Comstock's magazine 0319 - March 2019 | Page 14

n CONTENTS March 2019 DEPARTMENTS 38 36 EVIL HR LADY Can I quit while on maternity leave to take a new job? 48 110 19 LEADERSHIP Overt sexism still happens in the workplace, and male colleagues can help combat it by Allison Joy 22 by Jessica Kriegel 42 DISCOURSE Sacramento Metro Chamber CEO Amanda Blackwood on new strategies for the longstanding organization TASTE Sacramento’s first woman to become Advanced Sommelier aims to elevate the local wine scene 104 16 SPECIAL PROMOTIONAL SECTION Marketing and communication tips for managing a PR crisis CAPITAL REGION CARES This month's installment of our 23rd annual salute to nonprofits comstocksmag.com | March 201 9 Here’s how your organization can encourage greater diversity in the C-suite 26 rsvp 34 worth noting 110 in the making 114 seed round by Daniel Barnes 97 opinion by Allyson Hill interview by Sena Christian 48 letter from the editor We need to think of diversity not as pushing forward, but as lifting up by Suzanne Lucas 38 THE USUAL Woodland Chamber of Commerce Installation & Member Ceremony | Comstock’s Client Appreciation | CREW Sacramento Women of Influence Awards | Sacramento Metro Chamber Dinner and Business Awards Buzzword of the Month: lean in / Readers sound off on social / ICYMI: Last month’s hottest web exclusives Cru Chocolate’s Karla McNeil-Rueda takes beans to bars from her Roseville home Meet the founder of Pheronym, our March Startup of the Month