Thank You to our Sponsors & Supporters!
Our 44th Annual Charity & Scholarship Benefit Luncheon was Successful Because of You!
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This year's 44th Annual Charity & Scholarship Benefit Luncheon we recognized three extraordinary leaders who embody the theme "And Still We Rise."
A heartfelt congratulations to our 2025 Honorees:
* Pamela J. Simms-Mackey, MD, FAAP (Special Visionary Award)
* Valerie Montgomery Rice, MD, FACOG (Lifetime Achievement Award)
* Gail E. Wyatt, PhD (Humanitarian Award)
Your support contributed to ABWP’s mission to provide scholarships and mentorship to future generations.
Event: 44th Annual Charity and Scholarship Benefit Gala
Theme: "And Still We Rise"
Date: Sunday, October 26th, 2025 | 11AM - 2PM
Location: City Club Downtown Los Angeles
555 Flower Street, 51st Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071
ABWP 44th ANNUAL CHARITY & SCHOLARSHIP BENEFIT LUNCHEON
MANY THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS
SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO OUR DONORS & SUPPORTERS
Acknowledgement of ABWP Supporters (financial* and nonfinancial)
PREVIOUS EVENT SPONSORS & SUPPORTERS
Cooperative of American Physicians
The California Health Care Foundation
Dr. Jessie L Sherrod
Dr. Leticia Bridges
Anthem Blue Cross
Sutter Health
Pfizer
Aids Healthcare Foundation
California Wellness Fund
Dr. Wendy Green
UCLA Fielding Office, School of Public Health
Charles R. Drew University SOM
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, College of Medicine
Molina Healthcare
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
Kaiser Permanente SOM
Kaiser Regional Community Grant
Keck Medicine of USC
First Advocates / Janine Rambo
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Kaiser Permanent West LA
Charles Schwab Bank
University of CA, Irvine SOM
Cedars-Sinai Health Equity Officer
Council District 8
Western UniverSIty
CAP (Cooperative of American Physicians)
Watts Healthcare
Edie Yau
LA Care Health Plan
Dorothy Dada
Ginnie Flynn
Melanie Osby
Vanessa Gavin-Headen
Anne Staveren, MD
Cheryl Powell, MD
ABWP sponsored
La Tanya Hines, MD/ Valencia Walker MD/
Nanotchka Chumley-Outlaw, MD, Abernathy MD/ Graham , MD
Charles Drew University School of Medicine CDU SOM
Vena Ricketts/ABWP Community Service Scholarship (Gerianne Dudley MD/ David Griffin MD)
Erika Bath, MD
La Tanya Hines, MD (amount counted above for KPSOM)
Mcpherson and Sway Consulting Grp.
Jesse Sherrod , MD Leadership
Sheila Young-Mercado, MD
Special Acknowledgement to ALL (ABWP) Donors & Supporters (Listed & Non-Listed)....Please know that you are immensely appreciated.
Thank you from ABWP!
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