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20TH Anniversary

THe grAnd finAle celebrATion

Man & Woman of the Year 2010

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20th Anniversary Man & Woman of the Year Grand Finale Celebration. June 5th, 2010. The Palace Hotel, San Francisco.

our missionTo cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma, and to improve the quality of life of patients and their families.

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ood evening and welcome to a true celebration, the 2010

Man & Woman of the Year Grand Finale! Tonight we have so much to celebrate – the im-portant progress being made in the field of blood cancer research, the extraordinary ef-forts of our Man & Woman of the Year Executive Committee, the outstanding support of our corporate partners, the gener-osity of our individual donors, our amazing volunteers, our honorees and you--our guests. By your presence here tonight, you are providing much needed hope to our patients and their families.

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A Message from the President of the Board of Trustees:

brian kinionBoard of Trustees President and 2008 Man of the YearGreater San Francisco Bay Area ChapterThe Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

We especially applaud the tireless efforts of our incred-ible Man & Woman of the Year Candidates, and their respective committees, whose fundraising efforts are helping to further our cause to find a cure for leukemia, lym-phoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma, and improving the quality of life of patients and their families. The men and women who participate in this very intense, but rewarding, ten-week Man & Woman of the Year campaign continue to amaze us with their tremen-dous sense of purpose and dedication.

It is through your generous and on-going support that The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society continues its life-saving work. On behalf of all the patients and families we serve, thank you very much for your con-tinued support of our mission. Congratulations and thank you to each and every one of the candidates for being true champions of our cause.

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entrée choicesThyme Basted Halibut, Citrus Beurre Blanc, Potatoes Lyonnaise, Haricot Verts, Tomatoes~Chicken Cordon Bleu, Vegetable Couscous, Roasted Red Peppers, Broccolini, Sliced Asparagus~Vegetarian Option – Mushroom Tortellini, Parmesan Broth, Seasonal Vegetables~

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Silent AuctionVIP Wine Reception Hosted by Wente VineyardsTom Jackson on Piano

Honoree inTroducTionS

cAndidATe inTroducTionS AWArdS preSenTATion dAncing

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Musical Guest, Eoin Harrington

Welcoming remArkSeXecuTiVe commiTTee inTroducTionS

Jennifer Fagerstrom, Field Director

Introduction of new Executive Director, Richard Miles

mASTerS of ceremonieS

Vicki Liviakis, KRON-TVBill Shen, 2009 Man of the Year

dinnerSaladHeirloom Tomatoes, Fresh Burrata Cheese, Micro Greens, Saba Vin-egar, Basil Oil~

dessertPalace Signature Chocolate Mousse Tower with Fresh Berries~

Silent Auction Program Begins Welcoming Remarks Executive Committee Introductions Dinner Masters of Ceremonies Honoree Introductions Candidate Introductions Awards Presentations Dancing.

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About The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

he Leukemia & Lym-phoma Society (LLS) is the world’s largest

voluntary health organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research, education and patient services. We offer a va-riety of programs and services in support of our mission: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodg-kin’s disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. LLS is a nonprofit organization that relies on the generosity of individual, corporate and foundation contributions to advance its mission.

reSeArcHSince its founding in 1949, LLS has invested more than $600 million in leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma and myelodysplastic syndromes research. LLS-funded research has led to key advances in understanding blood cancers and has helped produce new treatments to enhance and prolong lives. In-novations in cancer treatment

T over the years have included radiation and chemotherapy, stem cell transplantation and new targeted therapies that kill cancer cells without harm-ing normal ones.

pATienT SerViceSLLS has chapters through-out the United States and Canada. Each office conducts life-enhancing patient service programs, including support groups, peer counseling and patient financial aid. LLS also hosts numerous Webcasts and telephone education events, where medical profession-als share the latest research, treatment and clinical trials findings. LLS’s Information Resource Center (IRC), staffed by oncology social workers and health educators, provides the most current information on blood cancers and clinical trials free of charge. Call the IRC at (800) 955-4572 or visit www.LLS.org.

profeSSionAl educATionThe latest scientific and treat-ment advances are shared by LLS’s team of medical professionals through medical symposia, educational events, the Web and printed materials.

AdVocAcyLLS’s advocacy program pro-motes increased federal fund-ing of biomedical research and influences healthcare reform issues, including ready access to quality cancer care and insurance coverage of patient-care costs in clinical trials.

in a variety of ways, most importantly speak-ing at and attending events and motivating the candidates.

The campaign launched on March 25th of 2010 and ends tonight with the Grand Finale on June 5th, 2010.

Candidates are nominated by a selection com-mittee made up of past candidates, chapter staff, local LLS supporters and the chapter Board of Trustees. Candidates typically have a personal connection to LLS’s mission or a willingness to learn about it; are self-motivating, enthusiastic, well-networked and success driven; have an interest in increasing public awareness of blood cancers; and have a track record of success in business and/or community endeav-ors.

If you are interested in learning more about the campaign or would like to nominate a candi-date, please contact Julia Stanley, Campaign Manager at 415.625.1133 or Julia.Stanley@LLS.org. The 21st Annual Man & Woman of the Year campaign is scheduled for Spring 2011!

an & Woman of the Year is a unique national campaign that focuses on raising money for the fight against

blood cancers such as leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma. The competition began here in San Francisco twenty years ago! The first event was held in remembrance of John Spencer, a valued Hast-ings Department Store employee who died of leukemia at the age of 39. It was in John’s memory that Hastings began supporting The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS). Since 1990 more and more chapters have added the Man & Woman of the Year Campaign. Now hundreds of men and women in over 60 cities across America vie for the title each year in a ten-week fundraising competition. Over the last twenty years, candidates nationwide have raised $53 million for blood cancer research and patient services.

