2016 Celebration

2016 2nd Annual Marin Founders Celebration

The 2nd Annual Marin Founder’s Celebration on Sunday, May 2, 2016 at the Buck Institute in Novato, CA was a success! Over 200 guests attended the event to honor over 30 of Marin County’s nonprofit founders. Friends, family, colleagues, and nonprofit leaders mingled around hors d’oeuvres, wine and desserts. A documentary produced by Spirit House Productions was released from a compilation of the TV series, Architects of Opportunities that airs on the Community Media Channel of Marin’s, Channel 26 on Mondays, at 7:00 pm PST.

We are grateful to our sponsors that helped make this event happen: Bank of Marin, the Buck Institute, Community Media Center of Marin (CMCM), Bradley Real Estate, MF Productions, Hennessy Advisors, Janssen & Associates, Rotary Club of Novato, Marin Link, and Spirit House Productions.

Jacqueline Janssen
Founder of Marin Founders Celebration & CEO of Janssen & Associates
Marc Levine
10th District Assemblymember of the North Bay in the San Francisco Bay Area
Dr. Angha Nahid, Dr. Ali Kianfar, Jacqueline Janssen & Michael Morrissey
Dr. Angha Nahid and Dr. Ali Kianfar of International Association of Sufism
Noah Griffin, Meredith Griffin, Marian Hubler, Lana Savern
Marian Hubler of Bread & Roses
Jonathan Leidy, Nina Gardner, Alana Capozzi
Nina Gardner & Jonathan Leidy of 100Marin
Alana Capozzi of Marin Economic Forum
Marian Hubler, Kimberly Elliott, Jeannette Egenhauf
Marian Hubler of Bread & Roses
Mark Tarpey-Schwed, Marty Griffin, Jim Rosso
Marty Griffin of Marin Audubon Society
Phyllis Faber and Judy Edgar with friend
Phyllis Faber of Marin Agricultural Land Trust
Judy Edgar of 10,000 Degrees
Sue Spofford and Friend
Sue Spofford of Sustainable San Rafael
Zara Babitzke and Friends
Zara Babitzke of Ambassadors of Hope & Opportunity

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2016 Marin County Nonprofit Founders Honored

Judy Edgar, 10,000 Degrees

Zara Babitzke, Ambassadors of Hope & Opportunity

Mimi Farina (posthumous), Bread & Roses

Sister M. Gervaise Valpey, O.P. Mother Mary Goemaere, Sister Mary Maurice Powers, Mother Louise O’Donnell, Dominican Sisters of San Rafael

JuanCarlos Arauz, E3: Education, Excellence & Equity

Tom Boss, Film Night in the Park

Mary Ann Maggiore, Five4Five

Marilyn Levin Nemzer, Global Book Exchange

Kathleen McNeil, Godmothers of Timothy Murphy School

Donna Lemmon, Integrated Community Services

Dr. Angha Nahid & Dr. Ali Kianfar, International Association of Sufism

Marika Love, Joy of Learning

Bernice Baeza (posthumous) & Heidi Hillenbrand, The Lark Theatre

Cecilia Zamora, Latino Council of Marin

Phyllis Faber & Ellen Strauss (posthumous), Marin Agricultural Land Trust

Caroline Livermore (posthumous), Marin Art & Garden Center

Marty Griffin, Marin Audubon Society

Leona Norman, Marin Ballet

Dolly Nave (posthumous), Marin Bocce Federation

Deb Hubsmith (posthumous), Marin Bicycle Coalition

Larry Vargo (posthumous), Mayflower Chorus

Freida Engle, Bill Usher, Doris Clark, Nora Bookoff & Richard Moore (posthumous), Mill Valley Seniors for Peace

Bernice Baeza, Novato Theater

Ann & Dick O’Hanlon (posthumous), O’Hanlon Center for the Arts

Heidi Kuhn, Roots for Peace

Mrs. P.D. Browne (posthumous), Sunny Hills Services

Harry Moore & Kiki La Porta, Sustainable Marin

Kiki La Porta & Sue Spofford, Sustainable San Rafael

Kate Munger, Threshold Choir

Lucy Mercer, Throckmorton Theatre

Robert Plath (posthumous), Worldwide Forgiveness Alliance (International Forgiveness Day)

Outstanding Contribution to the Nonprofit Sector:

Nina Gardner & Jonathan Leidy, 100Marin

Thank you to our amazing volunteers for making this event successful!

Pam Morton, Kathie Gaines, Carllie Tilton, Liz Leone, Molly Marcotulli, Dorie Young, Ann Bauer, Jean Mariani, Samantha Martinez, Vanessa Miner, Amanda Sewell, Leslie Hendricks, Kimberly Nobella, Mitchell Marriott, Todd Walker, Samantha Baldwin, Gloria Dunn-Violin, David Elliott Lewis, Peter Ivory, Patti Schmidt, Amanda Sewell & Dorie Young.

2016 Celebration

2016 2nd Annual Marin Founders Celebration

Jacqueline Janssen

Marc Levine

Dr. Angha Nahid, Dr. Ali Kianfar, Jacqueline Janssen & Michael Morrissey

Noah Griffin, Meredith Griffin, Marian Hubler, Lana Savern

Jonathan Leidy, Nina Gardner, Alana Capozzi

Marian Hubler, Kimberly Elliott, Jeannette Egenhauf

Mark Tarpey-Schwed, Marty Griffin, Jim Rosso

Phyllis Faber and Judy Edgar with friend

Sue Spofford and Friend

Zara Babitzke and Friends

2016 Marin County Nonprofit Founders Honored