Defamation Silicon Valley Business Journal Honors Justin White – Santa Cruz Sentinel

Justin White, CEO of Watsonville K&D Landscaping, has been honored with a “40 Under 40” award from the Silicon Valley Business Journal.

All 40 honorees in 2016 They will be recognized at this year’s “40 Under 40” in-person event on August 18 at the Serpentine Pavilion in San Jose.

White is CEO of K&D Landscaping, a full-service construction, water management and maintenance company based in Santa Cruz County, according to a statement announcing the award. Taking over the family business in 2015, White focused on sustainable growth with increased profitability.

Ariana Rios was celebrated

Ariana Rios was honored Thursday as the Santa Cruz Regional 9-1-1 Dispatcher of the Year for the 2022-23 fiscal year. Rios started as an assistant dispatcher at Santa Cruz Regional 9-1-1 in June 2016, according to a meeting agenda.

After starting as a dispatcher’s assistant, Rios took on additional roles, including emergency medical dispatcher and firefighter. In the year In July 2020, Rios was certified as bilingual in Spanish.

She received the proclamation at Thursday’s meeting.

Forbes knows Suter

Sutter Health was named one of the Best Employers for Women by Forbes this year. According to a news release, 35 healthcare organizations have been recognized as part of the Forbes list. Sutter Health ranked 18th.

Sutter is a healthcare network serving more than 3 million patients in Northern California.

Education

The following local students were recognized for their academic achievements:

• Kelly Schweitzer of Santa Cruz, earned a chiropractic degree from Palmer College of Chiropractic West Campus in San Jose.

• Coral Brady, of Santa Cruz, was named to the spring 2022 dean’s list at Palmer College of Chiropractic West Campus in San Jose.

• Thomas Dachs, of Santa Cruz, was named to the spring 2022 dean’s list at Palmer College of Chiropractic West Campus in San Jose.

• Jake Hedrick, of Watsonville, was named to the spring 2022 dean’s list at Palmer College of Chiropractic West Campus in San Jose.

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