All candidates competing for the title of Man & Woman of the Year agree to utilize their leader-ship abilities to conduct their own fundraising campaigns for LLS. Every dollar counts as one vote. The male and female candidates with the most votes are named the chapter’s Man & Woman of the Year. Their totals are then considered in naming national titles.

Candidates raise money in honor of the Boy & Girl of the Year. They are patient heroes chosen for their strength and winning attitudes. Each becomes a spokesperson for the thousands of patients that have been helped by LLS’s patient services and research. The families have pledged to help the candidates and campaign

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Lawrence GerquestKimberly HathawayBrian KinionJoy LiuSean Monaghan

THAnk you

Thank you to our dedicated volunteers for making the 20th

Anniversary Man & Woman of the Year Campaign such a success!

executive committee Hononary committee

mentors

Erin PetraNicole QuandtJennifer SchatzBill Shen

Anna AliotoSheila AshPeter CroninJohnnie Jean DanielHarry DentonWesley DereRajinder DuaJune FrostJennifer GottiHeather HartleHenry HimDave KendrickSharon Meagher

Karla BaileyGlenda BellarosaJoy LiuJennifer SchatzTami Von IsakovicsLorraine Yoshikawa

Johnny Love MethenyMayor Gavin NewsomJennifer Siebel NewsomRaghu ShivaramKaren SimonCynthia ThieleFoster WeeksTeresa Rodriguez Wil-liamson

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Michelle ArnauGary Bean, MD, MPH, MBAChris BlassMeade BoutwellKathleen GoldenJudith HallNancee Hirano

Brian Kinion, CPARon LindLesly MansfordMichael McCullar, PH.D., MBASean MonaghanBill NolanMichael Pellegrini

Lee SchneiderChristie WhiteCarol W. WuMark Zafra, MBA, MIMAl ZemskyKurt Zimmerman

Special Thanks to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Man & Woman of the Year Team:

Julia StanleyAmber FirestoneSoni MaharajKalindi Koshiyama-Diaz

Tasheanna BarrowChristine YooAbby Sprague.

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Thank you to the Greater San Francisco Bay Area Chapter Board of Trustees

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Cristopher Benitah and Aeki Design, Diane Boate,

Ryan Bratton, FedEx and Ricardo Cruz, Flicks Candy, Gmund,

Kathy Gray and Frankie at Canines for a Cure,

Kimberly Hathaway, Shari Hastey, Lina Li, Natalia Kondrasova,

Bob Meyer, Andy Ong, Patrick Evan Salon, Natalini Flowers

Tom Jackson, and Vicki Liviakis.

Additional thanks to the countless others who have made an impact in the lives of those with blood cancers.

SponSorS

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society wishes to extend a

special thanks to the following supporters of The

Grand Finale Celebration:

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tella was diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) on July

10, 2007 at the young age of two-and-a-half. After spending half her life on chemotherapy, Stella ended her treatment on October 23, 2009 and just turned five years old. During her two-and-a-half years of chemotherapy, Stella has been very matter of fact about things because it’s practically all she knows. Stella had her central line removed so she

could finally take swimming lessons without having to worry about those dressing changes!

Stella is a very happy, inquisi-tive and active preschooler. She is very social and loves to have play dates with her friends from school. Stella loves fairies, unicorns and mermaids but most of all she adores dinosaurs. She plays with her extensive dinosaur collection, watches dinosaur

movies and studies dinosaurs at museums and in books. Throughout treatment, Stella loved going to the clinic because she knew she could watch a dinosaur movie while she got her chemotherapy or transfusion. To celebrate the end of chemotherapy, our fam-ily threw her a dinosaur disco party. Stella is really looking forward to the Grand Finale of the Man & Woman of the Year because she is going to feel like a princess at the Palace Hotel!

2010 girl of THe yeAr

Stella Jade Madsen, Age 5

in her mother’s words…

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y name is Adam Joseph Boegel. I am eight years old, and

in the second grade. I like school a lot. I really like math, but I like to do everything. I like to play with my friends, build Lego projects, and have fun with Kinex. I am a member of a book club for second graders. I also sing for the San

Francisco Boys’ Chorus and I like it very much.

I was two when I got cancer. I don’t remember much. I remember having nurses and doctors put in my port and draw blood out of me. I remember my mom drawing blood out of me too. I liked my doctors and nurses very

much. I remember staying at the hospital and looking out the window at the city. I used to have blonde hair, but now I have reddish brown hair.

I feel great now. Cancer made me a different kind of person, but I still feel like other kids.

2010 boy of THe yeAr

Adam Boegel, Age 8

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2010 HonorAry cAndidATe

Shariann Tom

The characteristics of “An Unexpected Jour-ney” are unpredictability

and surprise. For me, it was no different. During my eight year “Unexpected Journey” of Cancer, I encountered cancer four times. Through my cancers, Hodgkin’s disease- lymphoma, I learned that the human spirit and will are far stronger than we can ever imagine. Harnessing these, we can have a tremendous impact in our own healing.

Before embarking on my cancer journey, I was living the so called “American Dream.” I was in a high-paced career as

a seasoned and experienced sales management profes-sional diligently climbing the corporate ladder. What I con-sidered a normal life changed the moment cancer entered my life.

I found cancer an invasive dis-ease that impacted my life and everyone around me. Not even with my tenacity and moxy, my ability to successfully run a household, raise my children and care for my husband was I prepared for the unyield-ing single focus needed to travel the road to the state of “cancer-free.” For me, this was a test of my inner resolve to live.

