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HONOREES/AWARD RECIPIENTS OF PAST COMMISSION ON DISABILITIES ACCESS AWARDS LUNCHEON CEREMONIES
2018 – 27th Annual Access Awards Luncheon – Awardees
3rd District Aaron and Rickey Bloom, Yola Doré, Anny Semonco
1st District Dr. Tomás García
2nd District Janet A. Neal
4th District Outpatient Services Leadership Team, Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center
5th District Kathleen Barajas
Chairperson’s Award Dr. Barbara Ferrer and Louis Herrera
Bill Tainter Public Service Award Kenneth S. Howard
Billy Barty Media/Sports Award Tracy Broughton
Jane Small Advocacy Award San Gabriel/Pomona Regional Center
Nadia Powers Leadership Award Vanessa O. Smith
Pearl Ella Johnson Community Service Award Dr. Barry Lavay
2017 – 26th Annual Access Awards Luncheon – Awardees
2nd District The Achievable Foundation
1st district Hector Ochoa
3rd District James M. Chud, Maria Serrao
4th District Honoree Jennifer Kumiyama
5th District Honoree Andrew Skinner
Chairperson’s Award Mayra Fornos Ralph’s Riders Foundation
Bill Tainter Public Service Award Honoree Giovanna Gogreve
Ernest T. Hamilton, Jr. Veteran’s Award Honoree Paralyzed Veterans of America California Chapter in Long Beach
Pearl Ella Community Service Award Cynde Soto Clothes the Deal
2016 – 25th Annual Access Awards Luncheon – Awardees
1st District Sandra Flores, Alma Family Services
1st District Ruben Hernandez, Founder of Unification of Disabled Latin Americans
2nd District Linda Shimane
2nd District Wiley Center for Speech and Language Development
3rd District Brenda Seiden, M.S.
4th District Las Floristas
4th District Rancho Los Amigos Foundation
5th District Alethea M. Crespo – Rose Bowl Aquatics Center
5th District Kevin D. Korenthal – KORE Communications, LLC
5th District Cathy Gott – Danny’s Farm
Chairperson’s Awards James Lee & Louis Burns
Nadia Power Leadership Award Alexander A. Ghaffari
Billy Barty Award The Wilderness Institute
Pearl Ella Johnson Community Service Award Tiffany Yonemoto
2015 - 24th Annual Access Awards Luncheon – Awardees
1st District Jorge Chuc
2nd District Meals on Wheel Program City of Inglewood
3rd District Marilyn Grunwald
4th District Gilbert Salinas
5th District Bud Brown and Sona Baghdassarian
Chairperson’s Awards James J.S. Holmes & Kevin Gilliland, Sedgwick LLP
Billy Barty Award (Media/Sports) Richard Bell & Ray Pizarro, Pushrim Foundation
Harley Rubenstein Caregiver Award Jeffrey Gamble
Jane Small Award Lori Arnoff, Los Angeles HIV Law and Policy Project (LA HLLP)
Pearl Ella Johnson Community Service Award The E.J. Jackson Foundation, Jackson
Limousine Service
2014 - 23th Annual Access Awards Luncheon – Awardees
1st District Sal Valdez
2nd District The Help Group
3rd District Jacob Ramsey
4th District Joe Leal
5th District Jerry and Phyllis Campbell
5th District Jamie Goodreau
City of Los Angeles Department on Disability
City of Pasadena Accessibility and Disability
City of Culver City Disability Advisory Committee
City of Santa Monica Disabilities Commission
City of West Hollywood Disabilities Advisory Board
Chairperson’s Award Theresa May De Vera
2013 - 22nd Annual Access Awards Luncheon – Awardees
1st District Gabriela Hernandez-Gonzalez
2nd District Ability First
3rd District Michelle Krotinger Wolf
4th District Janne Kouri
5th District Kimberly Albarecq
5th District LeRoy Wm. Nattress, Jr., Ph.D.
