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labusinessjournal.com LOS ANGELES BUSINESS JOURNAL THE COMMUNITY OF BUSINESSTM sfvbj.com SAN FERNANDOVALLEY BUSINESS JOURNAL LOS ANGELES • GLENDALE • SANTA CLARITA VALLEY • BURBANK • CONEJO VALLEY • SIMI VALLEY • SAN FERNANDO • CALABASAS • AGOURA HILLS • ANTELOPE VALLEY THE COMMUNITY OF BUSINESSTM sfvbj.com BUSINESS AN ERNANDO ALLEY JOURNAL SLOS ANGELES • GLENDALEF • SANTA CLARITA VALLEY • BURBANK • CONEJO VALLEY • SIMI VALLEY V• SAN FERNANDO • CALABASAS • AGOURA HILLS • ANTELOPE VALLEY THE COMMUNITY OF BUSINESSTM ocbj.com ORANGE COUNTY BUSINESS JOURNAL THE COMMUNITY OF BUSINESSTM sdbj.com SAN DIEGO BUSINESS JOURNAL THE COMMUNITY OF BUSINESSTM WOMEN WHO MEAN BUSINESS AWARDS AWARDS OF DISTINCTION Lifetime Spirit of Darlene Marcos Exemplary Community Achievement San Diego Shiley Education Leadership Service Service Award Award Award Award Award Anne Evans Lucy Killea Constance Carroll, Ph.D. Thella Bowens Rana Sampson Evans Hotels Retired San Diego Community San Diego County Union Bank Calfornia Senate College District Regional Airport Authority AN ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT TO THE SAN DIEGO BUSINESS JOURNAL Title Sponsor Gold Sponsors In Association With Page A34 www.sdbj.com AN ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT TO THE SAN DIEGO BUSINESS JOURNAL November 17, 2014 Letter From The San Diego Business Journal or more than two decades, the San Diego 830 guests. Special Awards of Distinction also supporters including title sponsor Union Bank; Business Journal has highlighted the ex- were presented to Anne Evans for the Lifetime gold sponsors Abacus Data Systems, ESET North traordinary lives of our region’s profes- Achievement Award; Lucy Killea for the Spirit America and Kaiser Permanente; and in association sional women in a special way. In this, our of San Diego Award; Dr. Constance Carroll for with ACTIVE Network and The Best to You. F21st year, we continue the tradition of acknowledg- the Darlene Marcos Shiley Education Leadership Congratulations to all our honorees, present and ing our annual Women Who Mean Business with Award; Thella Bowens for the Exemplary Service past, who have helped to weave the fabric of San our signature awards program and supplement. Award; and Rana Sampson for the Community Diego’s flourishing economy and culture. Throughout the years we have had the privilege Service Award. Popular local personalities Carol of honoring San Diego’s female leaders and we have LeBeau and Susan Taylor emceed the ceremonies. seen the ranks swell to include company leadership Susan G. Komen for the Cure, San Diego was the positions, internationally renowned researchers, event’s nonprofit charity. cutting-edge high tech innovators, health care Our gratitude goes to the judges — Ronne pioneers, award-winning authors and artists, and Froman, Georgia Griffiths, Juanita Hayes, dedicated philanthropists. Kimberley Layton, Teresa Ramos, Lisa Richards, In addition to this signature issue, these amazing Melissa Rosness, and Lee Wills-Irvine — who women were honored at a special luncheon on deliberated and chose our winners from a field of Armon Mills Wednesday, November 5, at the Town and Country 169 qualified candidates. President & Publisher Hotel in Mission Valley attended by more than We also want to thank the program’s valued 2014 WOMEN WHO MEAN BUSINESS Women Who Mean Business Celebrity Emcees The Women Who Mean Business Awards ceremony has been a “must attend” event since its inception. Adding to its glamour and credibility are two of San Diego’s most respected news personalities — Carol LaBeau and Susan Taylor. They graciously give their time and talent to host this event, bringing their poise and professional grace to guide the proceedings. CAROL LEBEAU SUSAN TAYLOR Health Advocate for Palomar Health Executive Director, External Affairs and Freelance Journalist Scripps Health As a #1 TV news anchor in southern California for Susan Taylor has taken a path that has led her away nearly 30 years, Carol LeBeau covered some of the from the adrenaline rush of breaking news and high nation’s most important stories. She’s won numerous speed electronic journalism. Stepping back from the awards for her work and is a popular speaker and emcee spotlight with her ratings soaring was a significant choice at women’s events and health symposia/conferences. for Taylor. Today she represents Scripps Health to the For most of her television career, LeBeau covered health community, patient groups and leaders throughout the news for San Diego’s ABC 10. She reported nightly on the region. Taylor joined Scripps in 2011 after more than 15 years as an award- latest medical breakthroughs, new technologies, exercise and nutrition tips. winning San Diego news anchor for NBC. In her new role she plays a critical But “Staying Healthy” was more than a TV news assignment for LeBeau — it’s role in raising awareness and understanding of Scripps’ programs, facilities a way of life. She runs, bikes and is a ranked Master’s rough water swimmer. and services. She also