Center for Volunteer & Nonprofit Leadership Is Pleased To Announce The 8th Annual Heart of Napa Nominees
Recognizing and honoring Napa County’s outstanding nonprofit volunteers, leaders, and organizations.
NAPA, CA, FEBRUARY 15, 2023 – Center for Volunteer & Nonprofit Leadership (CVNL) is pleased to announce the nominees for the 8th Annual Heart of Napa™ Awards.
Heart of Napa supports the local Napa nonprofit sector, giving $22,500 to outstanding Napa organizations and the committed individuals who serve them. Everyone is invited to the Awards Ceremony on Thursday, March 16th, 2023, from 11:00 am to 1:30 pm where recipients will be announced, and all nominees will be recognized.
“We are excited to bring everyone together in person to honor and show our appreciation to the outstanding nominees” said Linda Jacobs, CEO at CVNL. “In 2022 individuals and nonprofits stepped up in creative and courageous ways. We look forward to recognizing and celebrating all the nominees and to announcing the award recipients on March 16th, 2023.”
This year’s celebration will be held at the Napa Valley Expo Center. Register for tickets at cvnl.org/8th-annual-heart-of-napa.
The event is supported by Presenting Sponsor Bank of Marin and awards are made possible by the generosity of our sponsors, listed below.
And the Nominees are…
Corporate Community Service, Sponsor: CVNL
American Canyon Orthodontics
Bank of Marin
La Cheve Bakery & Brews
Poppy Bank
Volunteer of the Year, Sponsor: Syar Foundation
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 F ood 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.
Excellence in Board Leadership, Sponsor:PG&E
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
Excellence in Leadership, Sponsor: Comerica Bank
Evie Ayers, Music in the Vineyards
Julie Burns, Aldea Children & Family Services
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
Monica Stevens, Jameson Humane
Pablo Zatarain, Fair Housing Napa Valley
Youth Volunteer of the Year, Sponsor: Redwood Credit Union
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
Achievement in Nonprofit Excellence, Sponsor: The Peter A. and Vernice H. Gasser Foundation
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