5th District Michael Shanklin
Chairperson’s Award Los Angeles Fire Department Urban Search and Rescue
Harley Rubenstein Award Lora King
Jane Small Advocacy Award Teddie-Joy Remhild
Pearl Ella Johnson Community Service Award City of Hope
Veterans Award Major Lenora Gay Ingram
2012 – 21st Annual Access Awards Luncheon – Awardees
1st District Timothy Hernandez
2nd District Los Angeles Child Guidance Clinic
3rd District National Arts & Disability of California
4th District Community Advocates for People Choices
5th District Kathleen Sturkey
Billy Barty Award Nine O’Clock Players
Billy Barty Award Noreen Vincent
Billy Barty Award Gerardo Borrego
Legends Award Shari Gamson
2011 – 20th Annual Access Awards Luncheon – Awardees
1st District Victor Hugo Padilla
2nd District Alyce Morris Winston
3rd District Zack Weinstein
4th District Allan Buck
5th District Tyrone Hampton
Billy Barty Award TV Japan
Chairperson’s Award Marcia Gayle
Bill Tainter Public Service Award Regina Houston Swain
Harley Rubenstein Caregiver Award Dr. Raul Ramirez
Pearl Ella Johnson Community Service Award Locks of Love
2010 – 19th Annual Access Awards Luncheon – Awardees
1st District Lourdes Caracoza
2nd District Areva D. Martin, Esq.
3rd District Dr. Rick Scuderi
4th District Got Kids?
5th District Carousel Ranch
5th District Saddle Up Therapeutic Riding Stables
Chairperson’s Award, NBC Universal
Ernest T. Hamilton, Jr. Veteran’s Award, TRIUMPH Foundation
Jane Small Advocacy Award, CALIF (Communities Actively Living Independent and Free)
Legends Award, Marcella M. Meyer
Nadia Powers Leadership Award, Richard Lorenzo Ray
2009 – 18th Annual Access Awards Luncheon – Awardees
1st District L.A. Care Health Plan
2nd District Consuella Mackey
3rd District Deaf West Theatre
4th District Angela Madsen
5th District Winslow C. Reitnouer
Billy Barty Award, I AM PWD
Chairperson’s Award, Sharon Crittendon
Jane Small Advocacy Award, Stephen Simon
Nadia Powers Leadership, Rafer Johnson
Pearl Ella Johnson Community Service Award, Beauty Bus
2008 – 17th Annual Access Awards Luncheon – Awardees
1st District Salvation Army-Harbor Light Center
2nd District Sandy Varga, Disability Rights Advocate
2nd District Michael Agyin, Disability Rights Advocate
3rd District Braille Institute
4th District Charles Martucci, Community Services Coordinator, City of Lakewood
5th District Lou Bozigian, Co-Owner, Coldwell Banker Bozigian Realty
Billy Barty Award, Lou Ferrigno, Actor, Body Builder & Reserve LAC Sheriff Deputy
Chairperson’s Award, MOMSPharmacy
Jane Small Advocacy Award, HALSA, Inc. (HIV & AIDS Legal Services Alliance, Inc.)
Nadia Powers Leadership Award, Chip Hazen, ADA Compliance Officer, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (METRO)
Pearl Ella Johnson Community Service Award, Alan H. Woo, Director of Planning and Program Development, Community Action Partnership of Orange County
2007 – 16th Annual Access Awards Luncheon – Awardees
1st District Washington Mutual
2nd District Junior Blind of America
3rd District Terri Lantz, United Cerebral Palsy of Los Angeles
4th District Ben Rockwell, Beach-Wood Chapter of Californians for Disability Rights
5th District Steve Miller, Tierra Del Sol Foundation
Bill Tainter Award, Kristina Ripatti of Los Angeles Police Department
Billy Barty Award, Extreme Makeover Home Edition
Chairperson’s Award, Captain Gregory Malais, Los Angeles Fire Department
Jane Small Advocacy Award, Protection & Advocacy, Inc.
Pearl Ella Johnson Award, Lawrence Pleskow of When U Dream a Dream, Inc.
