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61st Anniversary Dinner

April 12, 2024
Hilton San Diego Bayfront

Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest is celebrating 61 years of service in San Diego, Riverside, and Imperial counties!

Event Chairs

Lynn Gorguze and Ellie Peters McDade
 

Join this mother-daughter duo that has supported reproductive rights and health care for 30 years.

Your support will help provide expert care, educate young people and families, and advocate for a healthier and more just world — for this generation and the next.

To learn more, please contact [email protected].

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Thank you for your support of Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest’s 61st anniversary. We hope to see you there!

Double Your Impact

All donations will be matched dollar-for-dollar, up to a total of $250,000, by the Stiefel Behner Charitable Fund, to support crucial access to reproductive health care in our communities.

Donate to Match!

61st Anniversary Dinner Honorary Committee
As of 03/19/2024 

Honorary Chairs

K. Andrew Achterkirchen
Lynne M. Carlson
Amy Corton & Carl Eibl
Herb & Paula Engel
Susanna & Michael Flaster
Lynn Gorguze & Hon. Scott Peters
Beverly Grant
The Heller Family Foundation
Rosanne Rennie Holliday
John and Sally Hood Family Foundation
Joan & Irwin Jacobs
Laurie Mitchell & Brent Woods
Marisa & Bill Rastetter
Catherine Stiefel & Keith Behner
Robin Toft
Pat Wilson & Greg Rose

Champions of Choice
Dee Anne & Michael Canepa
Molly & Robert Schulze

Visionaries
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Catherine & Phil Blair
Jackie Bridge & Nate McCay
Randy Clark & Tom Maddox, M.D.
Dr. Clifford & Carolyn Colwell
Jackie & Stan Drosch
Kay & Bill Gurtin
R. Elaine Hanson, M.D. & Bruce A. Robbins, M.D.
Marcia Hazan
Robin Hensley & Peter Salvati
Nora Taylor Jaffe & Family
Linda & Mel Katz
Arnold LaGuardia & Susan Mazza
Anne & Andy McCammon
Jenny & Wes Mudge
Marcie Rothman
Neal and Margaret Schmale
Molli Wagner
Sherry & David Winkler
Abby & Ray Weiss
 

Benefactors

Anonymous
Dr. Alethea & Mr. Jeremy Bernstein
Joan Jordan Bernstein
Aline Betancourt & Ruth Waterman
Scott & Shawna Biel
Robert Blanchard & Lynda Forsha Blanchard
LaVerne & Harold Brown
Barbara Bry & Neil Senturia
Madeline Butler & Arthur Levin
Jamie Carr
Harry & Sandra Carter
Diana Strauss Casey
Elissa Davis
Julie & Mitchell Dubick
Marjorie Duckett
Emily & Daniel Einhorn
Judy Feldman
Deborah Fritsch & Pat Boyce
Rosette Garcia & Daniel Kisner, M.D.
Kurt Gering & Nick Wagman
Bobbie & Jon Gilbert
Drs. Lisa Braun Glazer & Jeffrey Glazer
Renita Greenberg
Drs. Karen Helrich & Bertram Edelstein
Mert & Joanne Hill
Drs. Stacy & Benjamin Hulley
Debby & Hal Jacobs
Cynthia A Stuenkel & Brian E Jaski
Wally Klein
Drs. Jasmine Lai and Justin Tan
Suzanne B. Leif
William & Suzann Leininger
Jennifer Levitt
Robin J. Lipman
Ellie Peters McDade & Conor McDade
Sara McMenamin, Ph.D.
Gini & Dave Meyer
Cynthia & George Olmstead
Dr. Deborah Pate & Dr. John Forrest
Dorian & Jeffrey Patterson
Mary & Ernest Pennell
Clarice & Bill Perkins
Lorne Polger & Lori Weiner
Arlene & Ronald Prater
Drs. David & Catalina Preskill
Lauren Robertson, M.D., M.P.H. and Jennifer Flynn
Rick and Joyce Ross
Sheryl & Bob Scarano
Marjorie Seybold, M.D.
Caroline W. Shogren
Karen & Jeffrey Silberman
Jill Skrezyna & Alex Sun
Nancy & Alan Spector
Jill Stone
Valerie Viterbi
Neysa Whiteman, M.D. & Steve MacBaisey

SPEAKER
Underwritten by Molly & Robert Schulze

Jessica Valenti 

Jessica Valenti is a feminist columnist, author, and the driving force behind Abortion, Every Day, a comprehensive daily newsletter dedicated to abortion rights. Since launching the newsletter in 2022, Valenti has helped frame the national conversation on abortion rights, relentlessly covering attacks on reproductive health care, patients, and medical providers. 

The founder of the pioneering blog Feministing, Valenti has been credited with launching the online groundswell of pro-feminist discourse and activism. Her writing has been published in The Nation, The New York Times, The Atlantic, and The Guardian. This year, Valenti testified before Senate Democrats about the suffering caused by post-Roe abortion bans. 

Jessica has a master’s degree in gender studies from Rutgers University. 
 

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