The following metaphors at-tempt to capture how I made it through each of the four can-cer journeys. First, I traveled it

like a “quarterback” grabbing the ball and heading fast and strong to the end zone (the end of treatment) praying for a touchdown (Remission). Score! I traveled it the second time “asleep;” sleeping up to 18 hours a day and metaphorically “asleep” when I was physically awake. I took on the attitude of “It’s no big thing” the third time and floated along in a bubble of denial and avoid-ance. And finally the fourth time, I chose “total aware-ness and consciousness” with healing of my entire being (physical, mental and soulful). All four times, I was able to reach “remission.” Success! Currently, I have been in remis-sion for over three and one half years.

I realize that “We DONT have to go through it alone. WE CAN’T DO IT ALONE!” We are communal beings – our ancestors gathered in tribes, villages and colonies to sup-port, grow, live, and care for each other.

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Bob Groenke

t was April of 2003 and spring had not yet arrived in Ann Arbor after a cold

winter. I was a 19 year old sophomore on the University of Michigan men’s lacrosse team and life was good. Al-though my team was on a trip west for a late-season game in Colorado, I was unable to join them. Instead, I sat in a small doctor’s office on campus star-ing blankly at an x-ray of my chest illuminated on a white projector screen. I listened in disbelief as the doctor sur-veyed the potential causes of the large opaque cloud in the x-ray over the left side of my chest. Later that week with my

parents by my hospital bed-side, I heard our worst fears confirmed in the words of my doctor: “you have cancer.”

After spending several days pondering questions that have no answers, I came to a realiza-tion that has propelled every aspect of my being since: I wanted to live. I fought through eight chemotherapy treatments that summer with everything I had. The poison-ous injections took my hair and my physical strength, but did nothing to dim my resolve. I was declared cancer free in August 2003 and returned to life, determined to build

myself back better than ever. I rejoined the lacrosse team and started my first game just four months after my last chemotherapy treatment. That season I had my best year ever on the field and in life. Each day I fought cancer, and each day I fought to recover from its grasp, I dreamt of a day when such a difficult fight would no longer be necessary. Please join me in the fight against this terrible disease; together we can help make research possible that will someday discover a definitive cure for all types of blood cancers.

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Carolyn Balling Isabella Blass Andy CollinsDan Darcy Lisa Dunn

Kimberly Drury-LightningDean Felsher Tom Klein Ken Loo Holly Pranger

Yuliya Singó Kimberly Stearns-WeilJeff TaylorBianca VelishekJohn Welsh

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PHOTOS COuRTESY OF FRANK PRYOR PHOTOGRAPHY.

carolyn ballingarolyn Balling started her involvement with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society in 1998 when she joined the Team In

Training (TNT) Walk Team to complete the inau-gural Rock’n’Roll Marathon in San Diego. She knew from that experience that training for and competing in a marathon would be life chang-ing in some way, she just didn’t know how or by how much.

Twelve years later, she remains involved in TNT. She has been a TNT coach since 1999--first with the Walk Team and now with the Hike Team. In 2007, she was named National Advisory Coach for the Hike program. Over the past 11 years she has coached 1,600 people and has helped to raise over $3 million dollars to support blood cancer research and patient services. Every season Carolyn sees anew how TNT changes lives as she watches participants improve their skills, gain new insights and accomplish their goals.

Every season, too, she’s moved by the grow-ing need for the advances in treatment and research breakthroughs that are made possible by funds raised.

On the work-side of her life, Carolyn is a cor-porate trainer. She has managed the training functions for a wide variety of organizations, including nonprofits, financial services and biomedical manufacturing, and has worked as an independent consultant and contract trainer. As with her work with TNT, Carolyn is attracted to enabling others to make changes in their lives, or adjust to changes that happen to them.

A graduate of UC Berkeley and CSU Hayward, Carolyn lives with her husband, Assistant Hike Coach, Steve, in the Oakland hills.

carolyn would like to acknowledge the following supporters of the campaign:

Steve Balling, Barbara Beattie, Leslie Cleaver, Amanda Crickmore, June Derne, Lisa Felder, Barb Florin, Amelia Johnson, Cindy Jordan, Jenn Melzer, Maria Parker, Maryanne Ravano, Barbara Scramstad, Chris Sorensen, Jeanne Villa, Laura Warren, Lynn Watson, Dorothy Woll, Carol Wu, and Tim Yagle.

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Training That FitsCampaign Team: Woo Hoo For You

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isabella blasssabella grew up in Brazil in the city of Rio de Janeiro and has been living United States for the past 11 years. Isabella just became a citi-

zen of United States and is proud to have been nominated as a candidate for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Man & Woman of the Year Campaign 2010. Isabella started her career in Brazil in journalism but later became an event planner and she has worked with a number of Fortune 500 companies.

Isabella’s involvement with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS), started five years ago when her husband became a Board Member for the organization. She has since then supported the Man & Woman of the Year Campaign, help-ing past candidates with their mission to raise money. Last year during the 2009 campaign Grand Finale, Isabella decided to be a candi-date herself. She wants to do all she can to raise awareness and funds to discover a defini-tive cure for all types of blood cancers.

Isabella has been a volunteer of different orga-nizations and she is excited about this amazing opportunity to make a difference in the lives of people affected by leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma.

isabella would like to acknowledge the following supporters of the campaign:

Karen Simon, Nyerr Parham, Sharli Colladay, Debra Jack, Betsie Hildago, Christopher Blass, Janie and Jeff Green, Chantale and Russ Bordonaro.

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Perfect World EventsCampaign Team: Connect for a Cure

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Summit Partners

ndy Collins grew up in Glenview, Illinois, a northern suburb of Chicago, and graduated from Miami University (Ohio)

with a degree in Finance. Andy began his pro-fessional career in the Mergers and Acquisitions Groups first at ABN AMRO and subsequently at Banc of America Securities in Chicago. In 2008, Andy moved out to the Bay Area and joined Summit Partners, a Palo Alto based private equity firm.