2006 – 15th Annual Access Awards Luncheon – Awardees
1st District Rick Vannan, Plant Manager, Clorox Company
2nd District Sheila Cruz, Los Angeles City Department of Transportation
3rd District Ben Uphues, Founder, Opaque Dining in the Dark
4th District Blanche Grove, City of Cerritos Adaptive Recreation Programs
5th District Dennis Wick, Antelope Valley Special Olympics
Billy Barty Inspirational Award, Elizabeth Helmes, Executive Director, AHEAD with Horses
Chairperson’s Award, Kathleen Nola Thomas, T.H.E Clinic
Community –At-Large Award, Paul Cahill, Chair, Marriott Business Council
Jane Small Advocacy Award, Royce Crowder, Disabilities Advocate
Public Service Award, Bobbi Jean Tanberg
2005 – 14th Annual Access Awards Luncheon – Awardees
1st District April Thompson, Manager, Ushers and Ticket Takers of Los Angeles Dodgers
2nd District Jim Preis, Executive Director, Mental Health Advocacy Services, Inc
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3rd District John Gile, Executive Director, Project Angel Food
4th District Maria Venegas, Partner, PETCO, Downey CA
5th District Cindy Cox Goodfellow, President & CEO, Aeroplex Business Center, Inc.
Billy Barty Award, Mary Ann Glicksman, Executive Director, Computer Access Center
Chairperson’s Award, Bally Total Fitness, Culver City
Community at Large Awardee, Marie Villalobos and Deputy Adam Castro, LASD
Jane Small Award, Hugh Hallenberg, Advocate
Public Service Award, Honorable Beverly O’Neal, Mayor, City of Long Beach
Robert Abell Award, Larry Albers, Handi Plate Research and Development, Inc.
2004 – 13th Annual Access Awards Luncheon – Awardees
1st District Tony Iskandar, VP & GM, Goudy Honda
2nd District Christine Leahey, Visitor Services Dir., Santa Monica Museum of Art
3rd District Calif. Governor’s Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities
4th District Ken Slu, Planner, L.A. County Beaches and Harbors
5th District Grace Waegell Tiessen, President, Board of Trustees, SHHH, (Self Help for Hard of Hearing)
Ron Schraiber, M.A. Director Office of Consumer Affairs, Department of Mental Health
Richard Nichols, Chair, WIB (L.A. County Workforce Investment Board)
Paula and Lewis Turner, Owners, Pet Care Co.
Dianne Piastro, Instructor/Lecturer, Cal-State Long Beach & PASC Consultant
Valerie Vanaman, Attorney, Teaching Fellow, Harvard Law
2003 – 12th Annual Access Awards Luncheon – Awardees
Ted Casey & Toyota Motor Sales, USA (Employment Program for mentally challenged)
Foster Grandparents Program, Metropolitan State Hospital
Jeneen Vendetti, Sheila Kvale & Staff, Secrets Salon (make-overs for mentally challenged)
Antonio Parisi, Advocate, Mentor, Boxer
Shane’s Inspiration, Developer of Accessible Playground Equipment
Nare Setyan, Youth Sculptress (blind)
Beverly Health Care, Deaf Services Program
Victor Caballero, Fiesta Taxi, Disabled Passenger Program Dr. Harlan Hahn, (DECLINED AWARD)
2002 – 11th Annual Access Awards Luncheon - Awardees
John Savage & American Honda Motor
Margaret “Maggie” Belton, Chair, Personal Assistance Services Council (PASC)
Wayne Boudreau, Special Ed Program Specialist, Palmdale School District
Ruben Hernandez, Founder of Unification of Disabled Latin Americans
Mattye Fegan-Perry, Member, California Senior Legislature
University of California, Los Angeles, Office for Students with Disabilities
Jeanette A. Nishikawa, Executive Director, Disabled Resources Center, Inc.
Delta Air Lines, the Innovative Delta Air Chair (wheelchair)
Susan Schneider Gordon, Volunteer, Culver City Senior Center
Lynn Olson, Advocate & Owner, Manhattan Beach Bread & Bagel Co.
2001 – 10th Annual Access Awards Luncheon - Awardees
Holly & Rodney Peete, HollyRod Foundation
Nadia Powers, Advocate & Workforce Investment Board member
Disneyland Resort – Front Line Employees
Valerie Zanders, Program Director, Portal Mental Health Rehab
Casa Colina Outdoor Adventures
Vincent Bryson, Executive Director, Ronald McDonald House
Linda & Abbott Brown, Ridgestone Foundation – ABELL AWARD
Team Hoyt (Rick/Dick), Father and disabled son marathon team – BARTY AWARD
Alan Toy – LILA Website - SMALL AWARD
2000 - 9th Annual Access Awards Luncheon - Awardees
Olegario D. Cantos VII, Western Law Center for Disability Rights
Dr. Samuel M. Genensky, Founder, Center for the Partially Sighted
Robert David Hall, Actor, Role Model
Harvey L. Huddleston, V.P. Gen. Mgr., Xerox Connection, Xerox Corp.
