This year’s Celebration of Women Luncheon will be held at the Hanna Boys Center on Thursday, May 11 beginning at 11:00 am. Presenting Sponsors for the event are Union Bank and the Vadasz Family Foundation. For more information contact Julia Cervone at 707.935.5331 or email jcervone@gmail.com. Tickets may be purchased online at http://www.svhfoundation.com/events/

Photo Caption: Pulse Award honorees who have been celebrated over the years include:

From Top to Bottom (Headshots): Jean Arnold Sessions, 2007; Karen Collins, 2008; Yolanda Mangrum, DDS, 2011; Valerie Brown, 2013; Marcia Levy, 2011; Julie Atwood, 2010

From Left to Right (Group):   Back Row: Ligia ‘Li’ Booker, 2014; Marcia Nelson, 2007; Jean Hopeman, 2011; Pam Gibson, 2014; Kimberly Blattner, 2014  Middle Row: Harriet Derwingson, 2013; Martha Rosenblatt, 2016; Patricia A. England, 2012; Judy Vadasz, 2017; Suzanne Brangham, 2008;  Rose Mary Schmidt, 2010.  Front Row: Lorrie Hohorst, 2015; Judith Bjorndal, MD, 2011; Donna Halow, 2017; Claudia Mendoza-Carruth, 2016; Gerry Brinton, 2015; and Carolyn J. Stone, 2006.

Not Pictured:  Valerie Pistole, 2012;  Helen Fernandez, 2010; Kathy Benziger, 2009; Susan Chew, 2009; Tina Wolfenden, 2009; Barbara Nobles, 2008; Phyllis Carter, 2007 and Elsa Nelson, 2007

Complete List of Pulse Award Honorees:

2017 – Donna Halow and Judy Vadasz

2016 – Claudia Mendoza-Carruth and Martha Rosenblatt

2015 – Gerry Brinton and Lorrie Hohorst

2014 – Kimberly Blattner, Ligia “Li” Booker, and Pam Gibson

2013 – Valerie Brown and Harriet Derwingson

2012 – Patricia A. England and Valerie Pistole

2011- Judith Bjorndal, MD, Jean Hopeman, Marcia Levy, and Yolanda Mangrum, DDS

2010 – Julie Atwood, Helen Fernandez, and Rose Mary Schmidt

2009 – Kathy Benziger, Susan Chew, and Tina Wolfenden

2008 – Suzanne Brangham, Karen Collins, and Barbara Nobles