Andy first became philanthropically involved with cancer research through his service on the Associates Board of the University of Chicago Cancer Research Foundation. The cause of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is one that strikes very close to home for Andy as he lost his father, John, to chronic lymphocitic leukemia in 2008. Andy is dedicating his campaign to his dad’s memory.

Andy would like to acknowledge the following supporters of the campaign:

Kathryn Collins, Betty Collins, Christie Ramsey, Julie Collins, Laura Collins, John and Kim Lowe, Kathy Snow, Rosemary Collins & family, the Just family, Summit Partners and Harvest Properties.

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SalesforceCampaign Team: Band Against Blood Cancer

dan darcyorn and raised in San Francisco, Dan works in the City at Salesforce.com in Product Marketing. He has spent the

majority of his adult life as a philanthropist throwing events to raise money for various charities. Dan served as President for BayKids.org, a local organization that helps young children faced with serious medical challenges express themselves through the art of film-mak-ing. He is currently on the Board of Destination Hope, a nonprofit organization that provides medical and surgical care to those who live in developing countries.

Dan has volunteered with Team In Training as a participant and mentor raising funds to fight blood cancer. Being part of Man & Woman of the Year is genuinely an honor, and Dan is humbled to be part of such a worthy cause. His goal is to improve the lives of others through his fundraising efforts, and he plans to throw events in cities across the country (New York, Chicago, San Francisco, and Los Angeles), in the hopes of increasing awareness nationwide in his fight against blood cancer.

dan would like to acknowledge the following supporters of the campaign:

Janie Alderete, Julie Alderete, Eric Bingham, Matt Birnbaum, Phill Boersma, Carolina Boersma, Jesse Caid, Oliver Chang, Kim Darcy, Tom Darcy, Galen Donaldson, David Getzelman, Ryan Hunt, Allison Hunt, Kyle Kemp, Thomas Kennedy, Christine Kennedy, Jager McConnell, Kellan McNamara, Chrissie Moreno, Matt Nelson, Ross Nelson, Tom O’Brien, Kevin O’Brien, Ciara Peter, Andrea Polischuk, John Reseburg, Cynthia Reseburg, Brianna Reynaud, Tommy Semeraux, Bill Shen, Mike Sinkula, Ken Smith, Morgan Smith, Abbey Teague, Chad Thompson, Ryan Wilson, Caroline Wong, and Kevin Wu.

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uCSF Medical CenterCampaign Team: Heme Team

lisa dunn, r.n.began working as a Nurse at UCSF on the Hematology/Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, 11L in May of 1990. Twenty years later I

am still here. After seven years as an inpatient nurse, I moved to the Hematology clinic and began working as a bone marrow transplant coordinator. I also coordinate the Matched Unrelated Donor Program for Adults with Dr. Thomas Martin.

I have worked very closely with the National Marrow Donor Program for thirteen years in addition to working very closely with The Leu-kemia & Lymphoma Society for the past twenty years. It is an honor to bring recognition to the amazing UCSF staff as well as honor the hundreds of patients in our program.

lisa would like to acknowledge the following supporters of the campaign:

My Heme Team: Michelle Finley, Dean Huchinson, Diana Pratt, Jeff Bennett, Julie Schwenka, Lorraine Henney, Michael Bare, Brittney Finley, Adrienne Moran, Archer Eller and Katie Regan. And team mentor, Jennifer Schatz.

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Team: Susan Beutler, Pat Kramer, Julia Stanley, Amber Firestone, Kara Smith and Lindsay Gage.

Generous Supporters and Sponsors: Peter & Tina Locke, David Miniat and Miniat Inc., Chicago, Il, Ronald Miniat, Sara & Stacey Huels, Dian Hymer, Sandy Werth, Chris Wroolie, Michael Aymar, William Schmicker, Nancy Hughes, UCSF Medical Center. Brendan Eliason at Periscope Cel-lars, Rusty Wells at Urban Flow Yoga, Marin Bay Club, Suzi Potts, Stephen & Trust Winery and Bruce Cohn and BR Cohn Winery. Mary Leiser and Francis Palermo for incred-ible art donations. Julie & Phil Frye.

I would like to thank the entire staff in the Hematology/Bone Marrow Transplant Program at UCSF including the management team, Lloyd Damon, MD, Lynne Deberry, Gerri Shields and Janelle Antosia as well as my amazing colleagues, Tom Leahy, Bridget Mazzini, Lauran Johnson and the best physicians in the world.

Most of all I would like to thank the thousands of patients who inspire us every day. You are all AMAZING.

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Creating Life Solutions

imberly Drury-Lightning has been a resident of San Francisco for the past 11 years. She immediately felt a connection

with the Bay Area’s cultural diversity, cutting edge drive and the large philanthropic com-munity.

Kimberly has a BA in Communications and worked for 16 years as a Corporate and Execu-tive Staffing Professional for Microsoft, Deloitte & Touche and the Executive Search Industry in Chicago. Following her corporate career, Kimberly became a classically trained Feng Shui Consultant.

Her passion for Feng Shui and intuitive skills helped her build a new business, Creating Life Solutions, that helps residential and commercial clients create harmonious environments and healthy spaces that are supportive on many levels.

