Volunteer Committees
Our committees bring together members from across the Capital Region who are passionate about strengthening the business community and advancing the Chamber’s work. Spanning policy and advocacy, marketing, membership, and programming, each committee plays a critical role in shaping strategy, informing decisions, and supporting initiatives that deliver real value to our members.
Committee service offers the opportunity to contribute expertise, collaborate with regional leaders, and help guide the direction of the Sacramento Metro Chamber—while gaining deeper insight into our priorities and impact.
Public Policy Council
Scott Shapiro
Public Policy Chair
Downey Brand, LLP
Robert Heidt
President & CEO
Sacramento Metro Chamber
Christine Mahon
Business Climate Committee Chair
Latigo Strategies
Tim Murphy
Community Prosperity Committee Chair
North State Building Industry Assn
Art Pimentel
Education & Employment Committee Chair
Folsom Lake College/ Los Rios
Hal Holland
Environment Committee Chair
Westervelt Ecological Services
Terrence McNamara
Infrastructure Committee Chair
Atlas Disposal
David Koeing
2026 PAC Board Chair
Spectrum Campaigns
Alison MacLeod
2027 Cap-to-Cap Chair
KP Public Affairs
Emiliano Rosas
YP Representative
Office of Senator Christopher Cabalodon
Clay Nutting
Member At-Large
Canon/Franquette
Dion Dwyer
Member At-Large
MMS Strategies
Colleen Spitz
Member At-Large
Bicker, Castillo, Fairbanks, & Spitz Public Affairs
Liz Williams
Director of Public Policy & External Affairs
Sacramento Metro Chamber
Business Climate Policy Committee
Christine Mahon
Committee Chair
Latigo Strategies
James Allison
Committee Member
Power Inn Alliance
Jim Alves
Committee Member
SMUD
Ben Avey
Committee Member
WellSpace Health
Carol Barsotti
Committee Member
The Raley's Companies
Monique Brown
Committee Member
Wexford Connect Labs
Mathew Bruce
Committee Member
National University
Brad Cecchi
Committee Member
Canon/Restaurants, Food Frontier
Laura Didier
Committee Member
Avanti Builders, Inc.
Alejandra Garcia
Committee Member
Comcast
Cameron Law
Committee Member
Carlsen Center + Right To Start
Allison Lee
Committee Member
Urban Capital
Kyle Macdonald
Committee Member
Metro Fire
Terrrence McNamara
Committee Member
Atlas Disposal
Madeline Noell
Committee Member
Downtown Sacramento Partnership
Clay Nutting
Committee Member
Canon/Franquette
Karina Raymundo
Committee Member
Midtown Association
Bobby Reed
Committee Member
Capitol Tech Solutions
Michelle Reynolds
Committee Member
North Natomas Jibe
Issac Van Etten
Committee Member
Van Etten Tax & Business Services
John Vignocchi
Committee Member
Urban Capital
Trent Wright
Committee Member
Columbia Bank
Liz Williams
Director of Public Policy & External Affairs
Sacramento Metro Chamber
Infrastructure Policy Committee
Terrence McNamara
Committee Chair
Atlas Disposal
Jim Alves
Committee Member
SMUD
Kevin Bewsey
Committee Member
Sacramento Transit Authority
Kit Carson
Committee Member
Carson's Coatings
Christopher Flores
Committee Member
SacRT
Christina Lokke
Committee Member
SACOG
Alison MacLeod
Committee Member
KP Public Affairs
Madeline Noell
Committee Member
Downtown Sacramento Partnership
Josh Oken
Committee Member
Sacramento Association of Realtors
Nicole Ortega-Jewell
Committee Member
MBK Engineers
Jim Peifer
Committee Member
Regional Water Authority
Michelle Reynolds
Committee Member
North Natomas Jibe
Kathy Saechou
Committee Member
Valley Vision
Scott Shapiro
Committee Member
Downey Brand, LLP
Jeff Short
Committee Member
North State BIA
Michelle Smira
Committee Member
MMS Strategies
Kristina Svensk
Committee Member
SACOG
Liz Williams
Director of Public Policy & External Affairs
Sacramento Metro Chamber
Marketing & Communications Committee
Colleen Spitz
Committee Chair
BCFS Public Affairs
Christine Ault
Committee Member
Communications Consultant
Nancy Brodovsky
Committee Member
SacConnects
Gordon Fowler
Committee Member
3fold Communications
Claire Johnsen
Committee Member
Kimpton Sawyer Hotel
Luis Kischmichian
Committee Chair
Mischian
Laurel Laird
Committee Member
Golden1 Credit Union
Stephanie Riley
Committee Member
VSP
Sarah Toledo
Director of Marketing & Communications
Sacramento Metro Chamber
Membership Ambassador Committee
Clay Nutting
Committee Chair
Canon East Sacramento
Tim Aldredge
Committee Chair
Banner Bank - Howe Avenue
Lorraine Armijos
Committee Member
LAR Insights
Maddy Barbour
Committee Member
Five Star Bank
Nancy Brodovsky
Committee Member
SacConnects
Mike Brown
Committee Chair
Impact Grove
Costas Johnson
Committee Member
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Amy Lerseth
Committee Member
Clear Channel Outdoor, Inc.
Olivia Oatis
Committee Member
KTXL-TV/FOX40
Milad Parsa
Committee Member
First Citizens Bank
Josh Vavao
Director of Membership & Investor Relations
Sacramento Metro Chamber