Prescription for Change – 2008 Annual Gala Dinner

PSR-LA’s Annual Gala Dinner was held June 8 at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel in Santa Monics. Honored were Hans Blix, James Yamazaki MD, Lawrence Bender, and Joseph Cirincione.  Emcee of the evening was PSR National President, Erica Frank, MD, MPH.  Gustavo Santaolalla performed as the special musical guest, and a musical tribute to Dr. Yamazaki was presented by June Kuramoto and Kimo Cornwell.  The gala dinner was dedicated to the memory of Saul Niedorf MD., beloved child and adolescent psychiatrist and a long time PSR-LA member.

Thank you to all who made this gala dinner such a special night for our honorees! Please see the below photos and video from the event, and read our gala dinner review by PSR-LA Ambassador Natalia Koteva to learn more.

Photos

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Video

Dinner Information

Sponsors

Peacemaker Sponors

Nancy Gibbs M.D.
Southern California Air Quality Management District
Dr. Paul and Hisako Terasaki

Environmental Health Sponsors

Jodie Evans and Max Palevsky

Healthy Communities Sponsors

Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA
St. John’s Well Child and Family Center
Margaret Wacker

Table Sponsors

Maurine Doerken M.F.T. and Peter Doerken D.D.S.
Cliff Gladstein
Japanese American Medical Association
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church

Friends

Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Attar
Bernard and Elaine Brandchaft M.D.
Kris Calvin
Bruce Cohen
Thomas Cook and Marie de Vareness
Lily Ann Inouye
Moneium Fadali M.D.
The Yamashiro Family
Assemblymember Julia Brownley

Honorary Committee

Congressmember Xavier Becerra
Dr. Michael Beckwith
Congressmember Howard Berman
Bob Blumenfield
Dr. Lester and Devra Breslow
Assemblymember Julia Brownley
Honorable Judy Chu
Assemblymember Kevin de León
Susan Clark and Alex Karras
Honorable Philip E. Coyle III
Mike Farrell
Senator Diane Feinstein
Congressmember Bob Filner
Dr. Wayne Glass
Arianna Huffington
Dr. Michael Intriligator
Senator Sheila Kuehl
Dr. Joseph Lyou
Assemblymember Fabian Núñez and Maria Robles
Jonathan Parfrey
Dr. Bennett Ramberg
Reverend George Regas
Senator Mark Ridley-Thomas
Senator Gloria Romero
Councilmember Bill Rosendahl
Alan Sieroty
Stanley Sheinbaum
Dr. Robert and Janet Tranquada
Congressmember Henry Waxman
Congressmember Diane Watson
Dr. Robert Wesley

Event Production

Gala Coordinator—Denise Duffield
Video Production and Stage Management—Julie Thompson and Brogan de Paor
Video clips for Dr. Yamazaki’s presentation courtesy of Steven Schecter, President of Schecter Films, Inc.
Invitation and Journal Design—Corky Retson
Floral Arrangements—June Berk
Printing—House of Printing

Special Thank You

Liliana Argüello
Sharmeen Premjee
David Burstein
Liliana Argüello
Neal Baer M.D.
Michael Collins
Vikki Paulus
The Lippin Group
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