Marina Man and Woman of the Year
2024 Marina Man and Woman of the Year Awards and Fundraiser
Saturday, September 6th, Beginning at 5 p.m.
The Marina Foundation is proud to continue this long running community awards program given annually to two outstanding Marina citizens who have served the Marina community with distinction during the past calendar year and over a period of years.
Valerie Jensen will be presented as Woman of the Year and Steve Lee will be presented as Man of the Year. The nomination committee elected to present Fr. Jon Perez and Robert Munoz with the Lifetime of Service Award.
The awards will be presented on Saturday, September 6th, at the Springhill Suites, The Dunes on Monterey Bay, 215 10th St. Marina, CA 93933. Doors open at 5:00 p.m., with a buffet dinner catered by Teriyaki Madness beginning at 6:00 p.m.
Dinner tickets are $40 per person and will be available for purchase soon.
Please plan to join us as we honor Valerie, Steve, Fr. Jon and Robert at this special community event. All proceeds from this event benefit programs in Marina.
The Marina Man and Woman of the Year Awards and Fundraiser will be held at the Marina Spring Hill Suites on Saturday, September 6th. More details to follow. We look forward to seeing you there.
Sponsors
Thank you to our sponsors of the 2024 awards presentation: Wescom Foundation, Monterey Peninsula Engineering, First Pacific Financial Services, and SpringHill Suites.
The Marina Foundation has been presenting the annual Marina Man and Woman of the Year awards program since taking it over from the Marina Chamber of Commerce and is proud to continue this long-running community awards program, which recognizes two outstanding Marina citizens who have served the Marina community with distinction during the calendar year and over a period of years.
Highlights & Impact
- In 2025 the awards ceremony will be held on Saturday, September 6th at Marina Spring Hill Suites.
- Members of the public make the nominations; past recipients review the nominations and decide who should win.
- The previous year’s recipients present the awards to the current year’s recipients.
- The Marina Man and Woman of the Year awards ceremony is the only general fundraiser held by The Marina Foundation and includes a silent auction.
Past Recipients
Man Of The Year
| 1995 | N/A |
| 1996 | JAMES FORD |
| 1997 | N/A |
| 1998 | FERNANDO MANZANAL |
| 1999 | N/A |
| 2000 | N/A |
| 2001 | ROBERT EGGERS |
| 2002 | STEVE EMERSON |
| 2003 | BOB SCHAFFER |
| 2004 | GUY LUCAS |
| 2005 | N/A |
| 2006 | GORDON NAKAGAWA |
| 2007 | TOM HORNICK |
| 2008 | N/A |
| 2009 | CAMBREL MARSHALL |
| 2010 | CARL FARlA |
| 2011 | KEN GRAY |
| 2012 | MIKE MAST |
| 2013 | JACK STEWART |
| 2014 | MICHAEL GRAHAM |
| 2015 | SID WILLIAMS |
| 2016 | BUTCH FERNANDEZ |
| 2017 | MICHAEL OWEN |
| 2018 | ALLEN BOWMAN |
| 2019 | RON LEBDA |
| 2020 | JIM OSBORN |
| 2021 | TERRY SIEGRIST |
| 2022 | J. MICHAEL MASTERSON |
| 2023 | JOEY SILVA |
Woman Of The Year
| 1995 | EDITH JOHNSEN |
| 1996 | N/A |
| 1997 | CANDY MYERS-OWEN |
| 1998 | N/A |
| 1999 | PATTI BRADSHAW |
| 2000 | LENORE MASTERSON ROBERT |
| 2001 | N/A |
| 2002 | DOROTHY EMERSON |
| 2003 | N/A |
| 2004 | N/A |
| 2005 | ILA METTEE-MC CUTCHON |
| 2006 | JEANNE NAKAGAWA |
| 2007 | ADELIA HORNICK |
| 2008 | RENEE BAILEY |
| 2009 | INEZ LOCKWOOD |
| 2010 | JACKIE GONZALES |
| 2011 | DARLENA RIDLER |
| 2012 | SALLY FRENCH |
| 2013 | JOY }UNSAY |
| 2014 | ASTRID LANG |
| 2015 | LIS BILLINGSLEY |
| 2016 | LEI FERNANDEZ |
| 2017 | GRACE SILVA-SANTELLA |
| 2018 | JOANNE BOWMAN |
| 2019 | DANA CLEARY |
| 2020 | CHERYL SWIX |
| 2021 | NANCY AMADEO |
| 2022 | NANCY FORTMAN |
| 2023 | ERICA GRAHAM |
Lifetime of Service to the Marina Community Award
| 2018 | Roger Williams |
| 2019 | Edith Johnsen |
| 2020 | Joan Blake |
| 2021 | Lenore Masterson |
| 2022 | Jeanne Nakagawa |
| 2023 | Mike Mast |
