CVNL's Heart of Marin Awards provides a venue for recognizing the community's triumphs and honors the magnificent and meaningful work done to save lives, produce well-being, help the environment, promote art and culture and all else that makes life worthwhile for our families, neighbors and community. Experience the day all over again with our presentation from the awards ceremony.

4. WELCOME

5. Chuck Greene
Cedars of Marin
David Hofele
International ProInsurance
Johnathan Logan
Marin City Community Services
Nancy McKenney
Marin Humane Society
Racy Ming
County of Marin Department of Health
and Human Services,
Social Services Division
Brigitte Moran
Agricultural Institute of Marin
C V N L B O A R D O F D I R E C T O R S
Chris Osborn
U.S. Bank
Ken Preston
Bregante + Company LLP
Maureen Sedonaen
Goodwill SF-San Mateo-Marin
Steven Tulsky
Benemetrics Consulting Group
Marssie Versola
everydayhero
Judy Wolff-Bolton
Osher Marin Jewish
Community Center

6. Wesley LaBat
Marin County Field Representative
for Congressman Jared Huffman
Senator Mike McGuire
Field Representative to Mike McGuire
Liset Esqueda
representing Assembly member
Marc Levine
Mary Jane Burke
Superintendent of Marin County
Public Schools
Ann Morrison
Larkspur City Council Member
S P E C I A L G U E S T S
Edward Berberian
Marin County District Attorney
Damon M Connelly
Marin County Supervisor
Robert Doyle
Marin County Sheriff
Katie Rice
Marin County Supervisor
Faye D’Opal
Marin County Superior Court Judge
Barbara Coler
Mayor of Fairfax
Eric Lucan
Novato City Council Member

7. P R E S E N T I N G S P O N S O R

8. P R E S E N T I N G S P O N S O R
Elaine Genervro
Managing Director and Regional President, Union Bank
Julius Robinson
Managing Director and Head of Corporate Social Responsibility, for the Americas
Dan Rheiner
Managing Director and Regional Manager, Marin and the North Bay

9. A W A R D S P O N S O R S

10. M E D I A S P O N S O R

11. GOLD
College of Marin
Marin Community Foundation
Sutter Health, Novato
Community Hospital
The Godmother’s of Timothy
Murphy School
T A B L E S P O N S O R S
SILVER
Goodwill
SF-San Mateo-Marin
Marin Ventures
YMCA San Francisco
& Marin

12. A W A R D S P O N S O R S

13. Kim Baenisch, Trips for Kids
James Barton, Marin Catholic
Aranza Berruecos, Redwood HS
Jeff Bialik, Catholic Charities
Chris Bonfiglio, Casa Allegra
Community Services
Fabia Butler, Bank of Marin
Atashi Chakravarty, Doodle
Consulting Services
Sarah Darcey-Martin, Agricultural
Institute of Marin
Jami Davis, Ph.D., Marin Ventures
Mary Denton, Sunny Hills Services
Marilee Eckert, Conservation
Corps North Bay
Steve Eckert, Buckelew Programs
Cassandra Flipper, Bread & Roses
Hart Fogel, San Francisco
University HS
A W A R D P A N E L I S T S
Vikki Garrod, Marin Community
Foundation
Donna Garske, Center for
Domestic Peace
Eli Gelardin, Marin Center for
Independent Living
Patricia Gill, Brain Injury Network
of the Bay Area
Susan Gilmore, North Bay
Children’s Center
Lauren Grayman, Big Brothers Big Sisters
of the North Bay
Carol Hovis, Marin Interfaith Council
Cleve Justis, Potrero Group, LLC
Mike Kadel, California Bank & Trust
Pat Kendall, Kaiser Permanente
San Rafael
Elliot Levin, Partnership Resources Group
Denise Lucy, Dominican University
of California
Sally Matsuishi, Next Generation Scholars
Joe O’Hehir, Whistlestop
Cheryl Paddack, Novato Youth Center
Frankie Pereira, Terra Linda HS
Ken Preston, Bregante + Company LLP
Maureen Sedonaen, Goodwill
SF-San Mateo-Marin
Katie Sisson, Marin Academy
Mary Kay Sweeney, Homeward Bound
of Marin
Steven Tulsky, Benemetrics
Consulting Group
Joanne Webster, San Rafael Chamber
of Commerce
Julie Wilder, Autodesk
Karen Wilson, WildCare
Anne Wilson, United Way
of the Bay Area
Jane Winter, YWCA San Francisco
& Marin

14. Congressman Jared Huffman
Senator Mike McGuire
Assembly member Marc Levine
Marin County Board of Supervisors
C E R T I F I C A T E S O F R E C O G N I T I O N