Throughout her tenure in San Francisco she has volunteered and been involved in raising funds or support for Women’s Initiative, Family House, Girls on the Run, AIDS Lifecycle, SF FoodBank, GLIDE, SPCA and local museums that include Academy of Science, DeYoung, Contemporary Jewish Museum, Maritime Museum and SFMOMA. Other professional organizations Kimberly has supported in the past include National Association of Black Ac-countants, Latino Business Professionals and Association of Latin Professionals in Finance and Accounting. Last year Kimberly became a member of Larry Gerquest’s Man of the Year campaign for Larry Gerquest and is very excited to be a candidate this year.

kimberly would like to acknowledge the following supporters of the campaign:

Josh Waters - On The Run Training, Melvyn Records – Mazda Raceway, Laguna Seca, Hathaway PR, Douglas Skonie – Out of Thyme Catering, Mizu Spa, The Plumpjack Group, Sam’s Grill, Noc Noc Bar, Zeke’s Bar, FlirtyFlirty.com/Slide Night Club, Michael David Winery, Elizabeth Spencer Wine, Tami von Isakovics, Stephanie Jacques, Michael Hunn, David Azevedo, Adolfo Romero, and the SF Giant’s Stadium. Team Lightning: Erin Drury-Petra, Larry Gerquest, Luke Lightning. Julia Stanley – 2010 LLS Man & Woman of the Year Campaign Manager.

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Stanford Medical CenterCampaign Team: Bench to Bedside

dean felsher m.d. ph.d.

ean Felsher MD, PH.D. is a native Californian born and raised in Beverly Hills. He attended medical school and

graduate school at the University of California, Los Angeles. He did his residency in internal medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He did his clinical fellowship in Adult Medical Oncology and trained under Dr. J. Michael Bishop, a co-recipient of the 1989 Nobel Prize for Medicine.

Dr. Felsher is currently an Associate Profes-sor of Oncology at Stanford University School of Medicine. He is the Leader of the Stanford Cancer Center Molecular Therapeutics Program that includes over 40 faculty members. He currently sees patients with lymphoma and Hodgkin’s Disease and is the director of a laboratory with more than twenty scientists. His research is internationally recognized for his contribution to a basic understanding of the mechanistic basis of cancer. He has received numerous awards for his work.

Dr. Felsher credits many of his most innovative and exciting scientific accomplishments to the generous support from The Leukemia & Lym-phoma Society. He has been actively engaged in promoting an understanding of science within the community.

dr. felsher would like to acknowledge the following supporters of the campaign:

Shariann Tom, Louise Felsher, Dr. Bonnie Halpern-Felsher, Gerry Tom, Gail Shem, Jim Smith, Rebecca Smith, Jim Mirowski and TI Wines.

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Fairmont Hotels & ResortsCampaign Team: Fairmont

Thomas A. kleins the Regional Vice President and General Manager of The Fairmont San Francisco, Tom Klein led the way for

The California Collection of Fairmont Hotels & Resorts to define the true spirit of hospital-ity -- by working collectively to raise funds to support vital research for a blood cancer cure and to provide financial, educational and social services for those affected by blood cancer and their loved ones.

Having witnessed the heartbreak and the tremendous strength of hotel colleagues and their families who suffer from cancer, he real-ized that, as a community, we need to work more aggressively toward finding a cure. When Tom and his team met Stella, our 2010 Girl of the Year, they became determined to make a difference.

In addition to managing The Fairmont San Francisco, Klein oversees all Fairmont hotels and resorts in California: The Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa, The Fairmont San Jose, The Fairmont Newport Beach, The Fairmont Miramar in Santa Monica and support of The Fairmont Heritage Place Ghirardelli Square.

Tom would like to acknowledge the following supporters of the campaign:

Heartfelt thanks to the dedicated colleagues of the Fair-mont Hotels and Resorts, his family and friends who gra-ciously donated their time, energy and passion to this ten week fundraising campaign in support of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

A Klein’s strong sense of corporate social re-sponsibility has inspired his colleagues to unite in major acts of volunteerism. In the last two years, he has led more than 2,000 volunteers to take part in the annual California Coastal Cleanup. He also guides Fairmont’s volunteer participation with the San Francisco AIDS Walk and the San Francisco Food Bank.

He recently spearheaded another success-ful statewide initiative supporting the brand’s commitment to sustainable tourism and envi-ronmental stewardship, raising approximately $20,000 for the California Save Our Parks Campaign.

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Contra Costa County Fire Protection DistrictCampaign Team: Sunset Hope

ken looen Loo is a San Francisco born resident who enjoys working as a professional firefighter for the Contra Costa County

Fire Protection District.

Ken started a small business called Ouch! CPR and First Aid Training in San Francisco after working for many years with the American Red Cross and American Heart Association as an Instructor. He has also worked for Santa Clara Unified School District, Contra Costa Communi-ty College, and UC Davis Outdoor Adventures teaching a variety of classes in the Public Safety sector. He also volunteers as a Rescue Special-ist for a FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Team based in Oakland, California.

His formal education from University of Califor-nia, Davis (BA, Political Science and Internation-al Relations), San Jose State University (Teach-ing Credentials), and California State University, Long Beach (MS, Emergency Service Adminis-tration) has served him well - opening multiple doors to be involved in a variety of fields. Past

occupations including working for a small daily newspaper as a reporter, a revenue accountant for a software firm, a travel medic for a tour company, and a short stint as a financial advisor. He has even worked as a TV extra on multiple episodes of the NBC show Trauma.

In his free time, Ken is always looking for his next destination on the Discovery Channel – as he has a huge passion for traveling to random locations. Besides traditional travel to Europe, South America, and Asia, he has been on a camel in Egypt, dog sledding in the Yukon, and has gone scuba diving and rafting in Iceland.

Ken’s motivation and support for his Man & Women of the Year campaign came from all of his colleagues, classmates, and campaign team.

ken would like to acknowledge the following supporters of the campaign:

Team Manager: Sara Ortega. Committee Members: Kim Barone-Scarbrough, Katie Marie Hegoas, Tara Manasse, Alyssa Petterson, Keri Shin. Motivational Friends: Phil Tabada*, Kristina Pinada*, Lindsay Vick, Drake Bruce*, Natalie Conforti*. LLS MWOY Mentor: Lorraine Yoshikawa. Major Contributors: Union Members of IAFF Local 1230 (Contra Costa County), Best Buys of Pittsburg, CA (General Manager, Marc Owens*), GAP. Family: John, Connie, Curtis, and Christopher Loo. In Memory of: Captain John Nunes (Contra Costa Fire).

