Staff

Gurbax Sahota, Executive Director - Email: gurbax@californiadowntown.com

Gurbax Sahota is an experienced association professional who believes in the importance and need to collaborate and create meaningful partnerships in order to accomplish the goal of creating healthy, wealthy communities. She turns this belief into action by bringing together and leading multiple organizations aligned with the goal of helping businesses thrive in California. Not only is Gurbax the Executive Director for the California Downtown Association, she also serves as the Chief Operating Officer for the California Association for Local Economic Development (CALED) and the Executive Director for the California Academy for Economic Development (The Academy).

After enjoying a successful career in sales, Gurbax Sahota graduated with honors from the University of California, Davis with a Bachelor's Degree in Communications and a minor in Organizational Studies. During this time, she learned the value of economic development first hand by interning at CALED. Gurbax is using that experience as well as her experience in association leadership, knowledge of organizational studies, and her communications background to support the California Downtown Association’s operations and to further our goal to help our members by providing them with relevant services and programs to assist downtowns and districts. She is excited about working with the California Downtown Association’s Board of Directors to continue to grow the association and serve our members. To learn more about Gurbax and her work with CALED and the Academy, visit www.caled.org or www.edacademy.org

Rachael Alexander - Office Manager - rachael@californiadowntown.com

My Kristy Nong - Manager of Administration and Member Activities - Email: kristy@californiadowntown.com

Michelle Stevens - Project Manager - Email: michelle@californiadowntown.com

Nathan Pizzo - Web Updates / IT Consultant - Email: nathan@californiadowntown.com

Darren Schell - Project Assistant - Email: darrens@californiadowntown.com