Centennial Business Hall of Fame
United Way California Capital Region
Back to 129th Annual Dinner & Business Awards
Sacramentan of the Year
Garry Maisel
Western Health Advantage
Businessman of the Year
David Lowe
PBS KVIE
Businesswoman of the Year
Allison Otto
Otto Construction, Inc.
Entrepeneur of the Year
Mark Haney
The Growth Factory &
The Mark Haney Show
Entrepeneur of the Year
Tiffani Scott
Paratransit
Al Geiger Memorial Award
Mayor Pro Tem Quirina Orozco
Sacramento County District Attorney’s
Office & West Sacramento City Council
Small Business of the Year
The Sacramento Observer
Centennial Business Hall of Fame
United Way California Capital Region
MetroEDGE Young Professional of the Year
Dr. Nkiruka Catherine Ohaegbu
Capitol Impact
Founded in 1923, United Way California Capital Region has been a transformative force in the Sacramento community for more than a century, serving Amador, El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento and Yolo counties.
The local United Way’s Square One approach to ending poverty is grounded in a public health model and uses a threefold strategy to address community needs from birth and beyond: helping kids excel in school, investing in families and strengthening schools.
At United Way’s core is the philosophy that families possess the blueprint for their success. United Way supplies books to young children, provides literacy tutoring, addresses housing and food security, leads the region’s largest tax preparation initiative and launched Sacramento’s first guaranteed income program. United Way works across diverse school districts, providing case management for foster youth and leading the Community Schools initiative in West Sacramento.
Our local United Way is working constantly to meet its commitment to significantly reduce and end poverty in the region through their programs.