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Pranger Law GroupCampaign Team: Mission Remission

Holly prangerolly is an Intellectual Property attorney. Six years ago, she left a comfortable position at one of the largest and most

prestigious law firms in the country to start the Pranger Law Group, a law firm dedicated to providing high quality legal services at afford-able rates.

Her law firm specializes in all aspects of trade-mark law including counseling, global registra-tion, enforcement, licensing and monetization of these rights. The firm represents clients in several industries including restaurants and bars, wine and spirits, Internet and software services, clothing and accessories, retailers, fitness and select nonprofits. Some of the firm’s notable clients include Prudential Financial, Nike Inc., Juicy Couture, Inc., and rocker Sammy Hagar’s many restaurants and night-clubs. Originally from Indiana, she has called San Francisco home for more than a decade.

Holly’s dedication to raising money for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society arises from per-sonal experience. She watched her father die from lymphoma and her best friend’s son, Isaac, has been battling leukemia his entire life. Isaac is now thankfully in remission. Holly dedicates her fundraising to her father’s memory, and to Isaac’s continued health.

Holly would like to acknowledge the following supporters of the campaign:

Committee Mission Remission, “Honoring the Past with Hope for the Future.” Committee Chair, Angela Nichol-son; Fundraising Chair Van Tran; Committee Members: Lisa Águeda, Tanya Ashur, Jenny Burrington, Jennifer Cook, Ashley Long, Meredith McNamara, Allyson Pyrdek, and Heather Robertson; Mentor, Joy Liu.

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yulia Singóuliya grew up in Vladivostok, Russia and moved to Minneapolis in 1996. She found the “home of her soul” in San

Francisco two years ago.

Her business education and five-year experi-ence in the corporate world has been followed by a career switch into the fine art of painting. Yuliya has pursued her interests in studying higher consciousness, spirituality, foreign lan-guages and world travel.

Some of her favorite elements in life are appre-ciating simple things, enjoying present moment and inspiring people to follow their callings and dreams.

She is the founder of ARTS 4 CURE, a nonprofit with a mission to support organizations, proj-ects and talents worldwide dedicated to cure and inspire through Art and Spirituality.

Yuliya is wholeheartedly inspired to partici-pate in The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s campaign to support the amazing cause and to uplift people in need.

yuliya would like to acknowledge the following supporters of the campaign:

Roger Gershman, Belinda Shi, Peter Crane, Christina Resasco, Lyn Williams, Sri Pangulur, Jenn Choi, Mandana Javajeri, Shaun Simmons, Natalya Fedorova, Zev Zuker-man, Vivian Prasaad, Brian Kennison, Liz Matzner, Robert Moore, Dmitry Shubov, Gregg Anderson, Mike Kim, Lena Gikkas, Wesley Dere, Vivian Bogdanic, Anya Luchitsky, Madhu Yeluguri and others. Special thank you to singers Eoin Harrington and Nadine Risha, and David Costello and Dean Gardner from Cause Insurance team.

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imberly Stearns-Weil is a clinical psy-chologist in a private practice that spe-cializes in assessment. She is also a real

estate investor who manages multiple rental properties. In her free time, she is passionate about charitable endeavors.

She has worked with numerous charitable orga-nizations, including The Junior League, Diablo Valley Women’s League and PETA. Kimberly’s campaign was inspired by a dear friend who is now a Hodgkin’s Lymphoma survivor. Kimberly is passionate about raising money to advance a cure for blood cancers.

kimberly would like to acknowledge the following supporters of the campaign:

Carol and David Thomson, Kari Endries and Goretti Heinz.

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eff Taylor is co-owner of Unishippers Sonoma, a third party logistics provider for small to medium companies. Unishippers

provides access to shipping solutions rang-ing from express shipping (UPS) and Less than Truckload (LTL) through international air and ocean solutions.

Before Unishippers, Jeff enjoyed a twenty five year career in high tech. As an engineer, a teacher and a sales professional, Jeff has helped build large networks across the globe. Accounts in South America, the US, Australia, South Africa and Europe positioned firms he worked for as market space leaders.

Experience in large networks, distance educa-tion and telemedicine were spaces Jeff worked in, in many cases as a first mover. Jeff helped engineer, build and support one of the earli-est and largest telemedicine networks in the nation. He worked with the National Science Foundation in early distance education both in proving the technology and helping to develop the educator model.

Jeff also had an early career as a professional musician. He spent time on the road, in the studio and in symphonic auditions.

Jeff is an ardent progressive, supporting many progressive causes and candidates. His heroes include Barbara Jordan and Mark Leno (with both of whom he has spent time).

Jeff was born in Venezuela, raised near Phila-delphia with parents from deep West Texas. He’s lived in many places, but is most at home in California.

Jeff would like to acknowledge the following supporters of the campaign:

Senator Mark Leno, Byron Hancock, Sandy Jaeger, Paula Champagne, Littler Mendelson, Carol Stevenson, Chris Coulter, the Haake Family, Fran Lowe and Barb Kyne, Natale Servino, Stephen Suzman, Jim Hodgkins and Brian Douglas, Carole Mills, Joseph Del Barba, Mark Marion, White House Winery, Sonoma Port Works, St Supery Winery and Law Offices of Burnham Brown.

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Campaign Team: Blasting Blood Cancer

bianca Velishekith twenty years of corporate and philanthropy experience at Global, National, and Local levels, Bianca

Velishek was honored to accept her candidacy nomination for Man & Woman of the Year.

