California American Water welcomes Christy Baril as the newly promoted Director of Water Quality and Environmental Compliance. This CPUC-regulated water utility provides high-quality, reliable water and wastewater services to approximately 700,000 people statewide while adhering to strict water quality and environmental regulations. 

The Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, operators of Red Hawk Casino in Placerville, has been making significant strides in reclaiming their ancestral lands across Sacramento. The tribe, once known as the Sacramento Band of Verona Homeless Indians, has come full circle with recent land acquisitions that reconnect them to their indigenous heritage.

Dignity Health Mercy Hospital of Folsom is celebrating 35 years of providing high-quality, compassionate health care to Folsom and its surrounding communities. “Mercy Folsom serves as a community hospital while also providing advanced health care services,” says Lisa Hausmann, Mercy Folsom president and CEO.

The Rising Zone is a unique business concept bringing wellness to the workplace. Founder and Visionary Yvonne Pire, a U.S. Air Force veteran with a successful military and business background, created The Rising Zone as an events and co-working wellness center.

Sacramento Insulation welcomes and supports women in the industry. Established in 2020 by longtime friends and colleagues Jeff and Natalie Cable and Erik Steiger, this insulation contracting company offers opportunities to anyone willing and able to get the job done, whether that’s a man or a woman.

Dome Construction, founded in 1969, leads with a strong commitment to advancing diversity and inclusion. With six locations across Northern and Southern California, the company specializes in life sciences, education, healthcare and corporate interiors.

Rachel Wyatt, DNP, MHA, RN, NEA-BC, has led Kaiser Permanente South Sacramento to become one of only 11 hospitals nationwide — and the only one in California — to earn the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet Recognition® with Distinction.

In the rugged world of construction, where steel beams and concrete foundations reign supreme, a new force is emerging — one that’s reshaping the industry landscape with a fresh perspective and unwavering determination. SR Diversified (SRD), a dynamic women-led company, is making waves and shattering stereotypes in a field long populated by men.

Placer County’s education system is a shining example of innovation and collaboration, creating an environment that prioritizes not just academic success, but also the well-being of students and their families.

In the world of community development, there’s an important difference between a space and a place.  A place is a space that encourages people to engage in relationships — with nature, themselves, with others — amid their surroundings.