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IN LEADERSHIP
EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD
CO-CHAIR MEG ARNOLD
Principal , GSD Consulting
CO-CHAIR CHRISTI BLACK-DAVIS
Executive Vice President , Edelman
JAMES BECKWITH CEO , Five Star Bank
STEPHEN BENDER CEO , Bender Insurance Solutions
CAROL BURGER President , Burger Rehabilitation
ROBERT BURRIS President and CEO , Solano EDC
TIM CARMICHAEL State Agency Relations Manager , Sempra Energy
MAC CLEMMENS CEO , Digital Deployment
JEFF DERN President and CEO , PRIDE Industries
JOHN FINEGAN Founder , Beck Ag
STEVE FLEMING President and CEO , River City Bank
BOB GUTIERREZ Interim President and CEO , San Joaquin Partnership
JIM HARTLEY Principal Technologist , Jacobs
OLEG KAGANOVICH Founder and CEO , Wyndow
TOM KANDRIS CEO / Managing Director , PK1 Inc .
DENTON KELLEY Managing Principal , LDK Capital LLC
BRIAN KING Chancellor , Los Rios Community College District
JEFF KOEWLER Partner , Delfino Madden O ’ Malley Coyle & Koewler LLP
MARTHA LOFGREN Partner , Brewer Lofgren LLP
LEO M C FARLAND
President and CEO , Greater Sacramento and Northern Nevada Volunteers of America
TIM MURPHY CEO , Sacramento Regional Builders Exchange
CURT ROCCA Managing Partner , DCA Partners
LOUIS STEWART Head of Developer Ecosystems , Nvidia Corporation
DARRELL TEAT President and CEO , Safety Center Inc .
Intel
ADVANCING WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP AND TECH
As Intel ’ s Vice President , Human Resources , Kimberly Mayes-Bedford
serves as a strategic partner and key influencer to the Sr . VP of the Design
Engineering Group on business organization and leadership issues . Mayes- Bedford also leads a team of HR professionals supporting 19,000-plus engineering employees in Folsom and around the world .
“ HR serves as innovators and problem solvers ,” Mayes-Bedford says . “ We apply HR solutions to business challenges , allowing our business units to focus on execution of our roadmap .”
Mayes-Bedford holds a business degree with emphasis in HR Management and a Master of Science from USF in Organizational Development . Known for being authentic , candid and resilient , she has taken on many roles in her 21 years in HR , giving her depth and breadth in the field .
Diversity and inclusion are core to Intel ’ s values and a key to driving innovation and delivering stronger business growth . The company ’ s 2030 corporate responsibility goals highlight its focus on increasing the number of women and underrepresented minorities in senior leadership roles , making Intel more accessible , and convening the industry to collaborate on more impactful solutions . Intel also has the global Inclusion @ Intel program which provides a source of community for employees and empowers them to drive inclusive practices into their everyday working environment .
Women are a key part of Intel ’ s success and future growth . Women in leadership positions and the workforce overall can improve the company ’ s financial performance and increase productivity . Looking ahead , Mayes-Bedford strives to enable the Design Engineering group to help Intel exceed its diversity and inclusion goals .
SANJAY VARSHNEY Principal and founder , Goldenstone Wealth Management
JOSHUA WOOD CEO , Region Business
Opinions expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the individual opinions of the members of the editorial advisory board . www . intel . com / california
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