8th Annual Heart of Napa Awards
$22,500 in awards in six categories, recognizing and honoring Napa County’s outstanding nonprofit volunteers, leaders, and organizations.
Meet Napa's 2022 Award Nominees
The Corporate Community Service Award will be presented to a business that has fostered and encouraged volunteerism and philanthropy among its employees.
Sponsored by:
The Volunteer of the Year Award and $5,000 for the recipient’s nonprofit will be presented to an individual (other than a board member) who has provided exemplary volunteer service to a Napa nonprofit organization.
Sponsored by: Syar Foundation
Nominees:
Debbie Alter-Starr, Napa Valley Latino Heritage Committee and Napa County Historical Society
LC Arisman, Napa Valley Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America
Andrea Blum, Calistoga Cares Food Pantry
Daniela Casas, NEWS – Domestic Violence and Sexual Abuse Services
Berenice Castañeda, Puerta Abiertas Community Resource Center
Irma Delgadillo, Girls on the Run North Bay
Nancy Fireman, Napa Valley CanDo
Diana Griffin, Aldea Children & Family Services
Bruce Johnson, Calistoga Affordable Housing
Betty Labastida, OLE Health
Anne McMinn, Collabria Care
Brandt Mori, Boys & Girls Club of Napa Valley
Ellen Sabine, Molly’s Angels of Napa Valley
Sanna Williams, Expressions of Hope, Inc.
The Excellence in Board Leadership Award and $2,500 for the recipient’s nonprofit will be presented to an exceptional volunteer member of a Napa nonprofit board of directors.
Sponsored by: PG&E
Nominees:
Kim Brown Sims, Mentis
Justin Gomez, Molly’s Angels of Napa Valley
Allison Haley, If Given a Chance
Mary Ellen Hester, Calistoga Affordable Housing
Dana Johnson, Nimbus Arts
Rick Jones, OLE Health
Stan Knight, World Affairs Napa Valley
Robert Nations, Napa Valley Support Services
Robert Nations, Share the Care Napa Valley
The Excellence in Leadership Award and $5,000 for the recipient’s nonprofit will be presented to an executive director who has demonstrated excellence in leadership and whose vision has inspired meaningful and lasting change benefiting the organization and community.
Sponsored by: Comerica Bank
Nominees:
Evie Ayers, Music in the Vineyards
Margaret Farman, United Cerebral Palsy of the North Bay, Inc.
Jamie Graff, Nimbus Arts
Aimee Guillot and Olivia Cowell, Lunchtime Productions Inc., d/b/a Cafeteria Kids Theater
Larry Kromann, Calistoga Affordable Housing
Janelle Sellick, American Canyon Community & Parks Foundation
Claudia Sonder, Napa Community Animal Response Team (Napa CART)
Monica Stevens, Jameson Humane
Pablo Zatarain, Fair Housing Napa Valley
Up to five Youth Volunteer of the Year Awards of $1,000 each will be presented to full-time middle or high school students serving a Napa nonprofit in the community, education, or faith environment.
Sponsored by: Redwood Credit Union
Nominees:
Araceli Cantera, Mentis
Victor Chen, Napa County Library
Eduardo Coronado, Boys & Girls Club of Napa Valley
Erin Cullen, Mentis
Edmundo Gonzalez Lopez, Boys & Girls Club of Napa Valley
Carson Goodrich, Napa County 4-H
Itzel Martinez Rodriguez, ACE Calistoga
Abbey Mercer, Teens Connect; Agape; 4-H; Jameson Humane
Madison Phillips, Girls on the Run North Bay
Mariela Rivera, UpValley Family Centers
Miguel Rivera Medina, Boys & Girls Club of Napa Valley
Dareydy Rojas, Boys & Girls Club of Napa Valley
Jessica Solomon, ACE Calistoga
The Achievement in Nonprofit Excellence Award and $5,000 will be presented to an organization that has demonstrated exemplary service to their constituents.
Sponsored by: The Gasser Foundation
Nominees:
Calistoga Affordable Housing
Community Health Initiative
Community Resources for Children
Expressions of Hope, Inc.
Jameson Humane
Life On Earth Art
Lunchtime Productions Inc, d/b/a Cafeteria Kids Theater
Mentis
Molly’s Angels of Napa Valley
Napa Community Animal Response Team
Napa Farmers Market
Napa Valley Chamber Orchestra
Napa Valley Support Services
Nimbus Arts
OLE Health
Share the Care Napa Valley
The Boys & Girls Club of Napa Valley
Join Us to Celebrate!
Reserve your tables and seats to join us for the 8th Annual Heart of Napa Awards Luncheon at the Napa Valley Expo on Thursday, March 16, 2023.
Space is limited. Please reserve your tables and seats early.
Thank you Presenting Sponsor
Bank of Marin has served Northern California businesses and the people who run them for more than 30 years, providing insight, guidance and legendary service. Community commitment is one of the Bank’s core values, believing that strong communities benefit everyone. In the words of the Bank’s founder, Bill Murray, “We do well by doing good.”
2022 Award & Media Sponsors
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Click here to see last years winners at the 7th Annual Heart of Napa Awards