Past Honorees
Outstanding Caregiver
2022
Fall: Glen Cruz, La Marea Senior Living, an Integral Senior Living community
Spring: Adrienna Charles, Bruceville Point
2021
Fall: Salome Pouniu Fisaga, Heritage Hills Memory Care Community
Spring: Angel Gabuni, Prairie City Landing | Milagro Magarin, The Kensington | Hazel Oriente, Merrill Gardens at Campbell | Benito Pamaong, Sunrise of San Mateo | Lauren Strom, Carlton Senior Living, Downtown Pleasant Hill
2020
Fall: Kelsey Reidt, Atria Del Sol
Spring: Brian Stuart, Eskaton Village Placerville
2019
Fall: Minerva Santiago, AlmaVia of Camarillo
Spring: Flor Amaya, Carlton Senior Living – Downtown Pleasant Hill
2018
Fall: Adriana Torres, Silverado Newport Mesa
Spring: Nicole Ellis, Veterans Home of Redding
2017
Maria Garcia, Atria Del Sol
2016
Spring: Gina Rizon, Regency of Evergreen Valley
Fall: Stephanie “Nikki” Campbell, Brookdale Bakersfield
2015
Fall: Jacqueline Ayala, Cypress Court
Spring: Vicenta Garcia, Regency of Evergreen Valley
2014
Fall: Jessica Romo, Silverado Escondido
Spring: Tonka Darazi, Belmont Village of San Jose
2013
Fall: Daniel Perez, Vista Village
Spring: Betty Gunderson, Aegis of Napa
2012
Fall: Maria Martinez, Silverado Senior Living – Sierra Vista
Spring: Debbie Tarwater, Paramount House
2011
Fall: Zenaida Preciado, Emeritus at Hemet
Spring: Aegean Bayongan, Vintage Sonoma
2010
Fall: Patti Gonzalez, Huntington Terrace
Spring: Roger Gutierrez, Vintage Golden Gate
2009
Fall: Hilda Van Boom, The Arbors at Rancho Pensaquitos
Spring: Martha Garcia, Palm Gardens
Outstanding Team Member
2022
Fall: Victor Bonilla, Atria Newport Plaza
Spring: Dan Holocker, Westmont of Fresno
2021
Fall: Martin Gradilla, Rancho Mirage Terrace
Spring: Miguel Morales, The Cottages of Carmel | Craig Owen, Carlton Senior Living, Sacramento |Rosana Sobrevilla, Belmont Village Sunnyvale
2020
Fall: Guadalupe Cervantes, Atria Haciend
Spring: Staci Tye, Atria Grass Valley
2019
Fall: Orlando Zepeda, Silverado Beverly Place Memory Care Community
Spring: Caridad Katimbang, Atria El Camino Gardens
2018
Fall: Giovanni Quiroz, Silverado Calabasas
Spring: Wayne King, Revere Court, Chancellor Health Care
2017
Spring: Candice Nutting, Eskaton Village Grass Valley
Fall: Baltazar Orain, Atria Del Sol
2016
Spring: Rosa Villa, Atria Sunnyvale
Fall: Robert Montez, Belmont Village Cardiff-by-the-Sea
2015
Fall: Francisco Pamanes, Silverado Beach Cities
Spring: Valerie Etzel, Cardinal Point
2014
Fall: Juan Jaime, Inn at the Par
Spring: Amyda Astrero, Silverado Belmont Hills
2013
Fall: Reyes Hernandez, Park Plaza
Spring: Kathleen Benton-LeValley, Chancellor Place of Lodi
2012
Fall: Bill Breslin, Huntington Terrace, MBK Senior Living
Spring: Team Member – Ernesto Navas, Drake Terrace
2011
Fall: Thomas Lynch, The Arbors Assisted Living & Memory Care
Spring: Nai Luu, The Terraces
2010
Fall: Ricardo Olvera, Whittier Place
Spring: Lisette Dunham, Aegis of San Rafael
2009
Fall: Elvira Rodriguez, Emeritus at Chatsworth
Spring: Jeremy Kent, Oakmont Gardens in Santa Rosa
