During its June 27, 2024, Celebrate Irvine program at the Hyatt Regency Irvine, the Greater Irvine Chamberpresented awards to 12 businesses and individuals for their community service, volunteerism, and good corporate citizenship.
Meet the 2024 Honorees!
- Business of the Year: Terran Orbital
- Start-Up of the Year: Beach Cities Commercial Bank
- Non-Profit of the Year: Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County
- Non-Profit of the Year: Waymakers
- Corporate Social Responsibility: Kia America
- Commitment to Sustainability: Greenship Paper
- Executive of the Year: Sabrina Li, Esq.
- Entrepreneur of the Year: Mark Entner
- Inspirational Leadership: LaVal Brewer
- Philanthropist of the Year: Eric Goodman
- Emergency Services: Matt Monaco, R.N.
- Volunteer of the Year: Erika Jewell, LCSW, ACM
The program also featured a panel discussion moderated by Greater Irvine Chamber Interim President & CEODave Coffaro. The panel featured Irvine Mayor Farrah N. Khan; Errol Arkilic, UC Irvine CIO and Beall Applied Innovation executive director; and Jas Kaur, CFO and founding partner of Singh Automation, LLC, who discussed innovation and the future state of business in Irvine.
Irvine Forward Foundation scholarships were presented to students during the event by its executive director, Jessica Welch, the executive vice president of the Greater Irvine Chamber.
The 2024 Celebrate Irvine was made possible by the generous support of several leading Orange County companies, who joined City of Hope Orange County in presenting the event. These include Media SponsorWeShare by UHSM; Lunch Sponsor Waste Management; Promotional Sponsor Octane; Corporate Sponsors FivePoint, Kia America, and OC Soccer Club; and Business Sponsors Hoag Health, The Rodolff Law Firm, andUCI/UCI Health.
Companies that hosted tables at the event include Beach Cities Commercial Bank, CHOC Hospital, City of Irvine, Concordia University Irvine, Cox Communications, First Bank, Edwards Lifesciences, Greater Newport Physicians, Hyatt Regency Irvine, Kaiser Permanente, Law Offices of Sabrina Li, MemorialCare, MVS, Inc., the Office of Irvine Mayor Farrah N. Khan, Parker Aerospace, PSQ Productions, Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County, South County Outreach, Waymakers, and Wells Fargo.
View the Event Program & Photos
For more information about Greater Irvine Chamber and sponsorship opportunities, contact Courtney Nakagawa
