2005 Gala
Our deepest thanks to everyone who joined us on Friday, October 14, 2005 for our GroundBreakers DreamMakers Gala and made the evening such a fantastic success. Five hundred and fifty supporters joined us for the sold-out event to support the Foundation’s statewide grantmaking and programs and to honor 11 champions for women and girls in California.
Honorees Kay Buck, Executive Director of the Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking, Teresa DeAnda of Californians for Pesticide Reform and Lateefah Simon, Director of Reentry Programs for the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office, each spoke eloquently about their work and its relationship to the Foundation’s mission to advance equity and create opportunities for women and girls.
The Honorable Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton perhaps summed up the mood of the evening best when she said, “There’s something special about this evening; really, a moment of optimism and resolve. And, that’s because the work of the Women's Foundation of California is the work of justice and equity, is work that looks to the future and dreams about what can be done to provide better lives for girls and women.”
Additional thanks to our Mistress of Ceremonies, Camryn Manheim, the Gala Host Committee, our sponsors, volunteers and others who made the event happen.
View video clips and a selection of images from the Gala.
Download transcripts from the gala:
Camryn Manheim, Mistress of Ceremonies
Aileen Adams, Board Chair
GroundBreaker DreamMaker, Kay Buck
GroundBreaker DreamMaker, Teresa DeAnda
GroundBreaker DreamMaker, Lateefah Simon
Patti Chang, President and CEO
The Honorable Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton
GALA HOST COMMITTEE
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Mary Steenbergen & Ted Danson, Honorary Hosts
Aileen Adams & Geoffrey Cowan
Loreen Arbus
Betsy Berkhemer-Credaire
Kathleen Brown
Susie Tompkins Buell
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Marcy Carsey
Laura Chick
Roberta Conroy
Patty DeDominic
Kathryn Downing & Gerald Flake
Renee Fraser
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Cristina Fuentes
Clothilde Hewlett
Lydia Kennard
Sue & Phil Marineau
Debra Nakatomi
Mace Neufeld
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Beverly Ryder
Heidi Schulman & Mickey Kantor
Gayle Tauber
Allison Thomas & Gary Ross
Belinda & Jack Walker
Susan Wolford
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GroundBreakers DreamMakers
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Breast Cancer Action
California Latinas for Reproductive Justice
Californians for Pesticide Reform
Center for Young Women’s Development
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Center on Race, Poverty and the Environment
Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy
Homeboy Industries
Labor Community Strategy Center
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Nevada County Citizens for Choice
Urban Habitat, Oakland
Youth Justice Coalition
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We would like to acknowledge the genorosity of our sponsors who have made this Gala celebration possible. Thank you!
GOLD SPONSORS
SILVER SPONSORS
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Aileen Adams & Geoffrey Cowan
The Loreen Arbus Foundation
Betsy Berkhemer-Credaire
Laura Chick
Roberta Conroy
Kathryn Downing & Gerald Flake
Fraser Communications
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Goldman Sachs & Company
Mary Adams O’Connell & Kevin O’Connell
Heidi Schulman & Mickey Kantor
Gayle Tauber
Andrea & John Van de Kamp
Belinda & Jack Walker
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BRONZE SPONSORS
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Linda & David Adams
Bank of America Private Bank
Carol & Frank Biondi
Marcy Carsey
Patti Chang
Patty DeDominic & The Los Angeles Donor Circle
Susan Freundlich
Cristina Fuentes & Debra Nakatomi
Christine Garvey & George Gelles
Judy & Lanny Gertler
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Harman Family Foundation,
Jane and Sidney Harman
Korn Ferry International
Leadership California
Kimberly Michel/Mass Mutual
Miriam Muscarolas
Sarah Smith Orr
Raelynne Rein
Lynda & Stewart Resnick
Betty W. & Stanley K. Sheinbaum
Allison Thomas & Gary Ross
Union Bank of California
Diane Wittenberg
Susan Wolford/Morgan Stanley
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