Mary Ann Jones, Exec. Dir., Westside Center for Independent Living
Mordena Moore, Vice Chair, Board of Directors, AbilityFirst
Peggy Reyna, Project Director, LAC Assaults Against Women
Sylvia Rodriguez - Bill Tainter Internship
Jane Small Award - Inaugural
Charles D. Siegal, President, Western Center for Disability Rights
1999 - 8th Annual Access Awards Luncheon - Awardees
Lillibeth Navarro, Advocate, IRAPS
Jennifer P. Olson, Esq., Employment Law and ADA
Eric Levinson, Burbank Advisory Council on Disabilities
Lynn Manning, Calif. Arts Council’s Artist in Residence, Mark Taper Forum
Southwest Airlines (Anastasia Albanese-O'Neil)
Staples Foundation Community Development (Jose Gardea)
Bob Farran, LAC Office of Special Education
1998 - 7th Annual Access Awards Luncheon - Awardees
Chet Cooper, Publisher, Ability Magazine & Founder, Ability Awareness Org.
Nancy J. Covert, Chair Emeritus, Calif. Governor’s Committee
Judge Fred Horn, Orange County Superior Court
Cyrile “Cy Cy” Lambert, Motivational Speaker, Founder, RVL S.C.O.R.E.
Dr. Harry J. Murphy, Founder/Dir., Center on Disabilities, Cal State Northridge
Gerard Rossi, Volunteer/Leader Visually Impaired Community
Bill Ste. Marie, Teacher/Mentor for Disabled Students, Bellflower High School
Los Angeles County Regional Centers
Eastern Los Angeles Regional Center
Frank D. Lanterman Regional Center
Harbor Regional Center
North Angeles Regional Center
San Gabriel/Pomona Valley Regional Center
South Central Los Angeles Regional Center
Westside Regional Center
1997 - 6th Annual Access Awards Luncheon - Awardees
Paul Harvey, Founder of numerous sports activities for disabled youth in Irvine
Christina Hyosun Kimm, Professor, Special Education, Cal State LA
Douglas Martin, Professor, Special Assistant to Chancellor, UCLA
SHARE, Inc. (Share Happily and Reap Endlessly)
Betty R. Wilson, Director, City of Los Angeles Office on Disabilities
Schools - Community Colleges
East Los Angeles College
Los Angeles Southwest College
Los Angeles Harbor College
Los Angeles Valley College
Los Angeles Mission College
Department of the Year
Beaches and Harbors
1996 - 5th Annual Access Awards Luncheon - Awardees
Laura Remson Mitchell
Mainstream Magazine
Rockwell - Space Systems
Richard Chavez
Schools - Universities
Cal State Northridge
Cal State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Cal State Long Beach
Cal State Los Angeles
Cal State Dominguez Hills
UCLA
Department of the Year
Beaches and Harbors
1995 - 4th Annual Access Awards Luncheon - Awardees
Judith Heumann
State Senator Diane Watson
Mitch Pomerantz
VONS Markets
John Hill
1994 - 3rd Annual Access Awards Luncheon - Awardees
Victoria Ann-Lewis
Justice Joyce Kennard
Brenda Premo
Target Stores
Supervisor Edmund D. Edelman
Joanne Sturges
1993 - 2nd Annual Access Awards Luncheon - Awardees
Karla Geller
Bridges Project, Marriott Foundation
Frank Lindsey
Super Shuttle
1992 Inaugural Annual Access Awards Luncheon - Awardees * *
Gordon Sam Overton
Xerox Corporation
Nordstrom
City of Whittier/Whittier Access Committee
1989 Open House and Recognition Ceremony
Douglas Martin
Timothy Cook
John Day
Herald Examiner
Exceptional Children’s Foundation
1988 Open House and Recognition Ceremony
Stanley Fleishman
Carolyn Vash
Western Law Center for Disability Rights
Los Angeles County Department of Parks & Recreation