Bryan Wagner, President & Chief Executive Officer, Goodwill Industries, Sacramento Valley & Northern Nevada

Jake Whitaker, Director of Grant Services, California Public Policy Group

Nancy Xiong, Executive Director, Hmong Innovating Politics (HIP)