Luminaires Benefit Committee
Alison Winter (Chair of Benefit) Suzanne Sposato (President of Luminaires)
Ellen Haserot, Melinda Woodruff, Lynda Patton, Jennifer Murphy
Charlotte Streng, Betsy Weaver, Connie Reddy, Caryn Hofer
Mona Mapel, Erica Riley, Suzanne Sposato, Kim Covey
Sarah Shelton, Sharon Gianotta, Marie-Christine Slater, Charlotte Harrison
Brooke Garlock, Joan Cathcart, Kate Dwyer
Alyce Williamson (front), Maureen Sprunger, Julie O’Reilly, Sharla Durant
Christy Bradley, Kim Covey, Allene Nungesser
Mary Hall, Ann Palmer, Ann Proctor, Cheryl Holcomb, Carol Wright
Natalie Saenz, Sharon Takeyama, Irene Hui, Cecilia Zamudio
Diane Blum, Mei-Lei Ney, Kathy Rose, Peggy Dunne
Event chairwoman Alison Winter of Pasadena and her committee planned a special day to honor the medical professionals, the research scientists and the support staff of this outstanding organization.
Opening with a boutique featuring a variety of popular vendors, the Luminaries gathered together to celebrate not only the move of the Doheny Eye Institute to Pasadena, but to be together again, in person.
Held at the Jonathan Club in Los Angeles, the event featured a special menu planned by the Chef of the club especially for the Luminaries. The Satellite Sisters: Lian Dolan and Liz Dolan were the entertainment for the luncheon. Lian introduced guests to her latest book, Lost and Found in Paris. She also produces Satellite Sisters, a podcast recorded weekly with her sisters Julie and Liz.
Doheny Eye Institute is a not-for-profit scientific, educational and clinical enterprise dedicated to excellence in vision research and ophthalmologic care. At the Doheny Research Institute, new, non-invasive imaging techniques are being developed and exploited that reveal microscopic features about blood vessels, neurons and the delicate parts of the eye that reflect damage occurring elsewhere in the body. Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s other degenerative diseases, and even aging, can be detected, characterized and monitored by scientists at Doheny, allowing for the measurement via the eye of effective, new treatments of these scourges.
