North Bay Business Journal names Forty Under 40 winners for 2025

Check out who made North Bay Business Journal’s Forty Under 40 list this year of the most influential business people 40 and younger. They will be celebrated at an event April 8.

North Bay Business Journal announces its Forty Under 40 award winners, those North Bay trailblazers under the age 40 who are rising stars and game changes in their industries.

The awardees must be under 40 as of March 31 and must live or work in Sonoma, Marin, Napa or Solano counties.

1. Medhane Amanuel, administrator, Sutter Health, 31
2. Michael Baldacci, director of winemaking and vineyards, Baldacci Family Vineyards, 34
3. Diana Benitez, senior community development planner, Canal Alliance, 33
4. Tiger Berna, executive assistant to the CEO, TLC Child and Family Services, 24
5. Theadora Block, research program manager, Canine Companions, 34
6. Tyla Brown, senior partnership development manager, MCE, 33
7. Katherine Bundesen, compliance manager, Redwood Credit Union, 33
8. Norberto Canizalez, assistant vice president and client service officer II, Heritage Bank of Commerce, 37
9. Moret Brealynn Chavez, owner and winemaker, Moret-Brealynn Wines, 38
10. Kelsie Childs, director of strategic and creative initiatives, Sonoma Botanical Garden, 36
11. Henry Chu, associate chief administrative officer, Kaiser Permanente — The Permanente Medical Group, 35
12. Andrea Estupiñan, assistant director of preschool programs, Community Child Care Council of Sonoma County (4Cs), 33
13. Brooke Foster, founder and CEO, Falling for Dainty, 27
14. Isabela Haghighi, partner, Accenture, 31
15. Alex Haley, curriculum coordinator, transitional kindergarten teacher and faculty leadership, The Presentation School, 38
16. Dan Hennessey, director of Transportation and Public Works Department, City of Santa Rosa, 39
17. Miles Horton, legislative policy and community engagement manager, Sonoma Clean Power, 33
18. Kate Hughes, founder, The Brand Incubator, 35
19. Brendan Hurley, economic development program coordinator, City of Napa, 34
20. Maria Jaramillo-Botero, director of Latine programs, North Marin Community Services, 38
21. Blake Johnson, programming director of Santa Rosa Growlers, owner of Snoopy’s Home Ice, 36
22. Sharon Khan, financial adviser, DeDora Capital, 29
23. Nikko Kimzin, artist and producer, arts and equity consultant, Kimzin Creative | Arts & Equity Consulting Group, 35
24. Kendall Kuhn, partner, BPM LLP, 36
25. Cory Lucas, school psychologist, Windsor Unified School District, 33
26. Aziz Majid, program director, Petaluma People Services Center, 26
27. Sarah Miletich, chief operating officer, Proof, 33
28. Marbin Morales, branch manager, Summit State Bank, 39
29. KC Nate, chief administrative officer, Kaiser Permanente, 35
30. Mikayla Pentecost, veterans program team supervising attorney, Legal Aid of Sonoma County, 35
31. Brittany Pereira, director of operations, Innovative Business Solutions Inc., 33
32. Jacob Peters, financial analyst, Oliver’s Market, 38
33. Steward Pimienta, senior community engagement specialist, Travis Credit Union, 29
34. Charlotte Radmilovic, chief financial officer, Exchange Bank, 39
35. Rory Rieger, clinical director, Ritter Center, 38
36. Alexa Sayad, pastry chef, Jackson Family Wines, 34
37. Andrew Spaulding, attorney, Spaulding McCullough & Tansil LLP, 39
38. Lilian Vieyra Torres, program planning and evaluation analyst, Human Services Department, County of Sonoma, 38
39. Justine Weigl, project architect, Quattrocchi Kwok Architects (QKA), 38
40. Allison Wilson, director of vineyard operations, Domaine Carneros, 36

Ones to Watch

In addition to our 40 winners, here are our 10 “Ones to Watch” business leaders.

1. Brianna Beighle, director of operations and supply chain, Patz & Hall
2. Justen Gomes, assurance senior manager, Moss Adams LLP
3. Lindsey Hazelwood-Schmidt, director of data and systems integration, Catholic Charities of Northwest California
4. Kevin Johnsen, chief financial officer, Fior di Sole
5. Siera Love, chief operating officer, US Sports Cam
6. Alexis Nicolai, director of DTC sales, Peter Michael Winery
7. Megan Orr, CPA, Linkenheimer LLP
8. Elise Spangenberg, senior vice president, Treasury Americas, Treasury Wine Estates
9. Casey Talbot, project manager and engineer, Civil Engineering Department, Adobe and Associates Inc.
10. Nathan Westfall, data analytics and business intelligence, The Donum Estate