The Sacramento Metro Chamber of Commerce’s 125th Annual Dinner and Business Awards was at the Hyatt Regency Sacramento on Jan. 3. Among the list of honorees were Patricia “Trish” Rodriguez, Kaiser Permanente South Sacramento’s senior vice president and area manager, as the businesswoman of the year, and Verna Sulpizio Hull, Visit Sacramento’s director of strategic partnerships, as the Metro Edge young professional of the year. Photos by Tia Gemmell

James Beckwith, president and CEO, Five Star Bank; Tracy Beckwith, board member, Cristo Rey Sacramento; and Spencer Beckwith, student, University of Southern California
John Kim, area quality leader, Kaiser Permanente South Sacramento; Michelle Odell, public affairs director, Kaiser Permanente South Sacramento; Patricia “Trish” Rodriquez, senior vice president and area manager, Kaiser Permanente South Sacramento; Jeff Stiger, area information officer, Kaiser Permanente South Sacramento; and Jennifer Stiger, senior IT consultant, Kaiser Permanente
John Frisch, senior vice president, Newmark Cornish & Carey; Nancy Brodovsky, principal, SacConnects; Theresa Holden, development officer for leadership annual giving, Sacramento State; and Jeff Holden, founder, MultiPoint Content Strategies
Shawn Skoonberg, operational support noncommissioned officer, California Army National Guard; and Francisco J. Castillo Jr.; senior director, public affairs, Union Pacific
Mark Briggs, head coach, Sacramento Republic FC; Kevin Nagle, chairman and CEO, Sacramento Republic FC; Cameron Iwasa, forward, Sacramento Republic FC; and Rodrigo Lopez, forward, Sacramento Republic FC
Annual Dinner and Business Awards
Sacramento Metro Chamber