A sold-out crowd cheered for this 12 months’s 15 recipients of the NBBJ Influential Women Awards at Balletto Vineyards in Santa Rosa on Wednesday night. The 15 recipients had been nominated by the North Bay neighborhood after which chosen by a jury of former Influential Women Award winners.
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Pedro Cardona, from left, Isabel Beer, Lucy Cardona, award winner Soledad Figueroa from River to Coast Children’s Services and Julian Villarreal on the Influential Women Awards occasion at Balletto Vineyards in Santa Rosa on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (Loren Hansen Photography / For the North Bay Business Journal)Nicole Schwager, left, and Courtney Robinson from DP&F Law on the Influential Women Awards occasion at Balletto Vineyards in Santa Rosa on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (Loren Hansen Photography / For the North Bay Business Journal)Kristen Mahlmann, left, from Redwood Credit Union and Janelle Meyers from the Santa Rosa Metro Chamber on the Influential Women Awards occasion at Balletto Vineyards in Santa Rosa on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (Loren Hansen Photography / For the North Bay Business Journal)Dr. Patricia Hiserote from Kaiser Permanente on the Influential Women Awards occasion at Balletto Vineyards in Santa Rosa on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (Loren Hansen Photography for North Bay Business Journal)Award winner Amy Loflin, from left, from Bank of America, Vanda Ludgrave and Jason Foster, additionally from Bank of America, attend the Influential Women Awards occasion at Balletto Vineyards in Santa Rosa on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (Loren Hansen Photography / For the North Bay Business Journal)Marrissa Radick from Canine Companions and her canine Lorax attend the Influential Women Awards occasion at Balletto Vineyards in Santa Rosa on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (Loren Hansen Photography / For the North Bay Business Journal)Press Democrat Director of Events and Local Partnerships Brandelle McIntosh, from left, Redwood Credit Union’s Kristen Mahlmann, Beth Ryan from Exchange Bank and Janelle Meyers from Santa Rosa Metro Chamber on the Influential Women Awards at Balletto Vineyards in Santa Rosa on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (Loren Hansen Photography / For the North Bay Business Journal)Mishel Kaufman from Redwood Credit Union and Holly Hawkins from Exchange Bank on the North Bay Business Journal’s Influential Women Awards occasion at Balletto Vineyards in Santa Rosa, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (Loren Hansen Photography for North Bay Business Journal)Dr. Rebecca Taylor-Ford, chief nursing government at Kaiser Permanente and one of many 15 award recipients, attends the Influential Women Awards occasion at Balletto Vineyards in Santa Rosa, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (Loren Hansen Photography / For the North Bay Business Journal)Award winner Marylou Ehret, emergency division chief at Sonoma Valley Hospital, attends the NBBJ Influential Women Awards occasion at Balletto Vineyards in Santa Rosa on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (Loren Hansen Photography / For the North Bay Business Journal)Suzanne Knowlton from Exchange Bank attends the Influential Women Awards at Balletto Vineyards in Santa Rosa on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (Loren Hansen Photography / For the North Bay Business Journal)