Thanks For the Support of Our Community Leaders

The judges for the 2005-2006 Greater Sacramento Directory included the following local celebrities or community leaders:

• Barbara Hayes – As Executive Director of the Sacramento Area Commerce and Trade Organization (SACTO), Barbara works to support regional businesses in an effort to ensure the prosperity and global competitiveness of the region. She is responsible for directing the 525 member-supported organization with a 1.7 million dollar budget.

• Roger Valine – A fourth generation native of Sacramento, Roger is known as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Vision Service Plan (VSP), renown for its success in the local business community. He also serves on the boards of several local commerce and health organizations and on the SureWest board as well.

• Lynn Upchurch – Contributing over thirty-five years toward the art museum field, Lynn is the current Director of Development for the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento. The museum is dedicated to promoting an awareness of and enthusiasm for human experience through art.

• Michael O'Brien – As Publisher of Sacramento Magazine, Michael appreciates how an art and business joint venture like Bringing Art Back to Business can benefit our community. The magazine is said to be one of the oldest and largest of its kind in California.

• Lori Rianda – Lori serves as Executive Director for the Arts and Business Council of Sacramento, which supports a similar mission as our program partnering the business community with the arts community.

SureWest would like to thank our celebrity judges and all of our participating artists.

The judges for the 2004-2005 Greater Sacramento Directory included the following local celebrities or community leaders:

SureWest would like to thank our previous celebrity judges and all of our participating artists.

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