Thank you for celebrating with us!
Our alumni are healthcare professionals working tirelessly to improve lives, innovative entrepreneurs shaping how we do business, activists championing vital causes, scientists pushing the boundaries of knowledge, dedicated educators shaping young minds…
All are role models—inspiring their siblings, cousins, and peers to pursue dreams of a higher education.
Our alumni are making their mark on the world, creating a positive wave of change that is transforming communities and uplifting us all.
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Join the Celebration!
SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 2024
Marin Civic Center Exhibit Hall
10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael, CA 94903
5:30 PM
Cocktail Reception
7:00 PM
Dinner & Program
Fund-a-Future
9:00 PM
After-Party Featuring
a Silent Disco!
Thank You
to our AMAZING Sponsors!
Confirmed as of April 21, 2024
$50,000 ONE DEGREE of Change Sponsor
Herb & Jane Dwight
$25,000 Valedictorian Sponsor
Carmen Castro-Franceschi, Managing Director & Executive Consultant with RBC Wealth Management
$15,000 Doctorate Sponsors
Susan & Dennis Gilardi
$10,000 Master’s Sponsors
Suzanne Badenhoop & Guy Lampard
Graham & Talia Brandt
Susan & Mitch Cohen
Deborah Freed Goldman & Jonathan Goldman
Gruber Family Foundation
Sheila & Thomas Larsen
Drs. Denise M. Lucy & Françoise O. Lepage
Tracy Solomon
Denise & Mark Steele
Jamienne Studley & Gary Smith
Bachelor’s Sponsors
Eric Bindelglass & Gabrielle Tierney
Chris Boyd
Sandy Donnell & Justin Faggioli
Judy & Jim Edgar
Rod & Luray Eshelman
Jenn & Ryan Fay
Vanessa Holton & Lloyd Aubry, Jr.
Julie & John King
Vikki & Derek Ku
Monica Mehra & Clay Armistead
Toby & Susan Mumford
Saul Peña & Charmaine Chow
William Smith & Ann Aylwin
Marty & Marlene Stein
Associate’s Sponsors
Amy & Seth Barad
Jennifer Beckett & William P. Fuller
Brilliancy/ Kristin Swenson
Pamela Cook & Paul Gietzel
David & Elaine Freed
Will & Carolyn Hayes
Nancy & Tony Lilly
Kim Mazzuca & Anne Howatt
Angela & Jaime Mira
Stephanie O’Brien/ Dovetail Decision Consultants, Inc.
Luis Silva Behrens & Keily Hernandez
Benefactor Sponsors
Ruth Goldstein
Clarrie Hanley
Barbara Russell
Christine & John Telischak
Mary & Michael Wolfe
10,000 Degrees receives major funding from the Buck Family Fund of the Marin Community Foundation. Thank you for your partnership & investment!