Outstanding Community Nurse
2022
Fall: Karina Cortez, Atria Park of Vintage Hills
Spring: Geraldine Moguel, Carlton Senior Living San Leandro
2021
Fall: Debra Gonzales, Merrill Gardens at Santa Maria | Monique Moreira, Rancho Mirage Terrace
Outstanding Department Director
2022
Fall: Ana Castro, Atria Del Sol
Spring: Maria Dumpit, Cogir on Napa Road
2021
Fall: Mario Carrillo, Merrill Gardens at Rolling Hills Estates
Spring: Yuvi Diaz, Carlton Senior Living, Sacramento | Jesenia Hinojosa, Windchime of Chico | Annette Montes, O’Connor Woods
2020
Fall: Whitney Labrie, AlmaVia of Camarillo
Spring: Emanuel Dirar, Carlton Senior Living Sacramento/Enhanced
2019
Fall: Shannon Moore, Desert Hills Memory Care
Spring: Joseph Ferrer, Lakeside Park, a Watermark Retirement community
2018
Fall: Rachael Wallace, Desert Hills Memory Care
Spring: Josie Davis, AlmaVia of San Francisco, Elder Care Alliance
2017
Spring: Penny Williams, Quail Park Memory Care
Fall: Laura Cardoza, Merrill Gardens at Santa Maria
2016
Spring: Mander Farrell, Carlton of San Jose
Fall: Sarah Perez, Cypress Place
2015
Fall: Kala Lopez, Villa Bonita
Spring: Lonnie Julius, The Vistas Assisted Living & Memory Care
2014
Fall: Brimen Vivar, Vintage Simi Hills
Spring: Marsha Peoples, Lakeside Park
2013
Fall: Alan Graza, The Gardens of Santa Monica
Spring: Stephanie Howard, Regency at Evergreen Valley
2012
Fall: Mario Gudino, Inn at the Park, Brookdale Senior Living
Spring: Chelease Adams, Somerford Place – Stockton
Outstanding Executive Director
2022
Fall: Launa Moore, La Marea Senior Living, an Integral Senior Living community
Spring: Jennifer Maurer, WellQuest of Elk Grove
2021
Fall: Bradlee Foerschner, The Village at Northridge
Spring: Brenda Chappell, Revere Court Memory Care and Amanda Smith Wolthuis, Carlton Senior Living, Elk Grove
2020
Fall: Elizabeth Spencer, The Reserve at Thousand Oaks
Spring: Tracey Ingleman, Carlton Senior Living, Downtown Pleasant Hill
2019
Fall: Lori Hansen, Merrill Gardens at Bankers Hill
Spring: Kelly Frederickson, Atria Paradise
2018
Fall: Elva Ledesma, ActivCare at Yorba Linda
Spring: Radhika Singh, Belmont Village of Sunnyvale
2017
Spring: Emily Poon, Aegis Gardens
Fall: Steve Spira, Cypress Place
2016
Spring: Jolie Higgins, Regency of Evergreen Valley
Fall: Sadie Harness, Belmont Village Cardiff-by-the-Sea
2015
Fall: Jason Malone, Sunrise of Beverly Hills
Spring: Scott Carlson, Brookdale Paulin Creek
2014
Fall: Kathy Franco, Raincross at Riverside
Spring: Debbie Ponte, Foothill Village
2013
Fall: Brian Grandbouche, Valencia Terrace
Spring: Sondra Roberts, Merrill Gardens of Citrus Heights
2012
Fall: Eugenia Welch, Sunrise of La Costa
Spring: Erik Flatt, Drake Terrace, Kisco Senior Living
2011
Fall: Charles Bloom, Vista Village Senior Living
Spring: Dinah Bailes, AgeSong at Lakeside Park
2010
Fall: Jim Duran, Cypress Place
Spring: Pari Manouchehri, Quail Ridge Assisted Living
2009
Fall: Vicki Markley, Canyon Hills Club
Spring: Susan Edwards, AlmaVia of San Rafael