Sponsors and Partners

Sierra Business Council's work wouldn’t be possible without the support of our sponsors and partners. Their alignment with Sierra Business Council demonstrates a commitment to the principles and values of our mission, by creating a sustainable region through responsible action. We hope you'll show your support to the companies and organizations below.

For more information about sponsorship and partnership contact Steve Frisch.

2008 Sierra Solutions Sponsors and Partners

Mammoth Mountain
Mammoth Mountain is an area rich in history and evolution, springing from the hope and vision of founder Dave McCoy. From meager beginnings to a world-class resort, Dave's passionate dreams have produced epic memories for all who have experienced the magic. Today, Mammoth is a mecca to those who feel that alluring tug of wintertime bliss. In fulfilling our commitment to world class recreation and California mountain lifestyle experiences, the following principles govern all business operations at Mammoth Mountain: Sustainable Development, Regulatory Compliance, Education and Support, Continual Improvement.

Northern California Carpenters Regional Council
The Northern California Carpenters Regional Council is comprised of 29 local unions throughout Northern California, with 40,000 members and growing.

NCCRC is committed to innovative leadership and successful partnerships that deliver real business value, and has reorganized its structure to better work in an increasingly regional business environment.

Through it’s commitment to quality and training, the NCCRC has the most highly skilled carpenters in the industry.

All that they do is aimed at making the construction industry better for everyone involved - - labor, management, and the community they serve. That's why they describe their work as “an organized approach to jobs and community.”

Velocity7
Velocity7 is an award-winning communications firm in Nevada City, California. Integrated marketing is our specialty—bringing together strategic planning, branding, design, web development, PR and advertising.

Velocity7 is a certified sustainable business, member of One Percent For The Planet and encourages, initiates and practices green solutions in all business endeavors. Present and past clients include: Sierra Nevada Conservancy, The Sierra Fund, Sierra Business Council, and the South Yuba River Citizen’s League.

Call 530.470.9292, go to www.velocity7.com, or visit us at Sierra Solutions to learn more or discuss your next project.

Teichert/Stonebridge Properties
Founded in 1887, Teichert's two main operating companies are Teichert Construction and Teichert Materials. Teichert Construction holds California State Contractor's License #8, the oldest active license in California. Teichert Construction is a general contractor that provides services for residential, commercial, and public works projects. Teichert Materials produces a wide variety of building materials for any size construction project, including graded rock and sand, readymix concrete, asphaltic concrete, and precast products. Teichert Foundation awards grants to various community organizations in which the company operates, in addition to an employee matching grant program.

Carville Sierra/Loma Rica Ranch
We are a local development company building a sustainable, smart growth development in Grass Valley - Loma Rica Ranch. Loma Rica is mixed-use and has a wide variety of housing choices, hundreds of acres of public parks and open space as well as a certified organic farm and horse park. Loma Rica uses green building technologies and will be a model for smart growth in the Sierra Nevada.

Union Bank of California
Union Bank of California is a full-service commercial bank serving individuals, businesses and corporations. With nearly 10,000 employees and more than 300 branches – including offices in Bishop and Mammoth Lakes – the bank also provides investment management and trust services, private banking, brokerage, insurance and custody services. During the past 10 years, Union Bank of California has invested more than $17 billion in the communities it serves through consumer and real estate loans, loans to nonprofits, small businesses and small farms, and through grants from its charitable foundation.

Pacific Forest and Watershed Lands Stewardship Council
The Pacific Forest and Watershed Lands Stewardship Council (Stewardship Council) is a private, nonprofit foundation that was established in 2004 as part of a Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) settlement. We have two goals: to ensure that over 140,000 acres of California’s pristine watershed lands are conserved for the public good through our Land Conservation Program, and to invest in outdoor programs that serve California’s young people through our Youth Investment Program. Bringing a broad range of interests and expertise to the Stewardship Council, our Board of Directors is made up of leading conservation, natural resource management, business, and public officials.

The Stewardship Council is working collaboratively with the people of California on this historic effort.

The Law Offices Kate Powell Segerstrom
The Law Offices of Kate Powell Segerstrom opened in February 2000. Ms. Segerstrom serves individual and business clients throughout the Sierra and nearby Central Valley Counties. Ms. Segerstrom also performs substantial pro bono work for charitable organizations in Tuolumne County, and serves as a director for numerous civic organizations, as a Sonora Union High School District Trustee and as a founding Director of the Mother Lode Bank. The Law Offices of Kate Powell Segerstrom has attained Martindale-Hubbell's highest rating for legal ability and ethical standards. Ms. Segerstrom also served for ten years on the Sierra Business Council board, including time as Board President.

Andregg Geomatics
Since 1946, Andregg Geomatics has set its sights on a single goal: to be the best surveying and mapping firm in the Western United States. We've never deviated from that position.

Andregg Geomatics remains true to our focus as professional land surveyors (PLS), committed to integrity, timeliness, and innovative solutions for our clients. We continue to invest in leading-edge technology that enables us to collect, analyze and deliver information faster and more accurately.

Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, incorporated in California in 1905, is one of the largest combination natural gas and electric utilities in the United States. Based in San Francisco, the company is a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation.

There are approximately 20,000 employees who carry out Pacific Gas and Electric Company's primary business—the transmission and delivery of energy. The company provides natural gas and electric service to approximately 15 million people throughout a 70,000-square-mile service area in northern and central California.

Pacific Gas and Electric Company and other utilities in the state are regulated by the California Public Utilities Commission. The CPUC was created by the state Legislature in 1911.

DNC Parks & Resorts at Yosemite, Inc.
DNC Parks & Resorts at Yosemite (DNC) provides the majority of visitor services in Yosemite National Park, including lodging accommodations from the classic ambiance of The Ahwahnee, Yosemite's Four-Diamond, national historic landmark hotel, to the rustic tent cabins of the High Sierra Camps. As an authorized National Park Service concessioner in Yosemite since 1993, DNC also provides commercial recreational activities, such as rock climbing instruction through the world-renowned Yosemite Mountaineering School, saddle trips into the high country wilderness, and a full compliment of winter activities and instruction at the Sierra's first ski resort, Badger Pass. DNC also operates all food and beverage services in Yosemite, the retail operations and all tour and transportation services.