Johnnise Foster-Downs joins the Board with a broad background in Political and Government Affairs. With over 20 years of Political and Government Affairs experience, Johnnise has held positions in both the public and private sectors. Johnnise currently handles Government Relations for PG&E’s Sacramento-Sierra Division, covering Sacramento, Sutter, and Yuba Counties, and the cities of Davis …
Ms. Ramirez serves as our Senior Vice President and Chief Operations Officer and Chief DE&I Officer, positions she has held since February 2021. Ms. Ramirez previously served as our Senior Vice President and Director of Operations from 2018 to 2021 and our Senior Vice President and Director of Branch Administration from 2017 to 2018. Ms. …
Danielle Lawrence is currently the Executive Director of Mutual Assistance Network. In her role there she oversees a team of people whose focus is to prevent child abuse, help families thrive and strengthen the social and economic infrastructure of neighborhoods. She has an educational background in Social Work and a work history in foster care …
Mark Adams is a bay area native turned Sacramento entrepreneur. Raised in Richmond California, Mark has now created a life for himself and his family in Sacramento. He is both founder and president of AHI Construction, Inc (AHI). Prior to starting AHI, Mark earned a dual BA from UC Davis in Economics and Sociology, and …
Henry Li is a transformational and dynamic leader with a tenure of over 25 years of extraordinary accomplishments driving strategic planning, service excellence and innovation, fiscal renewal, collaborative partnership building, modernization of infrastructure and organizational excellence. He is a strong advocate for transparency, diversity, inclusion and accountability. Since becoming SacRT’s General Manager/CEO in July 2016, …
Christine D. Lovely is a talented higher-education HR leader with extensive experience in delivering HR services and leading organizations through change initiatives. Since October 2018 she has served as the Associate Vice Chancellor – Chief Human Resources Officer at UC Davis and has responsibility for the central HR teams on both the Davis and Health campuses. …
Chantel is responsible for developing, executing, and measuring the external affairs operating plan, multi-year strategy and human capital plan. In her role, Chantel also handles local government relations and sharing the external affairs story internally and externally. Chantel joined Blue Shield in 2019 after having served as a Community Engagement Representative for SMUD (Sacramento Municipal …
Brandy Bolden’s career experience spans over 25 years of operational leadership in both the public and private sectors and across the financial, semiconductor, consumer goods and utility industries. She’s currently the Director of Revenue Services and Operations at SMUD, where she oversees meter to cash systems and processes for the nation’s sixth largest publicly owned …
Mark Orr became the 18th Director of Athletics at Sacramento State on March 27, 2017. A native of Sacramento, Orr was the Director of Athletics and Recreation at Saint Mary’s from March 28, 2006 until taking the position at Sacramento State. With the Gaels, he has overseen 17 intercollegiate athletics programs as well as the …
Azizza Davis Goines has over 30 years experience in Association Management. Her experience includes expertise in fund development, program development, community relations, event planning, board development, public policy, strategic planning, collaboration building and strong facilitation skills. She has headed nonprofit agencies in the capacities of Executive Director and President/CEO. She is now President/CEO of the …
Lorrie Clark is a Project Manager for the City of Sacramento Economic Development Department, specializing in Entrepreneurship, Business Retention and Expansion and Small Business Development. She has been instrumental in planning and organizing business forums, seminars, business walks and training to assist businesses in understanding the city’s incentives, partnership programs, services and opportunities. Prior to …
Vice President, Customer Programs and Services Nicole Howard is vice president of Customer Programs and Services at Southern California Edison, one of the nation’s largest electric utilities. She is responsible for leading SCE’s transportation electrification, building electrification, energy efficiency, demand response and clean self-generation program portfolios as well as customer strategy, marketing, e-commerce and strategic …
