Women in Leadership 2025: Kimberly Parker

Our annual salute to the women who lead the Capital Region

Her sense of adventure and interest in new experiences led her from her upbringing in Ohio to now nearly four decades living in the Capital Region. It’s also what led her to shift from a 36-year career working in nonprofits to building the new Nevada County Economic Development Office from the ground up as its first program manager. Throughout her career, Parker says, she has felt an openness to learning new things.

Mar 11, 2025 Sena Christian

Women in Leadership 2025: Faye Nabhani

Our annual salute to the women who lead the Capital Region

After more than 20 years at KeyPoint Credit Union in Santa Clara, Nabhani joined SAFE Credit Union in 2016 as executive vice president and chief credit officer, overseeing their lending programs. In January 2023, she became the first female president and CEO in its 85-year history. “I’m really excited this year about where we are as an organization,” she says. 

Mar 10, 2025 Robin Douglas

Successful Women Know That Leaders Need Ladders

FROM THE PUBLISHER: I always look forward to our annual Women in Leadership issue, where we’re able to shine a spotlight on the best and brightest women in our region. … What makes women leaders special?

Mar 7, 2025 Winnie Comstock-Carlson

California Students Are Now Required to Take a Money Course; Some Are Already Taking It to Great Success

Despite polls showing overwhelming public support for teaching financial literacy skills to school students, prior to the passage of McCarty’s bill California had no statewide requirements around financial literacy courses in the schools. As a result, the infrastructure that does exist around this has largely been developed through the initiatives of a few banks and some forward-looking schools. 

Mar 5, 2025 Sasha Abramsky

The Egg-onomics of Bird Flu: Capital Region Businesses and Consumers Scramble to Deal with Shortage

How the bird flu is affecting businesses that produce and sell eggs in Sacramento and beyond

As the ongoing bird flu crisis continues to decimate millions of infected chicken flocks across the country, and eggs become pricier and harder to find, Capital Region businesses weigh in on the impact of the shortage and what’s helping them through another major economic challenge so close on the heels of the pandemic.

Mar 5, 2025 Robin Douglas