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2024 Hearts of Gold Awards
Since its founding in 2005, the Gordon Hartman Family Foundation has met countless individuals who go above and beyond the call of duty to help improve the lives of those with special needs. Each year we gather to honor these individuals who have “Hearts of Gold” in a way that celebrates and spotlights their dedication to the special needs community with the annual Hearts of Gold Awards. This awards ceremony honors two types of award recipients, our Excellence in Caregiving Awards for individuals providing exceptional care for individuals with special needs – be it one individual or small groups, and our Wall of Fame Awards for community innovators who have helped the special needs community at large.
Nominate a Heart of Gold
Nominations Accepted December 1, 2023 – January 15, 2024
Do you know a compassionate caregiver or community innovator that goes above and beyond to help improve the lives of those with special needs? Now is the time to recognize these unsung heroes!
Recipients will be honored at an Awards Dinner on Saturday, April 6, 2024 at Morgan’s Wonderland.
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Tickets go on sale February 1, 2024.
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2024
Excellence in Caregiving Recipients
Pamela Allen
Blythe Applegarth
Celeste Canales
Angela Detlaff
Suzette Fields
Claudia Figueroa
Cynthia Garcia
Linda Gomez
LaKisha Knight
Judith Laufer
Jackie Martinez
Michelle Naeder
Torshea Riley
Jennifer Tarr
Rosie Wright
2024
Wall of Fame
Recipients
Dr. Carrie Alvarado
Paul Garro
Dr. Karen Keough
Luisa Leal
Veronica and Ramon Orduno
Our 2024 Sponsors
Silver
Bronze
Patron
Non-Profit
Past
Excellence in Caregiving
Recipients
2023
Shari Bailey
Kelly Brinkmann
Judy Foster
Miguel Gallardo
Crystal Garcia
Robert Langley
Aby Martinez
Julia Martinez
Lindsey Nelson-Hawk
Cheryl Reilly
Heather Rubio
Jennifer Stevenson
Amanda Templeton
Donald Thomas
Erika Vallejo
2022
Esther Blakely
Denise Briley
Patricia Carlisle
Angelica Diaz
Jenna Forrest
Susan Galindo
Linda Gifford
Dan Goss
Sandra Heck
Timothy Hill
Stephanie Kafka
Veronica Orduno
Jorge Perez
Bill Pitillo
Ronna Reid
Ruth Rogers
Joanna Schofield
Elizabeth Smart
Rebekah Woosley
2021
Fredia Bassham
Sylnita Bougere
David Buendia
Sherri Burton
Eloy Dominguez
Ashley Garcia-Everett
Michelle Hays
Baldemar Huerta
Teresa Johnson
Tammy Martin
Gary Medlock
Kela Mitchell
Jamie Pivonka
Karen Portis
Marion Thomas
2020
Margaret Ashu
Devyn Branscome
Rosemary Brock
Jurita Brown
Erin Cassidy
Sylvia Castro
Desmond Chretien
Tracy Collins
Jody Copp
Olivia Dickinson
Lynette Francis
Ericka Freeborn
Esther Gomez
Barbara Hadley
Kreg Hazlett
Judy Hooper
Monica McDivitt
Glen Medellin
Santiago & Lizdelia Pinon
Veronica Reyes-Carbajal
Maryann Saucedo
John Ward
Faith Westmoreland
Bonnie Whiting
Noah Willoughby
2019
Lisa Alvarez
Stephanie & David Barnett
Jeri Bastian
Marissa Beauchesne
Debra Blackwood
Zsuzsi Bresnahan
JR Cantu
Phyllis Cantu
Pamela Espurvoa Allen
Michael Flores
Andrea Gander
Bianca Garcia
Breanna Gorman
Colebin Griffith
Graciela Hernandez
Becky Hogg
Pauline McRae
Rebecca Morales
Destiny O’Neal
Michelle Pagiliarini
David Pitts
Rosa Ramirez
Erica Sirmons
Kathleen St. Davis
Jessica Tenequer
2018
Cheryl Ann Bayer
Bianca Buruato
Stephanie Cale
Andrew Casey
Heidi Dukeshire
Bonnie S. Galvan
Mercy Gutierrez
Lily Heaner
Charles L. James
Kathleen Kraemer
Lisa M. Lopez
Maria Martinez
Donna McKenzie
Lady R. Morgan
Monica-Pendleton
Nancy Schwartz
Charisse D. Su
Charlene H. Smith-Washington
Deborah Lynn Synder
Trixie Stanford
Pam Stephens
Shaleen Stover
Tira Van Natta
Wendell W. Waldron
Kimberly Woods
2017
Beverly Adams
Betty Alaniz
Yvella C. Allen
Valerie Bailey
Sabrina Beach
Arlo “Oz” Bray
Peggy Brown Bean
Eddie Canales
Irma Canfield
Tom & Iris Carrigan
Anita Clark
Alicia Costello
Lanita Cruz
Staci Daniels
Ana Esparza
Jose Espino
Johanna Dee Evans
Jennifer Layne Fitzhugh
Kasha Forney
Irene H. Gonzalez
Lupita Guerra
Emily A. Hansen
Margaret “Peggy” Harrison
Abosede Kirchner
Robin Lynn Martinez
Lindsey McDuff
Bob Mecke
Christina Nikki Mojica
Rose Montemayor
Dana Nitschke
Letty Orozco
Lisa Owens
Dana Ramos
Joe S. Ramos
Rosa Reyes
Donna Rodgers
Olivia Rodriguez
Patricia Ruiz
Maria G. Saldana
Carolina Sanchez
Olimpia G. Sauseda
Norma Sotelo
Marta Irene Switlick
Alvin Taylor
Erika Tinajero
Katherine Villanueva
Sara Vlasek
Bridget Walker
Denise N. Wong
Richard McCarthy & Elaine Fee
Past
Wall of Fame
Recipients
2023
Juli Henderson
Amy Kipnes
Margot Newcomb
Dallyn Pesek
Marian Sokol
2022
Marty & Tim Barnes
Dr. Jannine Cody
Susie & Tom Cummins
Melissa Hall
Julie Sherrill
2021
Tom “TBone” Bounds
Joey Cavazos
Jennifer Dantzler
Dr. Elvia L. Espino
Sergio Zarate
2020
Caregivers
Frontline Workers
First Responders
Healthcare Workers
2019
Barbara Goldman
Jerry Horton
Erin O’Meara Kiltz
Rebecca Kuntz
Betty Nakafunvu
2018
John Lee Cronin
Greg Johnson
Grant Dean Manier
Emma Faye Rudkin
Barbara & George Williams
2017
Dr. Ana Allegretti
Donya Catlett-Vise
Bert Pfiester
Mary Scalise
Cory Woodard
2016
Heather Astuto
Kevin & Melissa Johnson
Susan Moulton
Mindy Scheier
Dr. Barbara Whinery
2015
Lisa-Maria Boody
Christopher L. Contreras
Archer Samual Hadley
“The Madison 5” Family
Andrew McAllister
2014
Christina Barton
Sumiko Hamilton
Beth Hewitt
Joel & Carolyn Price
Jordan Thomas
