Leaders of the North Bay Awards Luncheon

Acknowledging Outstanding North Bay Leadership

The 2025 Leaders of the North Bay Honorees are:

  • Murray Legacy Leadership, Lifetime of Leadership: 

Diana and Roger Rhoten, Sebastiani Theatre

  • United We Stand, Community Building: 

Bank of America

  • Paint the Community Green, Environmental Stewardship:

Sonoma Clean Power

  • The “Light Bulb” Went On, Innovative/Entrepreneurial Spirit:

Generation Housing

  • Closing the D.E.I. Gap, Leadership involving uplifting unheard voices:

Kaiser Permanente San Rafael

  • From Red Tape to Red Carpet, Leadership in Government:

Anne Richman, Transportation Authority of Marin

Each year, the North Bay Leadership Council presents five selected honorees with their Leaders of the North Bay Awards. The categories are:

  • United We Stand – Community Building: Recognition of leadership in corporate philanthropy or volunteerism, civic engagement, and community impact.

  • Paint the Community Green – Environmental Stewardship: Recognition of leadership in green business, green building and/or environmental stewardship.

  • The “Light Bulb” Went On – Innovative/Entrepreneurial Spirit: Recognition of creativity, innovation and the entrepreneurial spirit.

  • Closing the DEI Gap – Leadership on DEI: Recognition of efforts to empower and strengthen the diversity, equity, and inclusion among business and uplift communities who are not being heard.

  • From Red Tape to Red Carpet – Leadership in Government: Recognition of local governments that cut through red tape, eliminate barriers to economic growth, enhance efficiency of service, improve the business climate through innovation and best practices.