The "Age Wave" is here.
Nearly a third of the people in Laguna Beach qualify for the senior discount when they go to the movies. At Laguna Beach Seniors, we work with other nonprofits and the City to provide them with programs and services that promote independence, wellness, and community. At the new Susi Q -- a warm and welcoming place to live it up and ride the "age wave" -- the agency is guided by a board of directors elected by the membership.
Officers
Chris Quilter, President, is a son of Susi Q. He edits the Boardwalk, is the agency’s webmaster and resides in Laguna Beach.
Carol Reynolds, First Vice-President, a human resources executive with the Montage, joined the board following the Hearts of Montage $350,000 challenge grant to the Susi Q.
Tina Haines, Second Vice-President, joined the board in September, 2009. She brings with her a wealth of business strategic planning experience that we need to achieve our long-range goals. She lives in Laguna Beach.
Darrcy Loveland Bickel, Secretary, was co-Chair of the Capital Campaign. She is a lawyer with Kaiser Permanente and lives in Laguna Beach.
Jim McBride, Treasurer, joined the board in 2007. He brought a wealth of nonprofit financial experience that has given our enterprise a solid fiscal foundation. He lives in Laguna Beach.
Members
Bob Arovas agreed to serve on the board early in 2010. He is a Laguna resident with extensive corporate experience and will play a key role in developing a new strategic plan for the agency.
Louise Buckley is a past-President and has been a passionate advocate for the construction of a modern senior center in the hometown she loves. She resides in Laguna Beach.
Pamela Horowitz joined the board in 2008 and is heading up our efforts to expand and strengthen our Advisory Board. She lives in Laguna.
Terri Johnson was elected to the board in mid-2007. She served on the capital campaign committee, twice chaired our annual Legacy Ball, and now chairs the Marketing Committee. She lives in Laguna Beach.
Vic Opincar joined the board in 2008. He continues to work on several City committees, and now heads our Fund Development Committee which is charged with developing and maintaining a long-term strategy for fiscal stability.
Ann Quilter joined the board prior to the Quilter family’s naming gift for the Susi Q Center. She has years of experience as a volunteer, co-Chaired the Capital Campaign, and lives in Laguna Beach.
Stuart Wilson, Ph.D., joined the board in 2005 and has become our agency historian in addition to being a valued advisor to several of our committees. He lives in Laguna Beach.
Nearly a third of the people in Laguna Beach qualify for the senior discount when they go to the movies. At Laguna Beach Seniors, we work with other nonprofits and the City to provide them with programs and services that promote independence, wellness, and community. At the new Susi Q -- a warm and welcoming place to live it up and ride the "age wave" -- the agency is guided by a board of directors elected by the membership.
Officers
Chris Quilter, President, is a son of Susi Q. He edits the Boardwalk, is the agency’s webmaster and resides in Laguna Beach.
Carol Reynolds, First Vice-President, a human resources executive with the Montage, joined the board following the Hearts of Montage $350,000 challenge grant to the Susi Q.
Tina Haines, Second Vice-President, joined the board in September, 2009. She brings with her a wealth of business strategic planning experience that we need to achieve our long-range goals. She lives in Laguna Beach.
Darrcy Loveland Bickel, Secretary, was co-Chair of the Capital Campaign. She is a lawyer with Kaiser Permanente and lives in Laguna Beach.
Jim McBride, Treasurer, joined the board in 2007. He brought a wealth of nonprofit financial experience that has given our enterprise a solid fiscal foundation. He lives in Laguna Beach.
Members
Bob Arovas agreed to serve on the board early in 2010. He is a Laguna resident with extensive corporate experience and will play a key role in developing a new strategic plan for the agency.
Louise Buckley is a past-President and has been a passionate advocate for the construction of a modern senior center in the hometown she loves. She resides in Laguna Beach.
Pamela Horowitz joined the board in 2008 and is heading up our efforts to expand and strengthen our Advisory Board. She lives in Laguna.
Terri Johnson was elected to the board in mid-2007. She served on the capital campaign committee, twice chaired our annual Legacy Ball, and now chairs the Marketing Committee. She lives in Laguna Beach.
Vic Opincar joined the board in 2008. He continues to work on several City committees, and now heads our Fund Development Committee which is charged with developing and maintaining a long-term strategy for fiscal stability.
Ann Quilter joined the board prior to the Quilter family’s naming gift for the Susi Q Center. She has years of experience as a volunteer, co-Chaired the Capital Campaign, and lives in Laguna Beach.
Stuart Wilson, Ph.D., joined the board in 2005 and has become our agency historian in addition to being a valued advisor to several of our committees. He lives in Laguna Beach.
AT OUR JUNE, 2006, MEMBERSHIP MEETING, MAYOR ELIZABETH PEARSON (CENTER) WAS SURROUNDED BY SIX LBS BOARD PRESIDENTS. VIRGINIA SCHOTT (FAR LEFT) LED THE AGENCY IN ITS EARLY YEARS AND FOR MANY YEARS THEREAFTER. IN THE LATE 1990S, LOUISE BUCKLEY (FRONT, RIGHT) WAS A VIGOROUS ADVOCATE FOR A SENIOR CENTER AND REMAINS ACTIVE ON THE BOARD. HER SUCCESSOR, MARTHANN NEWTON, (PARTIALLY HIDDEN) LAUNCHED THE PROJECT SENIOR CENTER CAPITAL CAMPAIGN. SKIPPER LYNN (AT LEFT) CARRIED ON THIS EFFORT. PAULINE WALPIN (FAR RIGHT) WORKED WITH THE CITY TO DEVELOP A PLAN FOR A JOINT SENIOR/COMMUNITY CENTER. SHE WAS SUCCEEDED BY LEE ANDERSEN WHO, AS VICE-PRESIDENT, LED THE NEGOTIATIONS FOR OUR JOINT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY. LEE WAS SUCCEEDED BY CHRIS QUILTER, THE SECOND OF THE THE FOUR "SONS OF SUSI Q," IN 2007.