Meet 2020’s Top 50 Women in Business
The Pacific Coast Business Times is pleased to announce the digital version of its 2020 Top 50 Women in Business special report.
The report, which was first published on March 27, can be viewed online here.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic and restrictions on large social gatherings, we have postponed our annual Top Women awards reception. We are working with Deckers Brands — which has hosted our Top 50 Women in Business event for a number of years — to identify a date in December and we will provide details as they are available, and we are able to host a large gathering.
In the meantime, let’s once again revisit and recognize this year’s 50 tremendous women business leaders.
Special Honoree
Sherry Villanueva, Managing Partner, Acme Hospitality
Editor’s Choice Honorees
Sue Andersen, President & CEO, Marion Regional Medical Center
Heather Gauld, Partner, C&D
Rondi Guthrie, Government Affairs, Southern California Edison
Carrie Hughes, Chief Operating Officer, CASA Pacifica
Zahra Nahar-Moore, Vice President of Legal Affairs, Direct Relief
Linda Rossi, President & CEO, Ventura County Credit Union
Lisa Shields, Senior Associate, Radius
Denise Sutton, CEO, Tolman & Wiker
Rounding out the top 50
Susan Andrejewski, Dean of Martin V. Smith School of Business, CSU Channel Islands
Michelle Apodaca, Director & Deckers Gives Brand Administrator, Deckers
Rachelle Barnier, CPA, Nasif, Hicks, Harris
Tracy Beard, President, Solvang Chamber of Commerece
Dayna Birkley, Senior VP, Wells Fargo
Maira Castro, Well Analyst, California Resource Corp.
Karen Chackel, County VP & Manager, First American Title
Kristin Chambers, Director of Finance & Marketing, Santa Barbara AirBus
Elizabeth Cholawsky, CEO, HG Insights
Shaoling Combs, Senior VP & Operations Administrator, Pacific Western Bank
Kristin Decas, President & CEO, Port of Hueneme
Nan Drake, Director of Government Affairs, Harrison Industries
Bridget Foreman, Partner, Bartlett, Pringle & Wolf
Robin Fox, Associate Director, Cushman & Wakefield
Joanne Funari, Executive VP & Chief Operating Officer, American Riviera Bank
Karen Gabler, Attorney, LightGabler
Jayme Garone, Assistant VP & Business Relationship Manager, JPMorgan Chase
Janet Garufis, Chairman & CEO, Montecito Bank & Trust
Margarita H. de Escontrias, CEO, Cabrillo Economic Development Collaborative
Lindsay Helmick, CFO, Allen Construction
Lisa Horner, VP of Marketing, AppFolio
Donna Ibarra, Financial Adviser, Merrill
Julie Jones, VP & Treasury Management Consultant, Pacific Premier Bank
Pam Lewis, Chief Operating Officer, Hutton Parker Foundation
Caitlin McCaill Hensell, Associate Director, Hayes Commercial
Kirsten McLaughlin, Market VP, Cox Communications
Heidi McPherson, CEO, Community Foundation of SLO County
Myraline Morris Whitaker, CEO, Central Coast of California Hospitality
Michele Newell, Public Affairs Coordinator, Aera Energy
Leila Noël, Partner, Cappello & Noël
Kathy Odell, CEO, Women’s Economic Ventures
Michelle Roberson, President & CEO, Sierra Property Group
Susan Rodriguez, Senior VP, Brown & Brown Insurance Services
Dr. Beth Seidenberg, Managing Director, Westlake Village Partners
Dannell Stuart, Partner, Mission Wealth
Kaye Swanson, Senior VP & Chief People Officer, QAD
Susan Thompson, Executive VP & CFO, Community West Bank
Emma Torres, VP & Branch Manager, Union Bank
Rosanne Welcher, Chief Scientific Officer, Agilent Technologies
Lynne West, Executive Director, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Ventura County
Monica White, President & CEO, Food Share Ventura County
Trish Williams, Board Chair, United Way of Ventura County