Over the past 20 years, Bianca has held numer-ous leadership positions in the corporate world with experience in working with many major Fortune 500 and healthcare companies includ-ing General Electric, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, NDC Health, Bayer Healthcare, and Siemens Corporation.

Additionally, Bianca has extensive experience in the philanthropy arena raising awareness and funds for charities relating to healthcare, and women’s and children’s rights and causes. In her spare time, she enjoys music, painting, and photography.

bianca would like to acknowledge the following supporters of the campaign:

Sarah Richards, Sheila Ash, Paul “The Lobster” Wells, Flow Communications, June Frost, Jay Greenan, Diane Kush, Bon Air Salon & Spa, Jean Fryar Poole, Christina Gere, Joan Hangarter, Douglas Kolberg, Kunde Winery, Ellen Beth Levin, Joseph Perez, The Marin Humane Society, Lili.S Salon in Sausalito Lillian Piol, Nancy Morais, Steve Sodokoff/GIMME Shelter, BR Cohn Winery & BR Cohn Olive Oil Company, The Vineyards Inn Kenwood, Casa Verde Bed & Breakfast, Kenwood, California, Rebecca Nichols, Flights of Fancy Productions, Mike Dingle, Johnny Botts, Marisa Escobar, Karen Hansen Gray, Jessica Green, Sonia Sanchez, Dennis C. Scherzer, Saeed Shahabi, Prairie Prince, George Michalski, David Denny & Kathy Peck, Barry “The Fish” Melton, Joli Valenti, Mitchell Holman, Carlos Reyes, Mindy Canter, Kimberly Gold, The Thrasher, Jamie Clark & The Players, Third Thursday Band, Zenovia, Jennifer Limberaks, Francesca, Karl & Staff at Broadway Studios, Ludmila Kisseleva, Peggy Dohrman, Johnnie Jean Daniels,Wyatt Jennings, Byron Allred, Mark Lewis, Charleston Pierce, Jim Anderson, Rudy Columbini, Aprill from “The Unauthorized Rolling Stones”, Bruce Abramson, Jeung Kang, and Carolyn Baulsier.

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TEI, Inc.

John Welsh grew up in Rye, New York. During his time back East, he attended Rye Country Day School, Deerfield Acad-

emy, St. Lawrence University and finished up with an MBA from the University of Chicago.After Chicago, John went on to become a Vice President and Partner at Capital-Mercury Shirt Corporation out of Manhattan where his main responsibility was the overseas area.

In 1996, John a moved to California where he acquired Taylor Electronics and then eventually went on to start his current company TEI, Inc. which is an OEM of electronic components.John is a devoted father of three. Having re-searched many nonprofits, John was particularly impressed with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s dedicated and results-oriented research efforts.

John would like to acknowledge the following supporters of the campaign:

Anna Alioto, Sheila Ash, Sharon Meagher.

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THAnk you To our generouS donorS

Peter J. Locke

CSIHarold & Nancy

HughesKorshak, Kracoff,

Kong & Sugano, LLP

ED Miniat, Inc

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THAnk you To our generouS donorS

Anersen Bonnifield

& ROSCHABONNIE SPINDLER

DeNovaHomes, Inc.

Presidio Bank

RayFrick Mr.&Mrs. Silvio Garaventa, Jr.

ProskauerRose LLP

Table Sponsors

Special Thanks

Phillip Alford, Nancy Ashman, Jennifer Banmiller, Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass, LLP, George Gelbard, Kevin Halter, Francein Hansen, Ron Hummel, Genentech, Tom Jackson, Matthew and Gertrude Just, David Kensington, Donald Levin, Richard Martini, Jorge Maumen, Markham Miller, Stephen & Anneke Neal, Steve & Judith Padis, PSAV Presentation Services, Elizabeth Kate Smith, Salesforce, Summit Partners, Inc., David Schellhase, Bill Schmicker, Van Tran and Elizabeth Thieriot.

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Man & Woman of the Year Alumni

Looking back on the past twenty years, we are overwhelmed with gratitude.

Thank you to all our previous candidates and winners.

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Anwar AboutalebMatthew Adams*Bess AffinitoStephanie AhlbergMichelle AliamusAnna Alioto*Bobbie AllenCeleste AlleyneRichard AndrewsJennifer AngerameRoger ArlenPaul ArmstrongRae AscarrunzSheila AshNefertiti AshleySandra BagnatoriSheldon BakerGina BandetHolly BaronDiana BarrettJohn BarryAndrew BartholomewRobert BassiriPat BechelliJoe Belloumini*Belinda BensonRick BensonMichael BernickJoe BettsDoug BiederbeckRenee BienekDeborah &Greg BlackburnMarty BlakeDavid BlockJames BlomDianne BoateAmy BohnMaralee BohneLourdes BolfangoRon BorelliMark BozziniBrad BradenJames & June BradenDenise BradyRobin BranfordBrian BraschDon Briggs

Jon BristowNoelle BrookfieldJim BuattiAdam BurgessJulie BuxtonCathy ByrdLynn CadwaladerSean Callinan*Robert CantleyChris CareyDean CarnerosThomas CarsonMareike CarterSteve CavalierMichael CehakIda CentoniRaymond ChesterKristy ChristieAllen ChurchillMichael CihakSanford CipinkoRandy ClarkRoy ClayChris CohenTim CollinsSuzzanne ConnollyWade ConnonMei Ling ConnorElizabeth CooperKaren CornfieldMariann CostelloJennifer CrandallKelly CranePeter Cronin*Renee CuninJohn CuninMargaret CurrivanJohnnie Jean DanielNeil DaniloffRyan DawkinsRobert DayAnders De JoungeCarol DeanLoree DeckerKelny DenebeimHarry DentonGina DestitoTerry DeVito