15. AWARDS

16. Volunteer of the Year Award
SPONSORED BY:
Redwood Credit Union

17. NOMINEES: Volunteer of the Year Award
Robert Aston, River Otter
Ecology Project
Suzanne Bean, Art Works
Downtown
Doug Brown, AARP Experience
Corps Marin
Norma Jean Brown, Rafael
Convalescent Hospital
Stan Burford, Ceres Community
Project of Marin
Anne Coyne, Big Brothers Big
Sisters of the North Bay
Ken Harth, Civic Center
Volunteers, County of Marin
Jack Hayes, St. Rita Parish
Conference of the St. Vincent de
Paul Society
Sue Husari, Canal Alliance
Scott Jensen, Bridge the Gap
College Prep
Beth Marlin, Bread & Roses
Herta McCready, Whistlestop
Kathie Meier, Marin
Humane Society
Barbara Mitchell,
Vision Impaired of Marin
Steve Morreale, WildCare
Ted Moyer, Marin County
School Volunteers
Carol Roeder, Godmothers
of Timothy Murphy School
at St. Vincent’s
Helen Rogers,
Next Generation Scholars
Margaret Schlachter,
LITA (Love is the Answer)
Virginia Schultz,
Marin County Free Library
Nancy Seitas, Singers Marin
Lynne Simon, ExtraFood.org
Dr. Michael Star, Marin Community
Clinics & Operation Access
Jack Welsh, Marin Professionals
Mel Wright, SPAWN (Salmon
Protection And Watershed Network)

18. the recipient is...

19. Helen Rogers
Next Generation Scholars

20. Excellence in Board Leadership Award
SPONSORED BY:
Kaiser Permanente
Medical Center San Rafael

21. NOMINEES: Excellence in Board Leadership Award
Bob Amos,
Marin Open Studios
Fabia Butler,
Buckelew Programs
Mike Christian,
Boys & Girls Clubs of
Marin and Southern
Sonoma Counties
Laura Cox, Bridge the
Gap College Prep
Marty Friedman,
Osher Marin Jewish
Community Center
Cigdem Gencer, Bay Area
Discovery Museum
Dennis Johnson,
Marin YMCA
Susanne Lyons, WildCare
Barbara Morrison, Working
Solutions
Stacy Nelson, Bread & Roses
Randy Pottenger, Marin Museum
of Contemporary Art
(MarinMOCA)
Sue Roberts, NAMI Marin
Bob Rosenberg,
Marin County School Volunteers
Marty Rubino,
Marin Symphony
William Sefton,
Tamalpais High School
Alumni Association
Cynthia deNevers
Trutner, Corte Madera
Community Foundation
Jane Vaughan,
Goodwill SF-
San Mateo-Marin
Jean Zerrudo,
Marin History Museum

22. the recipient is...

23. Bob Rosenberg
Marin County School
Volunteers

24. Corporate Community Service Award
SPONSORED BY:
Bregante + Company LLP

25. NOMINEES: Corporate Community Service Award
Big Cat Advertising
Bon Air Center
Brayton Purcell, LLP
Corporate Visions, Inc.
Embassy Suites, San Rafael
Genworth Financial
Inn Marin & Rickey’s
Pet Food Express
Redwood Credit Union
W. Bradley Electric, Inc.
Whole Foods, Markets Marin
World Centric

26. the recipient is...

27. Genworth
( Maryanne Gray )

28. Youth Panelists

29. James Barton – Junior, Marin Catholic
Aranza Berruecos – Sophomore, Redwood High School
Hart Fogel – Junior, San Francisco University High School
Frankie Pereira – Junior, Terra Linda High School
Katie Sisson – Sophomore, Marin Academy
Y O U T H P A N E L I S T S

30. Youth Volunteer of the Year Award
SPONSORED BY:
Bank of Marin

31. NOMINEES: Youth Volunteer of the Year Award
Marlon Alvarez,
Novato HS, Hamilton School
Tyler Barbee, Tamalpais HS,
PAASS (Project Awareness
and Special Sports Inc.)
Kailey Brown, San Rafael HS,
National Charity League
Trevor Bukowski,
Tamalpais HS, Bridge the Gap
College Prep
Eliza Cadenas, Novato HS,
Summer Search North Bay
Elena Dennis, Branson,
Youth Leadership Institute,
Marin County Youth
Commission
Parth Desai, Terra Linda HS,
Next Generation Scholars
Laura Dickinson, St. Ignatius
College Preparatory,
Community Action Marin,
Canal Child Care Center,
SF-Marin Food Bank
Rosa Dominguez,
San Rafael HS,
LIFT-Levántate
Adriana Golden,
Kent Middle School
Harrison Jantze,
Redwood HS, Marin County
Search & Rescue
Kaitlyn Justiniano,
Marin Oaks HS
Tianna Lui, Tamiscal HS,
Civic Center Volunteers,
County of Marin
Jake Mates, Redwood HS,
Youth Leadership Institute,
Marin County Youth
Commission
Carolina Perez,
Novato HS, LIFT-Levántate
Rachel Rothken,
San Domenico School, Novato
Adult Education Center
Dhalma Suarez,
Marin Oaks HS, 10,000 Degrees
Jeff Walchli,
San Marin HS
Barbara Yupit-Gomez,
San Rafael HS,
Next Generation Scholars

