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© Tribute toC ourage % Saturday, February 25, 2012 ( ©W ith gratitude and thanks % ©A n Evening to Honor % to Casa Colina and its entire staff of nearly 700 caring professionals. We applaud the good work that you do each day to help people of all ages and abilities. Katherine and JayWolf © With Special Guest % © Hosted by % Captain Mark Kelly Bonnie Hunt Commander of the Film actress and Space Shuttle Endeavour television personality Saturday, February 25, 2012 Pacific Palms Hotel & Conference Resort, Industry Hills, CA 5:30 pm – Reception The Novotny/Swahnberg Fund at The Boston Foundation 7:00 to 10:30 pm – Dinner, Program & Dance Rev. Judith Swahnberg & Mr. Carl Novotny 9:00 pm – VIP Reception with Commander Kelly and the Wolfs (Platinum & Gold Sponsors only) ( Musical entertainment by the J. Sterling Orchestra ©B oard of Directors % ©Sponsors % Casa Colina, Inc. and Affiliates Platinum Our Board of Directors provides a special kind of leadership. Its responsible oversight The Novotny/Swahnberg Fund at The Boston Foundation coupled with forward thinking has enabled Casa Colina to continue to grow and evolve Rev. Judith Swahnberg & Mr. Carl Novotny into one of the country’s top rehabilitation facilities. It is comprised of physicians, SEI Investments community leaders and previous patients. Gold Chairman Directors-At-Large ◆ ALPHA Fund ◆ Quick Care Pharmacy, Inc. ◆ ◆ Steve Norin Frank Alvarez Barney & Barney Specialized Drywall Systems, Inc. ◆ Cripe & Graham, P.C. ◆ William & Carole Stead Robert Balzer Vice Chairman ◆ GKK Works ◆ UCLA Health System R. Melvin Butler, M.D. Stephen W. Graeber ◆ The Pat & Mark Warren Family Foundation ◆ Williams, Beck & Forbes Gary E. Cripe President Donald A. Driftmier Silver Felice L. Loverso, Ph.D. William P. Dwyre ◆ BEC Inc./Dan Guy ◆ Law Offices of Ball & Roberts ◆ Honorable Theodore Piatt James Henwood ◆ Claremont Imaging Associates ◆ Denise & Felice Loverso, Ph.D. & Linda Bosserman, M.D. Secretary George E. Langley & Medical Group ◆ Mangels & Associates ◆ Qualco Fire Protection, Inc. Mary Lou Jensen ◆ Marilyn & Don Driftmier ◆ Morrison Healthcare Foodservice ◆ Scorpion Healthcare Gary Lastinger ◆ Dr. Kerry Gott, Dr. Daniel Gluckstein ◆ Pacific Rim Rehabilitation ◆ Siemens Healthcare USA Treasurer April Morris & Dr. John Mourani ◆ Pain Therapy Solutions / ◆ University of La Verne Randy Blackman Robb Quincey ◆ Integrity Reimbursement, Inc. Marc E. Lynch, D.O. ◆ US Bank – Inland Empire ◆ Mary Lou Jensen ◆ PCV Murcor Commercial Banking Thomas Reh Past Chairman Samuel P. Crowe, Esq. Cameron Saylor Bronze Gene E. Tanzey ◆ Be Perfect Foundation ◆ Haaker Equipment Company/ ◆ Robb Quincey – Chief of Medical Staff Joseph Unis, M.D. ◆ Bioness, Inc. PerTronix, Inc. Quincey Family Rohinder Sandhu, M.D. ◆ ◆ JB Specialty Contractor ◆ Bonnie & Steven Scudder Acquanetta Warren Casa Colina Surgery Center ◆ Drs. Christopher ◆ Keenan & Associates ◆ TRI-XECUTEX Corporation Mark Warren & Laurie Chalian ◆ Mission Linen Supply, Inc. ◆ UCLA Neurosurgery ◆ Diversified Investment Advisors ◆ Family of Dr. David ◆ Suzanne & Brian Watson ◆ Jill & Bill Dwyre/ & Rebecca Patterson ◆ Western University of Dottie Rountree ◆ Mr. & Mrs. Donald J. Plyley Health Sciences Table Sponsors ◆ Francine Aron ◆ Karen DuPont ◆ Jennyfer & Art Poduska ◆ Kay Berglund ◆ Hazen Family ◆ Mr. & Mrs. Curtis Powell ◆ Mr. & Mrs. Rodney E. Peek ©Welcome from our Chairman % ©M essage from our CEO % Seventy-five years ago, twelve people gathered in the Mayor of Claremont’s office to hear Mrs. Frances It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to Casa Colina’s Tribute to Courage. This year we will honor Eleanor Smith explain a pressing need of hundreds of children who, thanks to the invention of the iron Katherine and Jay Wolf, who have been challenged by a primary question in rehabilitation: what happens lung, had survived polio but had no way of preparing for the rest of their lives. The solution was clear: when an injured person comes home to the family? How can families rebuild their lives together? organize a facility where these children could rehabilitate their bodies and Tonight, we will also learn about this critical process from another viewpoint, spirits using the most advanced techniques. Out of that meeting and that need, that of Captain Mark Kelly. He was the Commander of the Space Shuttle Endeavour Casa Colina was born and local people rallied to its support. on its last flight and is also the husband of former US Congresswoman, Gabrielle Today, Casa Colina has grown to serve more than 10,500 adults and Giffords. He will share his experiences both as a pilot and an astronaut, and as a children every year with a wide variety of medical conditions and disabilities. husband and a caregiver, witnessing the courage and determination of his wife as A volunteer board still governs Casa Colina and we are still supported by she fights her way back to reclaiming her life. community members, people like you, who understand the profound