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.