Past Awardees List

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
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)