Profiles in Leadership

Outstanding North Bay Leaders.

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Brian Flynn, EVP & General Manager, Sonoma Raceway

Brian Flynn joined Speedway Motorsports as the Executive Vice President and General Manager of Sonoma Raceway in August of 2023. From 2009 until 2018, Flynn served as CEO of Petty Holdings LLC, which included RPDE and Petty Enterprises where Flynn served as president of the NASCAR race team from 2000-2005. Since 2018, Flynn has served as CEO of Marty Snider and Associates, a video production company based in Charlotte that specializes in marketing, commercial and public relations projects for clients such as NBC Sports, Smithfield Foods and FedEx.
A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, Flynn was a two-sport varsity athlete in football and baseball and is a member of the Penn Baseball Hall of Fame.

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Armika Berkley, DSc, Chief Administrative Officer, Kaiser Permanente

Armika is a seasoned leader known for driving innovative organizational change and delivering exceptional performance. Her strategic advisory skills, ability to build trust and credibility across all levels of an organization and passion for helping others are several of her most notable leadership characteristics.

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David Klein, MD, MBA, Chief Executive Officer, MarinHealth

With over 30 years of dedicated experience, first, as a general surgeon for 14 years, Dr. Klein brings an impressive track record marked by a strong vision and demonstrated financial performance that has transformed underperforming hospitals into financially sound, thriving organizations.

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Jason Foster, Senior Vice President and Private Client Advisor, Bank of America

Jason leads a team that is responsible for both the North Bay and Sacramento markets. As a Private Client Advisor, he works closely with high-net-worth clients, connecting them to a suite of capabilities that reflect their distinctive needs and interests, while leveraging the expansive scope and scale of the Private Bank.

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Jordan Lavinsky, Partner – Hanson Bridgett

He represents owners, developers, and managers of shopping centers, office buildings, industrial properties, hotels, and senior care facilities in a broad range of disputes involving the purchase and sale of commercial real estate, ownership disputes, construction and development disputes, partnership disputes, etc.

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Ingrid Estrada – Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, Chief of Staff – Keysight Technologies

Estrada’s responsibilities include directing Keysight’s global policies and programs for leadership and talent development, compensation, benefits, staffing and workforce planning, human resources systems, education and organization development, workplace strategies, global sourcing and indirect procurement, and ensuring effective and efficient internal company operations.

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Craig Nelson – Board Chairman, Nelson Family of Companies

Craig Nelson was appointed Chairman of the Board for Nelson Family of Companies in 2014 after a long history of management roles within Nelson. Having most recently served as the Chief Executive Officer for Nelson, prior to that, Craig ran Nelson Technology, Nelson & Associates, Nelson Staffing, and Nelsonjobs.com.

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Patty Garbarino – President & CEO, Marin Sanitary Service

Patricia “Patty” Garbarino is a ground-breaking national leader in her field and in the community. Patty has blazed new trails in a heretofore male-dominated industry serving as president of Marin Sanitary Service, Marin Recycling Center and Marin Resource Recovery Center, and continued that trail blazing as the first woman president of the California Refuse Recycling Council.

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