2024 Nominees

Congratulations to the 2024 National Philanthropy Day Nominees!

Outstanding Development Emerging Leader
Kayla Camac - Zero8Hundred
Hanna Jensen - Junior Achievement of San Diego
TD Smith - YMCA of San Diego County

Outstanding Development Professional
Eowyn Bates, CFRE - San Diego Natural History Museum
Kelsey Dale, CFRE, CSPG - Christopher A. Lee of UC San Diego & Eileen Timken of La Jolla Institute for Immunology with support from Curebound, Women's Health Access Matters
Shawna Fallon - Sandy Liarakos with support from Claudia Ehrlich, Betsy McClendon, Living Coast Discovery Center, San Diego Symphony, Sharp HealthCare Foundation
Lorraine Fisher, MPAFF, CFRE - Jewish Federation of San Diego
Miguel Lopez, CFRE - Adriana Brunner of JP Morgan Chase & Robert P. Ito

Outstanding Organization for Diversity & Inclusion
Foundation for Developmental Disabilities - Self-Nominated with support from San Diego Regional Center
MANA de San Diego - Adriana Brunner of JP Morgan Chase, Adriana Mendoza of COX Communications, & Pauline Ma of SDG&E
National University - Classroom of the Future Foundation
Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest - Self-Nominated
Rady Children's Hospital - Self-Nominated

Outstanding Philanthropic Institution
Booz Allen Hamilton - Girl Scouts San Diego
Century Club of San Diego - Reality Changers with support from Just in Time for Foster Youth, New Haven Youth & Family Services, Promises2Kids, San Diego Youth Services, Support The Enlisted Project, Words Alive
COX Communications    South Bay YMCA - YMCA of San Diego County & Living Coast Discovery Center
Jersey Mike’s - Rady Children's Hospital
Life Sciences Cares - Feeding San Diego & Wesley House Student Residence, Inc.
San Diego Foundation - Environmental Health Coalition
San Diego Gas & Electric - Self-Nominated
San Diego Seals - T. Claude and Gladys B. Ryan Family YMCA
San Diego Social Venture Partners - Self-Nominated
Seven Mile Casino - Living Coast Discovery Center with support from Border View & Southbay YMCA, MANA de San Diego, San Ysidro Health, Southwestern College Foundation
U.S. Bank - The Chicano Federation of San Diego County with support from Lifeline Community Services, MAAC, MANA de San Diego, Netzel Grigsby Associates, Promises2Kids
Women's Empowerment International - Self-Nominated
Youth Philanthropy Council - San Ysidro Health

Outstanding Philanthropist
Dianne Bashor - San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance & Boy Scouts of America
Cushman Family - Sharp HealthCare Foundation with support from Casa de Amparo, Jewish Community Foundation, San Diego Blood Bank, San Diego Food Bank, San Diego Symphony, Seacrest Foundation, Serving Seniors, Urban Street Angels
Gary & Maxine Kreitzer    Neighborhood Healthcare
Dr. Gene Lay - University of California San Diego
Kevin Marshall - South Bay YMCA - YMCA of San Diego County & Southwestern College Foundation
Bob & Molly Schulze - Barrio Logan College Institute
Carol Vassiliadas - KPBS
Bill & Lori Walton - Lucky Duck Foundation

Outstanding Student Volunteer
Jackie De Anda - Barrio Logan College Institute
Camden Hall - Curebound
Sophia Insogna - Rady Children's Hospital
Iris Korn - Feeding San Diego
Luke Moreau - GiGi's Playhouse San Diego
Sydney Yang - Father Joe's Villages

Outstanding Volunteer
Angela Aceves - Mission Fed Credit Union
Irene Barajas - Girl Scouts San Diego
Bridgett Brown - Rady Children's Hospital Foundation
Kimberly Brown - Meals on Wheels San Diego County
Jamie Carr - Nativity Prep Academy
Elaine Dodge - Rancho Santa Fe Foundation
Berit Durler - San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, North Coast Repertory Theatre & Timken Museum
Rockette Ewell & Russ Okihara - St. Paul's Cathedral
Dr. James S. Grisolia - Epilepsy Foundation of San Diego County
Mary Johnson - Barrio Logan College Institute
Debbie McGraw - Women's Empowerment International
Elsa Morales-Roth - Emilio Nares Foundation
William Smith - Neighborhood Healthcare
Leo Spiegel - University of California San Diego
The Ladies Guild - Father Joe's Villages
Aubrey Valencia - Curebound