32. Youth Volunteers
of the Year

33. Marlon Alvarez
Freshman,
Novato High School
Hamilton School

34. Rachel Rothken
Senior, San Domenico
Novato Adult
Education Center

35. Laura Dickinson
Sophomore, St. Ignatius
Community Action Marin,
Canal Child Care Center,
and SF-Marin Food Bank

36. Harrison Jantze
Junior, Redwood
High School
Marin County Search
& Rescue

37. Tyler Barbee
Senior, Tamalpais
High School
Project Awareness and
Special Sports (PAASS)

38. Excellence in Innovation Award
SPONSORED BY:
International ProInsurance
and Pacific Union

39. NOMINEES: Excellence in Innovation Award
Bay Area Discovery Museum,
Connections Program
Edgar Hernandez, Mission Atletica
George Lucas Educational
Foundation, Edutopia
Homeward Bound of Marin,
Fresh Starts Culinary Academy
LIFT-Levántate,
Community Health Hubs
Marin City Health and Wellness Center
Marin Humane Society,
Rabbit Romper Room
Next Generation Scholars
Osher Marin Jewish Community Center,
Salaam, Shalom:
Speaking of Peace Program
Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center
Respecting Our Elders
Ross School Community,
Service Class 2014
Rotary Club of Tiburon-Belvedere
The Cedars of Marin,
Cedars Textile Art Center

40. the recipient is...

41. Homeward Bound
Fresh Starts Culinary Academy
Celebrity Chef Events
( Mary Kay Sweeny,
Executive Director )

42. Excellence in Leadership Award
SPONSORED BY:
Marin Community
Foundation

43. NOMINEES: Excellence in Leadership Award
Andrew Bailey, ACE Marin
(Anova Center for Education)
Denni Brusseau,
Bridge the Gap College Prep
Paul Cohen, Legal Aid of Marin
Cassandra Flipper, Bread & Roses
Aideen Gaidmore,
Marin Child Care Council
Heidi & Gary Kuhn, Roots of Peace
Sally Matsuishi,
Next Generation Scholars
Kim Mazzuca, 10,000 Degrees
Judi Shils, Teens Turning Green
Nora Thompson, Matrix Parent
Network & Resource Center
Karen Wilson, WildCare
Jane Winter, YWCA of San
Francisco and Marin

44. the recipient is...

45. Bread & Roses
Cassandra Flipper

46. Achievement in Nonprofit Excellence Award
SPONSORED BY:
Autodesk and
California Bank & Trust

47. NOMINEES: Achievement in Nonprofit Excellence Award
Agricultural
Institute of Marin
Boys & Girls Clubs
of Marin and Southern
Sonoma Counties
Brain Injury Network
of the Bay Area
Camp Chance
Center for
Domestic Peace
Ceres Community
Project of Marin
ExtraFood.org
Friends of China Camp
Marin Professionals
Marin Villages
Mission Atletica
Novato Youth Center
NovatoSpirit
Respecting Our Elders
Tamalpais High School
Alumni Association
The Make a Stand
Foundation
Trips for Kids
Whistlestop
Youth Leadership
Institute

48. the recipients...

49. Donna Garske,
Executive Director
Center for
Domestic Peace
Ruth Schwartz,
President and Board
Chair
Respecting
Our Elders

50. New this year...

51. Lifetime Achievement Award
SPONSORED BY:
Sutter Health
Community Hospital

52. NOMINEES: Lifetime Achievement Award
Joan Brownstein,
Marin County School Volunteers
Jim Farley,
Marin County Fair
Dr. Larry Meredith,
Marin County Department of
Health & Human Services
Sandy Ponek, Canal Alliance
Marilyn Price,
Trips for Kids
Ethel Seiderman,
Legal Aid of Marin, Parent
Services Project & Fairfax-
San Anselmo Children’s Center
Phyllis Thelen,
Art Works Downtown
Fred Wahpepah,
Seven Circles Foundation
Cecilia Zamora,
Latino Council of Marin

53. the recipient is...

54. Ethel Seiderman

58. R E C E N T L Y C O M P L E T E D E X E C U T I V E S E A R C H E S

59. CHANGE STARTS HERE
Marin Human Race
Saturday
May 9, 2015

60. CHANGE STARTS HERE
Forum Speaker Series
February 12, March 18,
April 16 & May 14

62. CVNL.ORG