North Bay Leadership Council’s Members Recognized Among 18 Local Women Professionals Transforming the Region in 2025

North Bay Business Journal celebrates extraordinary women who are transforming the region through leadership and community impact. Here’s what you need to know about them.

This year, we’re combining two noted events — Women in Wine Awards and the Influential Women Awards — into one powerful celebration of female excellence across Sonoma, Solano, Marin, Napa, Mendocino and Lake counties.

We are honoring professionals in entrepreneurship, finance, health care, wine and agriculture, technology, nonprofits and social impact, education, and art and culture.

Here are this year’s honorees:

1. Chandra Alexandre, CEO, Community Action Marin

2. Dr. Armika Berkley, chief administrative officer, Kaiser Permanente

3. Deneen Brown, cofounder and CEO, Brown Estate Vineyards

4. Deb Emerson, managing director, Sonoma Clean Power

5. Ingrid Estrada, senior vice president, chief people and administrative officer, and chief of staff, Keysight Technologies

6. Angelica Garcia, superintendent and president, Santa Rosa Junior College

7. Kathy Goodacre, CEO, Career Technical Education Foundation

8. Lynne Gordon Moquete, executive director, Una Vida

9. Dory Haessler, vice president and executive office liaison, Redwood Credit Union

10. Jeri Hansen, president and CEO, Napa Chamber of Commerce.

11. Nicole Lim, executive director, California Indian Museum and Cultural Center

12. Seair Lorentz, executive director, Petaluma River Park Foundation

13. Angelina Mondavi, fourth-generation coproprietor and consulting winemaker, Charles Krug

14. Beth Novak, president and CEO, Spottswoode Estate Vineyard & Winery

15. Alison Rogers, human resource business partner III, Sutter Health

16. Taylor Serres Murnig, owner, Serres Ranch Wine

17. Allison Spitzer, senior credit administrator and vice president, Exchange Bank

18. Kim Stare Wallace, president, Dry Creek Vineyard