
Thank you to everyone who helped make our 24th Annual Strictly Business event a success!
We at JVS SoCal are grateful to all of our generous sponsors and supporters for coming out to celebrate Dr. and Mrs. Berger and Mr. and Mrs. Leanse.
Founder’s Award Honorees

Barbara & Tom Leanse
Barbara and Tom Leanse have been steadfast leaders and generous supporters of JVS SoCal since 2008. As a Council Member of the JVS SoCal Women’s Leadership Network, Barbara has successfully co-chaired Woman to Woman Conferences. Barbara is an active member of the JVS Scholarship Committee and the WoMentoring Program. Barbara is also a member of the CHLA Board of Trustees, Women Helping Youth and Lion of Judah. Barbara and Tom are members of the ADL National Commission and Regional Executive Committee. Tom is a long-standing member of the Cedars-Sinai Board of Directors and Barbara is a member of the Cedars-Sinai Board of Governors.
Corporate Sponsorship Award Honorees
The Corporate Partnership Award is presented to an outstanding corporate partner in recognition of their significant accomplishments in corporate social responsibility and their role as philanthropic leaders in their industry.

RadNet is the national leader in outpatient imaging. With over four decades of experience, RadNet delivers high-quality, cost-effective solutions for the 375 centers in the RadNet Network and for its numerous strategic partners. RadNet has supported JVS SoCal for the last several years by employing over 30 JVS SoCal graduates.
Accepting the award on behalf of RadNet are Howard G. Berger, M.D. and his wife, Karen Kaplan Berger.
Howard G. Berger, M.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer
Howard G. Berger, M.D. founded RadNet in 1980 and serves as its President and Chief Executive Officer. He began his career in medicine at the University of Illinois Medical School, following attendance at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. He is Board Certified in Nuclear Medicine and trained in an Internal Medicine residency program as well as in a master’s program in medical physics at the University of California Los Angeles. Dr. Berger’s extensive expertise in radiology and business operations, knowledge of the marketplace, and personal relationships within the industry give RadNet the leadership insight and experience necessary to successfully compete in a dynamic marketplace.
Karen Kaplan Berger
Karen Kaplan Berger is an attorney who practiced as a health care lawyer for over 35 years both as in-house legal counsel and in private practice. Karen’s area of expertise was the representation of hospitals and large physician groups in their contract negotiations with third-party payors including insurance companies and health plans. She frequently lectured to hospital administrators, physician groups, employer groups, insurance companies and health plans regarding managed care contracting and other related healthcare issues. Karen serves on the Board of Trustees for Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
Inspiration Award Honorees

Shantell Polk is a graduate of CareerWorks Medical; and with six kids (ages 14, 12, 12, 11, 8 and 3), she is juggling a lot. Today she’s going to school to become a licensed vocational nurse (LVN) which will allow her to do more patient care work.

Ernesto Sanchez is re-entering society after serving 15 years in state prison. Today, he is working through JVS SoCal’s America’s Job Centers of California (AJCC) / WorkSource center to help other re-entering men and women trying to find work and remaining on track.

Laura Behary was getting back into the workforce with JVS SoCal’s support when she learned about the CareerWorks Medical program. RadNet hired her straight from the graduates job fair, where she has already been promoted.
Our Host

Fritz Coleman
Fritz Coleman is a Southern California broadcasting icon known for his 40-year career as NBC4’s weathercaster. We are honored to have him back as our distinguished host and grateful for his longstanding dedication to JVS SoCal’s mission.
Our Generous Event Sponsors
Title Sponsors

Presenting Sponsors
Karen and Howard
Berger
Susan and Fred
Kunik
Barbara and Tom
Leanse
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Ambassador Sponsors



Patricia and Marshall Geller

Debbie and Rick
Powell


Guardian Sponsors









Omar Contreras Medical Construction
Benefactor Sponsors


Ann and Don Levin
Edna and Tom Gordon
Cheryl and Don
Fair
Friends at RadNet
Linda and James
Hausberg
Hames Family Foundation
Pamela and Steve
Hirsh

Deborah & Alan Levey
Nancy & Jeff Cherry
Nancy and Larry
Levitt
Nicole and Allan
Mutchnik
Harriet and Steven
Nichols
Kenneth G. Pryor
Foundation


Stephanie and Howard Sherwood
Marcie and David
Swartz

Advocate Sponsors


Shelley and Richard Bayer
Lynn and Les
Bider

Linda and Steve
Brown
Alexandra Carter
Sharon Darnov


Leslie and Michael
Flesch






Nancy and Jeff
Paul
Aurele Danoff and
David Pelaia
Robert Perlmutter
Promac Now, Inc
Renee and John Remeny
Marvin Rice
Judy and Jerry
Rosenberg
Chuck Schatz & Alison Grabell
Robbi and Tom
Schiff

Jill and Harris
Smith
Linda May and Jack Suzar


XIV Karats, Ltd.
Angel Sponsors

Matt Benjamins
and Renee Engel
Marci and Andy
Berman
Jamie and Joel
Berman
Jack Berman, M.D.
Wendy and Jeff
Carr
John Crues


Nancy and Mike Eisenstadt
Erica and Leland
Felsenthal
Karen and Charles
Fiske
Nan & Allan
Goodman
Susie and Bruce Goren
Harris American
Office Products
Barbara Herman
Carol and Jonathan
Karp
Nancy Koven
Lauren and Larry
Kurzweil
Lantheus
Virginia and Francis
Maas

Carol Muchin
Teresa and Greg
Nathanson
Warren Owens
Christina & Matt
Paul
Robert Pearman

Allison and Neil Rotter

Spectrum Medical
Leslie Spivak
Kit Tamkin
Peter Tu
Cindy Winebaum
Ben Harvey
&
Patrick Viglirolo
Ira and Godeleine
Ziering
For More Information
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JVS SoCal is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization
Our Tax ID is 95-1691012