John Webre, CEO, Dreyfuss + Blackford Architecture; Rivkah Sass, JVance Stewart Community Service Award winner and retired director and CEO, Sacramento Public Library
Shahnaz Van Deventer, director of marketing and development, SMUD Museum of Science and Curiosity; Kat Haro, director of marketing and communications, Crocker Art Museum
Stacy Paragary, owner, Paragary Restaurant Group; Emily Baime Michaels, executive director, Midtown Association
Alice Perez, director of external affairs, AT&T; Rita Gallardo Good, director of civic affairs, Sacramento State; Rachel Rios, executive director, La Familia Counseling Center
David Sobon, founder, Wide Open Walls; Kathy Lester, chief of police, Sacramento Police Department; Dr. Robert S. Nelsen, president, Sacramento State
The Downtown Sacramento Partnership’s 23rd annual State of Downtown, presented by Kaiser Permanente, was held on Feb. 22 at the SAFE Credit Union Convention Center in downtown Sacramento. The event was an opportunity to celebrate the central city’s resiliency and preview new initiatives driving a brighter future for the heart of our region.
Photos by Tia Gemmell
