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Honorees:
Joe Berger (EVP & President, Americas; Hilton)
Actor Jaime Camil
Actor Johnny Galecki
Celebrity Entertainment:
Musical Entertainment: Plain White T’s
Host: Lauren Ash (Superstore)
Host Committee:
Phil Angelides – President, Riverview Capital Investments and former California State Treasurer
Dusty Baker – Former MLB Player, MLB Manager, and ESPN Analyst
Ed Begley Jr. – Actor, Producer, Director: Future Man, Portlandia, Arrested Development, Living with Ed
Rachelle Carson-Begley – Actress, Producer: Living with Ed
Bruce Bochy – Manager, San Francisco Giants
Jaime Camil – Actor: Jane the Virgin, Coco
Aaron Cooley – Producer/Head of Development at Joel Schumacher Productions; Screenwriter and Novelist: Four Seats and Shaken, Not Stirred
Drea de Matteo – Actress: Shades of Blue, Sons of Anarchy, The Sopranos
Bill Devine – Vice President, Legislative Affairs at AT&T California
David Dickerson – Co-Founder/Co-Owner, kitchen24 Restaurant
Tim Dowling – Screenwriter: Office Christmas Party, Pixels, Role Models
Sandra Fluke – California State Director, Voices For Progress
John Garcia – Vice President, California Government Affairs at Kaiser Permanente
Brad Garrett – Comedian, Actor: Everybody Loves Raymond
Kelli Giddish – Actress, Law & Order SVU, Chicago Fire
Dwight Hicks – Former NFL San Francisco 49ers Defensive Captain and 2x Super Bowl Champion, Actor
Dawn Holliday – Executive Director, Market Research, Paramount Pictures
Scott Karol – Head of Business and Legal Affairs at Cinelou Films, Partner at Karol/Williams
Leandra McPartlan-Karol – Model, Marketing & PR Consultant; Member, Avant Garde, LACMA
Jason Kramer – DJ and On-Air Personality for KCRW 89.9
Tony La Russa – Former MLB Player, MLB Manager, Chief Baseball Officer and Hall of Fame Inductee
Jodi Lieberman – Talent Manager, Producer; Co-Founder and Head of Production, Comedy Gives Back and Co-President of JLC Entertainment Group
Robin Lippin – Artios Award Winning Casting Director
George Lopez – Comedian, Actor: Lopez Tonight, George Lopez: It’s Not Me, It’s You, George Lopez
Wendi McLendon-Covey – Actress, Producer: The Goldbergs, Bridesmaids
Magnolia Memoir – Mela Lee & Alexander Burke
Bryan “Birdman” Mier – Photographer, Art Curator
Larry Miller – Comedian, Actor: Pretty Woman, 10 Things I Hate About You
Charles Papert – Director of Photography: Key & Peele, Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television
Susan Rovner – Exec. Vice President, Warner Bros. TV, Co-President, Warner Horizon Television
Michael Rubio – Head of Government Affairs at Chevron Corporation and Former State Senator
Shannon Shryne – Vice President of Business Development at ALS Therapy
Brian White – Actor, Chicago Fire
EVENT SPONSORS:
Title Sponsor – $50,000
Platinum Engine Company Sponsor – $25,000
Gold Engine Company Sponsor – $10,000
Silver Engine Company Sponsor – $5,000
Firefighter Sponsors
A Special Thanks from the Foundation Goes to the Following:
Art Gallery Sponsor: Thinkspace Gallery
Curator: Bryan “Birdman” Mier
Materials donated by: Vesta Home
And our supporting artists: Anthony Ausgang, Ron English, Van Arno, Risk, Darcy Yates, Birdman, Brett Crawford, Geoff Melville, CRYPTIK, Mear One, Beau Roulette, Michael “Cookie” Cook, Mikael B., Steve Martinez, Sugar Fueled, Carly Ealey, Chris Konecki, Hueman, Jeff Frost, Persue, Victor Castillo, Wyatt Mills, McKenzie Fisk, Thrashbird, Ken Flewellyn, Sonny Boy, Bumblebee, Sel and Leba.
FOOD/BEVERAGE SPONSORS:
