News release
Child & Family Center is scheduled Aug. 7 to host its annual Board Installation and Community Awards Dinner: Celebration of Leadership & Community Impact.
The event is scheduled 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7, at the Child & Family Center Education Center, 21545 Centre Pointe Parkway, Santa Clarita, according to a news release from the nonprofit organization.
The evening will celebrate the installation of Child & Family Center’s officers and board members for fiscal year 2026-27 and recognize community leaders, volunteers, corporate partners and supporters whose dedication continues to strengthen the center’s mission to change lives, heal relationships, and help people thrive, the release said.
Child & Family Center will welcome and install its newest members to the board of directors: Patricia Hackett, founder of SCV Golden Girls; John Vance, founder and CEO of Vance Wealth; and Erin McKeon Wilson, board member of the William S. Hart Union High School District.
The center will also reinstall its executive committee for fiscal year 2026-27: Dr. David Wong, chair; Michael Berger, vice chair; Thomas B. Cole, treasurer; Cristy Collins-Parker, secretary; and William Cooper, immediate past chair.
They will be joined by returning board members Noely Allevato, Rick Garcia, Dr. Leticia Hernandez, Kris Huber, Jean LaCorte-Kiczek, the Rev. Christopher Montella, Renee Spieckermann, Lee Thompson and Aida Weinstein.
In addition, Child & Family Center will honor several community supporters during a special awards ceremony:
• Volunteer of the Year Award: Santa Clarita Elks Lodge 2379.
• Corporate Sponsor of the Year: Kaiser Permanente.
• Hope & Healing Award: Sarah Gilberts, district wellness coordinator, William S. Hart Union High School District.
• Community Partner Award: Boston Scientific.
Dinner will be provided. Tickets are $70 per person and guests are encouraged to RSVP by Aug. 1, as seating is limited. To purchase tickets, visit www.childfamilycenter.org.
