Mission Hospital Foundation Welcomes 2017 Executive Committee and New Board Members

Mission Hospital Foundation welcomes the following new officers to the Board of Directors and members to the Executive Committee:

• Margarita C. Solazzo, Chair (San Juan Capistrano)
• Robert Deshaies, Vice Chair (Dana Point)
• Joe F. Hanauer, Secretary (Laguna Beach)
• Debashis Chowdhury, Treasurer (Laguna Niguel)
• James C. Bastian, Immediate Past Chair (Irvine)
• Richard Gordinier, Executive Committee Member at Large (Laguna Beach)
• Matt Gunderson, Executive Committee Member at Large (Ladera Ranch)
• Susan D. Morrison, Executive Committee Member at Large (Monarch Beach)

Margarita has been passionately involved at Mission Hospital since 2002, when she joined Valiant Women, a fundraising support group of the foundation. She has served in a variety of leadership roles, generously supporting Corporate Partners, Valiant Women Luncheon and Wall of Honor and Holiday Gala. Margarita was honored in 2016 with the Sister Martha Ann Fitzpatrick Vision Award for embracing the foundation’s Spirit of Giving and upholding our values of Dignity, Service, Excellence and Justice.

In addition, seven new members recently joined the Board:

• Toni Andrews (Coto de Caza)
• Vicky Carabini (Corona del Mar)
• Thomas Giddings (Laguna Niguel)
• Ron Hoffmeyer (Dana Point)
• Deborah MacDonald (Laguna Niguel)
• Julianna Pyott (San Jan Capistrano)
• Robert Roof (Laguna Hills)

To learn more about Mission Hospital Foundation, please visit www.mission4health.com/foundation.

Photo of Executive Committee (Left to right): Joe F. Hanauer, Susan D. Morrison, Robert Deshaies, Margarita Solazzo, Matt Gunderson, Debashis Chowdhury, Gwen Anderson (Mission Hospital Foundation, Interim Chief Development Officer). Missing: James C. Bastian and Richard Gordinier.