
Women in Leadership 2025: Jita Pandya Buño
Our annual salute to the women who lead the Capital Region
Buño certainly knows a thing or two about stepping outside her comfort zone. At 16, she immigrated to the U.S. from India with her family and joined the Air Force just a year later.
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LASER & SKIN SURGERY CENTER
LEADING DERMATOLOGIC SURGEON AND RESEARCHER
Dr. Suzanne L. Kilmer holds a legendary position in the world of dermatological surgery as one of the most accomplished women in her field, with a 35-year history of cutting-edge research, innovation and success.

The Way We Work: Kenny Pawlek
A glimpse into the daily life of the administrator at Shriners Children’s Northern California
Pawlek keeps that positive outlook through all aspects of managing the 800-employee operation. One secret to keeping a positive morale: lots of dad jokes.

Sober Curious: More People are Embracing an Alcohol-Free Lifestyle
With economic pressures, a deeper awareness of mental health issues and trends like Dry January and Sober October, Millennials and Gen Z are driving the “sober curious” movement, rethinking their relationship with alcohol to make healthier, more intentional choices.

Startup of the Month: LogRx
Platform digitizes narcotics tracking to improve EMS accountability
For agencies that provide emergency medical services, every single drug must be accounted for. But during Clive Savacool’s time as a firefighter in the Bay Area, drugs went missing from a fire station.
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Marshall Medical. LOCAL EXCELLENCE. NATIONAL RECOGNITION.
MARSHALL'S INNOVATIVE LEADERSHIP IS ELEVATING CARE IN EL DORADO HILLS AND BEYOND
With Marshall’s exciting expansion in El Dorado Hills on track to open later this year, President and CEO Siri Nelson took a moment to tour the progress on the new facility and to speak candidly about what she feels sets Marshall apart from other local health care entities.

The Power and Potential of Seaweed
From keeping oceans healthy to being used as an alternative to plastics, researchers believe seaweed has a multitude of uses
Nearly 2,000 miles northwest of Sacramento, Matthew Perkins rode a boat out into the Gulf of Alaska and saw nothing but endless potential for growth. “It’s kind of overwhelming how much opportunity there is,” he says. “You’re on the water, snow-capped mountains in the backdrop, you look down and see this incredible biomass growing. It’s literally the bounty of nature.”

The Life-Saving Organ Trail
How new technology is helping transplant centers send and receive organs from great geographic distances
In 2022, the United States Food and Drug Administration approved the TransMedics Organ Care System, or OCS device. Known as the “heart in a box,” this device uses normothermic perfusion to pump blood through a removed heart and preserve it for longer periods until it can be transplanted into a new person.
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SACRAMENTO SPCA
GIVING MORE THAN SHELTER TO THE COMMUNITY'S ANIMALS AND THE PEOPLE WHO LOVE THEM
The Sacramento SPCA has been a trusted animal welfare partner in the Sacramento region since 1892, positively impacting more than 40,000 pets annually from a single location in South Sacramento. The organization operates the Zoe K.
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SACRAMENTO LIFE CENTER
From its humble beginnings more than 50 years ago, its headquarters then a modest, older bungalow nestled in downtown Sacramento, to its handsome, fully-licensed-and-accredited medical clinic today, the Sacramento Life Center has had a journey of love and life worthy of commendation.