Aline DinoiaJohn DorwardKatie DoyleRajinder DuaR. Scott DurcaninLauren EastmanGreg EatonPamela EatonDeborah Emery*Dr. John Emery*Chris EnglandLisa ErichLea EsquedaJohn EsterkynLisa EtlingDaphne EvansAl FalchiKelny FarberMandy FarmaiianBelinda FarrellTim Farrelly*Bella Farrow*Sandy FeasterDebbie FergusonKia Feria*Mark FernandezNoble Fields*Bill FinneganMarc FongJacquline FoxLouis FraneckeNeil FraserSharon FreemanPatricia Fripp*James GabbertSharon GarellDr. Allan Gaynor*Pamela GentryPamela GeorgeLarry GerquestMeredith GittingsMolly GleasonJoy GlenwrightPaula Gold-NocellRoberta GonzalesBecky GordonFrances Gotti*Jennifer Gotti*

Eric GraberMichael GrandonBill Gregory*Betsy GrossStacy GuildAlexa GuitronJosef HaasDavid HaffenrefferAshley HaffenrefferPreston HammerHeather Luplow Hartle*Loretta HeldChris HemmeterPat HenleDana HermansonDennis HerreraAndrew HerreraBetsey Hidalgo*Hala HijaziMark HillBarbara HillsElizabeth HillsKeith HoangJuliet HoffmanLisa HolladayNancy HollandRobyn HoltHarold HoogasianElaine HoskingMichael HouseMary HunterAlphonzo JacksonAlice JalaihDr. Melina JampolisJoel JewittSophia KablerHelene KaplanDean KarnazesElliot KatzKathy KauffmanJill KelleherWilliam KennamoreChuck KennedyJenn KennedyKatherine KeownValeria KholostenkoJerry KimberLeBaron King

Brian Kinion*Jake KloberdanzReiko KobayashiKent KokkosAnne KrajewskiSuzanne Krasna, CFPChristopher LaneBill LeeLudon LeeJames LeeDean LehrJeff LeonMeagan LevitanRenel LewisRich LiebermannBrian LillyBetsy LinderJudy LindsayKevin London*Jeannine LoPrestiCharles LoucksTim MaasPeter MacMillanMarilyn ManningLesley Mansford*Araceli MartinezNola MastersonShannon McAvoyMaggie McCallKeith McCardellChris McClureMike McCormickBonnie McFarlandBrett McGovernBruce McGowanPat MeierElaine MellisSusan MethenyJohnny Metheny*Sylvia MillsMichael MinaBill MisthosSean T. MonaghanThomas MorrisonDiana MorrowCynthia MorseBrian MortonMichael Moser

Ted MuellerDonald MunroJohn MurrayDorothy & Alan MurrayMatt NaderMary NaplesFernando NavarreteGail E. NeiraEvelyn NeumayrCarla NewcomerDiana NewellCaral NewmanDeidre NewmanGavin NewsomLori NicholsLee NoldTom Noonan*Nancy NorenBradley OgdenBill O’KeefeJoseph OlsMark OrsiJulie PaivaLaura PardiniEva PatelPat PattonLauren PerottiDavid PetersStephanie PetersonRichard Petrick*Debra PhairasLaura PhayreCharleston PierceLauren PollockDan PortilloMolly PrahlBeth PuccinelliNicole QuandtJohn RaleighCaterina RandoMike RatianiPamela ReedKate ReederShelly ReichGordon ReidCatherine ReineZach ReynoldsStephanie Rhea

Renee RichardsonSusan RoaneAlex Robles, Jr.*Teresa Rodriguez Wil-liamson*Debra RosettMargaret RudolphJennifer RyanEdward SaenzFred SalemLee SalemAndrew SalentineStephanie SanditenLindsey Sandoval*Gabe Santiago*Brent SasakiElliot SchafferBernadette SchildJudith Schlesinger-Fish*Yetunde SchuhmannDevin Sconyers*Dennis SechrestDavid SederquistPalak ShahPurvi Shah*Paulette SheibelBill Shen*Kathryn ShepherdRobin SilvermanMark SilvermanLynne SimonKaren Simon Jody SmithGreg St. ClaireNancy StammPatricia StevensJoan StimsonKim StoddardLaurel StrandJerry SullivanShawanna SullivanDavid SwainVicky Tacheira*Kristen TangemanCarol TarmanCarol TaylorBill ThomasSusan Thompson

Robert TijerinaDavid TouchstoneDarlene TownsendLarry ToyKris TriebschErin TriebschKimberley TurleyApril TurneyGibin UmbertoAnnette ValleLou VenegasTom VickersJennifer VioletSusan VlahosWilliam VlahosDavid VoddenNarada Michael Walden*David Wallach*T.J WalshMichael WarnerNoel WaxJennifer Wax*Melina WebsterFoster WeeksCliff WeilandD. Kerstin WennbergKirsten WennbergEddie WhiteheadMichelle Wilcox*Sandra WilderMarsha WilliamsEva WilliamsPete WilsonJoel WinerothJennifer WittmayerAlice WolfsonArnold WongJohn WrightVanessa YaptangcoKim YonenakaMax YoungChris YunAnnabella ZabalaAlice ZakianAnne Zaneski

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Stella Jade Madsen, LLS 2010 Girl of the Year & Tom Klein, Regional Vice President and General Manager

of The Fairmont San Francisco

Special Thanks

The California Collection of Fairmont Hotels & Resorts partnered with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) to define the true spirit of hospitality – by working collectively to raise $125,000 to support vital research for a cure and to provide financial, educational

and social services for individuals affected by blood cancer and their loved ones.

This important campaign would not have been possible withthe support of the following individuals and companies.

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