We are pleased to announce this year's Man & Woman of the Year Candidates! To view a candidate's fundraising page or make a donation, click on his or her photo or the link below his or her name.

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	Johnnie Jean Daniel High School Health Specialist, Mt. Tamalpias High School http://gsf.llsevent.org/jdaniel Johnnie Jean Daniel grew up in the San Joaquin Valley in a little town of Porterville and moved to the Bay Area when she was a freshman in high school.  As a paralegal for over twenty years, Johnnie now works at Tamalpais High School as the Health... more
	Rajinder Dua Owner, RR Gallery www.gsf.llsevent.org/rajinder Rajinder Dua is a local businesswoman and owner of RR Gallery located in the heart of Union Square.  Born and raised in England, Rajinder has been a resident of San Francisco since 1989.  She became involved with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society in... more
	Lawrence (Larry) Gerquest Union Bank Global and Wealth Markets http://gsf.llsevent.org/lgerquest Larry Gerquest is a native of New Jersey and a University of Southern California graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations.  His professional background in the financial sector led Larry to his current role as a manager at Union Bank's... more
	Roberta Gonzales Four-time Emmy award winning Weather Forecaster, CBS 5 TV http://gsf.llsevent.org/rgonzales Roberta Gonzales is an accomplished journalist and philanthropist.  As the current Weather Anchor for CBS 5 Eyewitness News and KCBS-AM , Roberta also writes a daily weather column for the San Francisco Chronicle and continues to run a scholarship... more
	Alphonzo Jackson Team In Training Coach since 1997 and Senior National Class Runner http://gsf.llsevent.org/coachal Alphonzo Jackson is a native Texan and founder of Fitness Beyond Imagination, a personalized coaching service for cyclists and runners.  His many athletic accomplishments include 38 marathons, 7 duathlons and 4 triathlon events, and the successful... more
	Dr. Melina Jampolis CNNhealth's Diet and Fitness Expert http://gsf.llsevent.org/drmelina Dr. Melina Jampolis is a board certified internist and physician nutrition specialist (one of only 200 in the country). She specializes exclusively in nutrition for weight loss and disease prevention and treatment. A graduate of Tufts University as well as Tufts... more
	Jake Kloberdanz CEO, OneHope http://gsf.llsevent.org/onehope Jake Kloberdanz is a Bay Area native from Fremont who now resides in Manhattan Beach. After undergraduate work at U.C. Berkeley, he took a job in wine sales and also founded the technology company The Scene.  Currently, Jake is Chief Executive Officer for the... more
	Daniel Portillo Senior Director of Personnel, Mozilla Corporation http://gsf.llsevent.org/dportillo Daniel Portillo is a native of Palo Alto, CA and attended UCLA for his undergraduate degree. He ran a small consulting company before becoming the Director of Staffing at Mozilla and is currently the Sr. Director of Personnel. Daniel is extremely connected to the... more
	Nicole Quandt Marketing Manager, Wente Family Estates  www.gsf.llsevent.org/tasteforlife Nicole Quandt is from Ventura County, California and is a graduate of Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo.  Her professional background includes positions in sales, hospitality, education and marketing at E.&J. Gallo Winery, and she currently serves as a Marketing Manager... more
	Purvi Shah Graphic Designer and Founder of Kids & Art http://gsf.llsevent.org/pshah Purvi Shah is the founder of Kids & Art, established in 2008, after her son Amaey, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in 2005. Feeling the need to create some order and meaning in her suddenly overturned world... more
	Bill Shen Vice President, Encore Consumer Capital http://gsf.llsevent.org/bshen Bill Shen grew up in Huntington Beach, CA and graduated from Stanford University with a degree in Public Policy.  He began his career at Swander Pace & Company, a strategy consulting firm servicing food and beverage clients and later became a... more
	Arnold Eric Wong Executive Chef, E&O Trading Company http://gsf.llsevent.org/awong Arnold Eric Wong is a San Francisco native whose deep passion of great foods has lead him to become the Executive Chef of the local popular restaurant group, noted to have set a new standard for Asian fusion, E&O Trading Company. The chic and... more