Pictured from left to right, Bonnie Blackman McClure, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Associates and Affiliates Chair; Douglas Vanderbilt, MD, MS, MBA, Las Madrinas Chair and Division Chief in Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, Medical Director, Newborn Follow Up Clinic, Professor of Clinical Pediatrics (Educational Scholar), Keck School of Medicine of USC; Sheridan Russell Link, Las Madrinas President [PHOTO courtesy
of Las Madrinas]
During this meeting, two Las Madrinas members were honored for their extraordinary generosity to the organization. They are Katherine Archer Hamper and Dorothy Babbitt Shea. Their names will be added to the Las Madrinas Plaque displayed in the lobby of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, which recognizes the dedication and exceptional commitment of Las Madrinas members to the hospital. An additional two members were honored with the Las Madrinas Butterfly Plaque which is designed to recognize our existing Plaque Honorees for their continued benevolence. The Las Madrinas Butterfly Honorees are Elizabeth Williams Shoemaker and Alyce de Roulet Williamson.
Pictured from left to right are Las Madrinas Plaque Honorees Alyce de Roulet Williamson, Elizabeth Williams Shoemaker [PHOTO courtesy of Las Madrinas]
President: Kimberly Root Sandifer of Los Angeles
Vice President: Megan Lynch Webber of Los Angeles
Treasurer: Hilary Esketh Crahan of Los Angeles
Recording Secretary: Jennifer Smith Keller of Los Angeles
Corresponding Secretary: Emilie LaBarge Lanstra of Pasadena
Ball Chair: Karen Miller Wicke of San Marino
Debutante Chair: Ana Maslesa Belden of Santa Monica
Development Chair: Mary Catherine Kribs Loureiro of Glendale
Public Relations Chair: Nora Lopez Chaves of Manhattan Beach
Advisor: Kristin Techentin Harrison of Pasadena
Past President: Sheridan Russell Link of Pasadena
The newest members of Las Madrinas were introduced:
Mary Stathatos Cole of Altadena
Elizabeth Fain LaBombard of Los Angeles
Julia Hampson Lang of Pacific Palisades
Sarah Zuercher Lawton of Manhattan Beach
Renee Romano Norton of Altadena
Jennifer Sharp-Lamb of Manhattan Beach
Tracy Hall Smith of La Canada
Pictured from left to right are Las Madrinas new members Mary Stathatos Cole, Julia Hampson Lang, Sarah Zuercher Lawton, Jennifer Lamb Sharp, Elizabeth Fain LaBombard, Renee Ramano Norton, Tracy Hall Smith [Pictured from left to right are Las Madrinas new members Mary Stathatos Cole, Julia Hampson Lang, Sarah Zuercher Lawton, Jennifer Lamb Sharp, Elizabeth Fain LaBombard, Renee Ramano Norton, Tracy Hall Smith]
Las Madrinas was established in 1933 as the first Affiliate Group of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and has been funding world-class pediatric care and research at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles for 91 years. Since 1939, Las Madrinas has honored families who have demonstrated a commitment to the civic, cultural, and philanthropic life of Southern California by presenting their daughters at the Las Madrinas Ball. Donations made in honor of the young women, together with the annual support of Las Madrinas members and friends has enabled Las Madrinas to give over $60 million dollars in support of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, including the funding of 11 Las Madrinas endowments and projects in the last 36 years.
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles has been named the best children’s hospital in California and among the best in the nation for clinical excellence with its selection to the prestigious U.S. News & World Report Honor Roll. Children’s Hospital is home to The Saban Research Institute, one of the largest and most productive pediatric research facilities in the United States. The hospital is also one of America’s premier teaching hospitals through its affiliation since 1932 with the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California.
