These local power philanthropists do more than just champion a cause—they change the community we live in along the way.
BETTE AND WYLIE AITKEN PHOTO: BY LISA RENEE PHOTOGRAPHY
BETTE AND WYLIE AITKEN
Education, arts and health advocates
aitkenlaw.com
LISA BHATHAL MERAGE BY OWEN KOLASINSKI
LISA BHATHAL MERAGE
Boar d of trustees and event co-chair, Orange County Museum of Art
ocma.art
JULIANNE ARGYROS COURTESY OF ARGYROS FAMILY FOUNDATION
JULIANNE ARGYROS
President, Argyros Family Foundation
FRANK DI BELLA PHOTO BY KYLE ESPELETA
FRANK DI BELLA
Founder, Let’s Be Frank About Cancer
letsbefrankaboutcancer.org
DR. JACQUELINE DUPONT-CARLSON WERKIT PHOTO
DR. JACQUELINE DUPONT-CARLSON
Chairwoman of the board, Illumination Foundation;
CEO, Assured In-Home Care and Dupont Care Inc. ifhomeless.org;
assuredinhomecare.org
AUDRA DIPADOVA WILFORD PHOTO BY: BRIAN FEINZIMER
AUDRA DIPADOVA WILFORD
Co-founder and chief hope officer, MaxLove Project
maxloveproject.org
PATRICIA D. EDWARDS PHOTO: BY JOHN WATKINS PHOTOGRAPHY
PATRICIA D. EDWARDS
Executive board member, Childhelp
childhelp.org
JANE FUJISHIGE YADA COURTESY OF SEGERSTROM CENTER FOR THE ARTS
JANE FUJISHIGE YADA
Chairwoman of the board, Segerstrom Center for the Arts
scfta.org
MOTI AND IDIT FERDER COURTESY OF LUGANO DIAMONDS
MOTI AND IDIT FERDER
Arts, health and education advocates
luganodiamonds.com
KERRY AND GAVIN HERBERT PHOTO COURTESY OF ROGER'S GARDENS
KERRY AND GAVIN HERBERT
Board of directors, Mission Preservation Foundation;
gala committee, Crystal Cove Conservancy; volunteer,
The Free Wheelchair Mission
rogersgardens.com
SHELLEY HOSS PHOTO COURTESY OF: ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
SHELLEY HOSS
President and CEO, Orange County Community Foundation
oc-cf.org
CARY HYDEN CARY HYDEN
CARY HYDEN
Board member, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange County and CHOC Foundation
ocbigs.org; foundation.choc.org
NICK JORDAN NICK JORDAN
NICK JORDAN
Founder and CEO, Wells of Life
wellsoflife.org
JOANN LEATHERBY PHOTO COURTESY OF: PACIFIC SYMPHONY
JOANN LEATHERBY
President, Leatherby Family Foundation
PAUL AND DEBRA MILLER CUREDUCHENNE
PAUL AND DEBRA MILLER
Founders, CureDuchenne
cureduchenne.org
SUE PARKS PHOTO COURTESY OF ORANGE COUNTY UNITED WAY
SUE PARKS
President and CEO, Orange County United Way
unitedwayoc.org
REGAN PHILLIPS PHOTO BY: JOHN WATKINS PHOTOGRAPHY
REGAN PHILLIPS
CEO, Court Appointed Special Advocates of Orange County
casaoc.org
HENRY AND SUSAN SAMUELI PUMA IMAGES
HENRY AND SUSAN SAMUELI
Founders, Samueli Foundation
samueli.org
SANDY SEGERSTROM DANIELS PHOTO BY CARLA RHEA
SANDY SEGERSTROM DANIELS
Founder , Festival of Children Foundation
festivalofchildren.org
ELIZABETH SEGERSTROM PHOTO: COURTESY OF SOUTH COAST PLAZA
ELIZABETH SEGERSTROM
Trustee, The Henry T. and Elizabeth Segerstrom Foundation
henrysegerstrom.com
JENNIFER AND ANTON SEGERSTROM BY OWEN KOLASINSKI
JENNIFER AND ANTON SEGERSTROM
Board of trustees and event chair, Orange County Museum of Art; advisory board member, Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County; board of directors, The Ecology Center; board member, CerraCap Cares ocma.art; feedoc.org; theecologycenter.org; cerracap.com
TAMMY TUMBLING PHOTO: COURTESY OF ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
TAMMY TUMBLING
Executive vice president and COO, Orange County Community Foundation; founder, OCCF’s African American Alliance Fund; member, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and The Links, Incorporated oc-cf.org
ELIZABETH WAHLER PHOTO BY: KEVIN WARN
ELIZABETH WAHLER
Board of directors and SeaChange Summer Party event chair, Oceana oceana.org
BURTON AND LINDA YOUNG TONY LATTIMORE
BURTON AND LINDA YOUNG
Board of directors, Alzheimer’s Orange County; chairs, Kure It Cancer Research Rivals Cup; leadership council, UCI Mind; event consultant, Court Appointed Special Advocates of Orange County alzoc.org; kureit.org; mind.uci.edu; casaoc.org
LING AND CHARLIE ZHANG DOUG GIFFORD
LING AND CHARLIE ZHANG
Arts and education advocates
zionenterprises.com
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