helps educate a broad range of audiences about the During her tenure at KGTV, she accumulated an impressive collection of significant changes underway in health care locally and nationally. In addition, awards including a Golden Mike, San Diego Press Club awards and C. Everett she serves as a member of the Scripps Medical Response Team. During her Koop award for health reporting. But one that speaks to her heart was from career, she covered the O.J. Simpson trial, the downfall of Panamanian leader the Society of Professional Journalists for a series called “Mission to Heal.” Manuel Noriega, the Super Bowl riots in Miami, the Northridge earthquake LeBeau accompanied a local relief team of medical professionals who set and the San Diego wildfires of 2003 and 2007. She also returned with troops up clinics in two tsunami-devastated fishing villages in southeastern India. from Iraq on the final voyage of the aircraft carrier USS Constellation before LeBeau has toured with the Pope, jogged with the president and interviewed it was decommissioned. Taylor has interviewed prime ministers and Nobel Oprah. She also has the distinction (with TV colleague Kimberly Hunt) to Peace Prize winners and has been honored repeatedly for her work, including be part of the longest-running female news anchor team in the country. receiving Emmys and other broadcasting accolades. Continuing her lifelong LeBeau now is a motivational speaker and freelance journalist. She is also working community commitments, she currently is a spokesperson for the San Diego as a health advocate for Palomar Health in San Diego. Police Foundation’s Internet campaign against cyberbullying and she is on the board of LEAD San Diego. November 17, 2014 AN ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT TO THE SAN DIEGO BUSINESS JOURNAL www.sdbj.com Page A35 W H E N W O M E N S U C C E E D, E V E R Y O N E WINS. A great business opens opportunities for everyone. At Union Bank®, we not only foster the development of women in management at, every level of our organization, but we also support the recognition and success of women in the business community. Union Bank was honored to be named among DiversityInc’s 2014 Top 10 Regional Companies for Diversity.* Internally, we also celebrate women at Union Bank who have earned local and national recognition for their leadership. Our commitment to helping women is a core value, and our Foundation supports over 100 women’s organizations. Join us in supporting women’s success everywhere. Union Bank is proud to sponsor the San Diego Business Journal’s Women Who Mean Business Awards. unionbank.com Commercial Banking Treasury Services The Private Bank Retail Banking Susan Beat, CTP, Managing Director Carlee Harmonson, Managing Director Marla Black, Managing Director 8588123658 8585515366 6192304670 Gail Ives, Managing Director Shaun Henry, Managing Director 6192303750 7609297047 ©2014 Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. All rights reserved. Union Bank is a registered trademark and brand name of MUFG Union Bank, N.A., Member FDIC. *DiversityInc Magazine, June 2014. Page A36 www.sdbj.com AN ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT TO THE SAN DIEGO BUSINESS JOURNAL November 17, 2014 2014 WOMEN WHO MEAN BUSINESS 2014 Awards of Distinction Anne Evans - Evans Hotels LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Take yourself back to San Diego in the 1950s. San Diego was ny and guided Evans Hotels through a period of remarkable growth that included feeling the effects of the shrinking of its massive World War II the meticulous Craftsman-era construction of The Lodge at Torrey Pines, adja- military and defense industries that had been an economic jug- cent to the famous golf course and nearby state reserve. The Lodge has garnered gernaut for the region. But a few pioneering visionaries had an an abundance of kudos over the years, with major travel, convention, recreation, idea to jumpstart a new economic direction based on tourism. architectural and landscape awards including the AAA Five Diamond rating for The development of Mission Bay would be the cornerstone 12 consecutive years and inclusion in Travel & Leisure’s World’s Best Hotels and of this emerging industry; but dredging the area, diverting the Conde Nast Traveler’s Top Golf Resorts. water flow and establishing parks and boating docks was just a Evans, along with two of her children, became an unstoppable force behind San first step. The city was offering several parcels up to bid, in hopes that various hotel, Diego’s tourism expansion. Through economic downturns and upswings, Evans marina, theme park, and concession operators would jump at the opportunity to be has been a highly visible champion for San Diego’s third largest industry and has the first to build on a new bay — but not everyone was jumping. helped the city to become a top 10 visitor and meeting destination. It was then the recently married Anne and William Evans entered the scene and Her business and community involvement is widespread. She is a member of acquired one of the first parcels.