2026 SCV Man & Woman of the Year Nominees – Who will be the 2026 Man and Woman of the Year?

The Santa Clarita Valley Man & Woman of the Year Organization is happy to announce the 2026 list of men and women of the year nominees. All local 501(c)3 charitable nonprofit organizations were invited to nominate one man and one woman from the ranks of their dedicated volunteers to be considered as the community’s Man or Woman of the Year for 2026. Selected honorees, one man and one woman, will be announced at the annual gala dinner event on Friday, May 1, 2026, at the Grand Ballroom of the Hyatt Regency Valencia.
An important feature of the Man & Woman of the Year process is the recognition of all the nonprofit organizations that participate, and the highlighting of the “winning” organizations throughout the year. The generous stipend awarded to them by the Man & Woman of the Year Organization, which is made up of all previous awardees, makes a tangible difference in the budgets of those organizations as well as in the lives of those they serve.
All those interested in attending the event and supporting our nonprofit community are invited to visit the website www.scvmanwomanoftheyear.org. Table sales, sponsorships and advertising opportunities will be available beginning March 5, 2026. The event consistently sells out. The SCV Man & Woman of the Year Organization is a 501(c )3.

Women of the Year Nominees 2026
• Dawn Abasta, College of the Canyons Foundation
• Maria Slotsve, WiSH Education Foundation
• Sharlene Johnson, JCI Santa Clarita Foundation
• Kari McCoy, LEAP Children’s Museum
• Carol Rock, Raising the Curtain
• Pamela Verner, Boys and Girls Club & Circle of Hope
• Debbie Holbrook, Empowering Women in Leadership
• Carolina Orozco-Hernandez, Samuel Dixon Family Health Center
• Linda Teeter, Fostering Youth Independence
• Stephanie Danyluk, Santa Clarita Veteran Services Collaborative
• Missy Carter, Carousel Ranch & Soroptimist International Valencia
• Kathleen Pavard, American Cancer Society
• Patricia Horanberg, Santa Clarita Historical Society
• Holly Hanlin, Soroptimist International of Greater SC &
Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital Foundation
• Melanie Meyer, SCV Senior Center
• Amber Rodriguez, Salvation Army
• Cherise Moore, Zonta & Bridge to Home

Men of the Year Nominees 2026
• Taylor Kellstrom, College of the Canyon Foundation
• Alexander Hafizi, JCI Santa Clarita Foundation, Wish Education Foundation & Circle of Hope
• Cesar Torres, LEAP Children’s Museum &SCV Veteran Services Collaborative
• Mike Fisher, Samuel Dixon Family Health Center
• Scott Hoolahan, Rotary Club of Santa Clarita Valley
• Michael DeLorenzo, SCV Sheriff’s Foundation
• Dennis Verner, Boys & Girls Club
• John Murray, Carousel Ranch
• Guy Horanberg, SCV Historical Society
• Dennis Sugasawara, Soroptimist International Greater Santa Clarita
• Tom Hartmann, SCV Senior Center
• Oscar Dominguez, Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital Foundation
• Jason Gibbs, Salvation Army