SacTown Talks

Andy Duong is the owner and founder of VisualWest, a design house specializing in logos, brand development, social media, and Sacramento culture.

Andy has created logos and consulted for some of Sacramentos most recognizable bars, restaurants, and nightclubs including Dive Bar, Fox & Goose Public House, and Social Nightclub, to name a few.

Rod Okamoto is the President and founder of Nutrishare, the world's largest home infusion pharmacy provider. He has also spearheaded several successful business ventures in Sacramento, including Table Vine, Pearl on the River and most Recently the Elk Grove Baseball Center.

A former rock band member, he now writes children's books in his free time.

Dr. Nolta is the Director of the Stem Cell Program at UC Davis School of Medicine, and directs the new Institute for Regenerative Cures. Her group focuses on “bench to the bedside” research, and she has been involved in numerous clinical trials of gene and cell therapy. She is scientific director of the new Good Manufacturing Practice clean room facility at UC Davis, where stem cells of different types are being isolated or expanded for clinical trials.

She was also ranked as one of the “Global Top 50 Most Influential People in the Field of Stem Cells" in 2013.