value that These are incredible stories of courage and perseverance that have a parallel in rehabilitation can have. I would like to thank my fellow board members for the the story of Casa Colina itself. We have come a long way in our history as a energy and insight that they bring to their participation and their unwavering commitment to making rehabilitation provider, from treating twenty children recovering from polio to what you see today: 22,000 Casa Colina a center of excellence in rehabilitation and medical care. patient days of care in the hospital annually; 110,000 outpatient visits overall; more than 200 physicians on On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank the staff of Casa Colina for what they do every day. staff; and nearly 700 employees. As we take our place on the national stage of rehabilitation providers, we The healing and progress that they bring to individual patients are the reasons why we on the Board embark on yet another redefinition and crossroads for Casa Colina within a health care industry that faces remain committed and why Casa Colina deserves your support. The work that they accomplish so many challenges for providers and patients trying to access the most appropriate level of care. together, as a team, is what makes Casa Colina a center of excellence and points out to us what lies In order to meet those challenges, we are beginning another major expansion - adding 31 beds to our ahead – how we can continue to improve rehabilitation and medical care. hospital and a medical office building. This will expand our continuum of care and give patients and We welcome Captain Mark Kelly and Katherine and Jay Wolf to Casa Colina’s Tribute to Courage. physicians rapid access to a wealth of diagnostic and therapeutic options. These strategic expansions will We are honored that they are sharing their stories with us and hope, with that sharing, we can better safeguard our ability to remain viable, whatever changes may come. understand what we must be as an organization as we move forward. But our first focus is, of course, the individual patient sitting knee to knee with each clinician every day. When patients come to Casa Colina their need is immediate, but the resources to pay are not always available. This Tribute to Courage helps maintain our free care fund which is frequently used to extend a patient’s care so his or her potential can truly be reached, and to supplement unreimbursed services, such as on-site Steve Norin housing for families under special critical circumstances. This attention to the individual needs of patients Chairman of the Board of Directors, Casa Colina Inc. and Affiliates and their families provides the extra element of care that makes real the “opportunity to achieve maximum potential,” which defines our mission. Felice L. Loverso, Ph.D. President & CEO, Casa Colina, Inc. ©K atherine and JayWolf % ©C aptain Mark Kelly % Katherine and Jay Wolf were residential rehabilitation college sweethearts. After program. Jay moved into one of marrying at the age of 22, the Casa Colina homes adjacent these Southerners moved to California. The young to the 20-acre medical and rehabilitation campus with couple lived an idyllic life by the beach in Malibu. their young son, so they could be there to support Mark Kelly is an American astronaut, retired US Navy have captivated the nation with their story, appearing He studied law at Pepperdine; she began modeling her. On November 10, 2008, she moved into the Captain, best selling-author, prostate cancer survivor, in an exclusive Diane Sawyer interview, and on and acting. They had a baby boy. Casa Colina home with her family and received her and an experienced naval aviator who flew combat “Nightline” and “The Daily Show,” among others, On April 21, 2008, the unthinkable happened. therapy through TLC’s day treatment program. missions during the Gulf War. The winner of many and have appeared on the covers of People and USA While their son napped peacefully in his crib, Dr. Yong Lee, board-certified physiatrist, oversaw awards, including the Legion of Merit, two Defense Today. Named one of the Esquire’s 2011 “Americans Katherine collapsed on the kitchen floor while her medical care. She spent up to six hours a day in Superior Service Medals and two Distinguished Flying of the Year,” Kelly was also featured on the cover of making lunch. Jay arrived home and found his young individual and group therapy working with an Crosses, Kelly was selected as an astronaut in 1996. and profiled in the magazine. wife in distress. He called 911. She was rushed to occupational therapist, physical therapist, He flew his first of four missions in 2001 aboard Space Kelly’s identical twin brother, Scott, is also an UCLA Medical Center where doctors discovered neuropsychologist, and speech language pathologist Shuttle Endeavour, the same space shuttle that he astronaut who served as commander of both the she had massive bleeding in her brain caused by a to re-learn the skills that once came so easily to her.