Leadership Monterey County Announces 2024 Class Participants

The Monterey County Business Council is excited to kick off the 2024 Leadership Monterey County program on February 23, 2024. Consisting of a diverse group of thirty participants, this 10-month initiative aims to impart knowledge about the pivotal businesses and organizations contributing to the economy and communities of Monterey County. The program is specifically crafted to educate leaders from various industries, fostering awareness and advocacy for the substantial economic influences within the county. Notable participants in the 2024 cohort include:

• Jose Luis Barajas

Salinas United Business Association (Program Analyst)

• Danny Bernstein HawkTower (CEO & Managing General Partner)

• Rachel Biby

Montage Health (Director of Business Development)

• Linda Castillo

Comerica Bank (Vice President)

• Tara Christion

CHOMP (Assistant Director of the Comprehensive Cancer Center)

• Sonia M. De La Rosa

County of Monterey (County Administrative Officer)

• Rachel Gaudoin

Monterey One Water (Communication Services Administrator)

• Karina Gutierrez-Barboza

Community Foundation for Monterey County (Grants and Data Manager)

• Marzette Henderson

Monterey-Salinas Transit District (Transportation Manager) • Taylor Honrath Elkhorn Slough Foundation (Associate Director)

• Amy Ivey

Bay Federal Credit Union (Senior Vice

President, Chief Marketing Officer)

• Nicholas Kite

Habitat for Humanity (Director of ReStores and Marketing)

• Monica Lal

Monterey Peninsula Chamber of Commerce (President & CEO)

• Albert Madrid

Aera Energy (Process Specialist)

• Geoffrey Morgan

CHISPA (President

& CEO)

• Topher Mueller

Chartwell School (Director of Academic & Assistive Technologies)

• Reid Norris

Community Foundation (Leadership Development Specialist)

• Robert O’Keefe

See Monterey

(President & CEO)

• Mi Ra Park

Muchmore Consulting (Senior Advisor)

• Gayle Pitman

Hartnell College (AVP of Institutional Equity, Effectiveness, and Success)

• Laura Pruneda

City of Marina (Finance Director)

• Gladys Rodriguez-Morales Fenton & Keller (Attorney)

• Maribel Roque

Blue Zones Project Monterey County (Organization Lead for Worksites) • Tania Santos

Platinum Tax Payroll and Bookkeeping (Enrolled Agent)

• Danae Thomas

United Way of Monterey County (VP of Finance)

• Dina Uribe

Hartnell College (Coordinator of the Career & Transfer Hub)

• Jessica Valero

Salinas Valley Health (Cancer Resource Center Manager)

• Dr. Paige Viren

Cal State Monterey Bay (Executive Director)

• Kevin Wen

Driscoll’s (Manager,

Market Research and Category Insights)

• Patty Winters

Bay Federal Credit Union (Senior Vice President, CHRO)

If you have questions about the program or would like additional information, please contact Paul Farmer at paul@mcbc.biz.