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and married in 1981. Wanting to purchase a home and start a family, Laura and her husband Bryan found a new
and upcoming community in 1982 and soon made Santa Clarita their home. Living in a philanthropic family
with parents who volunteered for numerous organizations and were involved in the schools their girls attended,
it was not long before Laura began volunteering in Santa Clarita. Once her children were born, Laura found
numerous ways to be involved in their education, volunteering at their schools, church and every sporting and
youth activity they were involved in, finding new and worthwhile ways to give back to the community. For over
38 years, Laura has given countless hours of her time, treasures and talents through her volunteer efforts and
leadership in Santa Clarita. Laura has served in every capacity as a worker bee behind the scenes, to serving in
a leadership capacity for numerous organizations. Being hands on in these capacities has made a difference to
the organizations and individuals she has served in her community. Laura is currently the Executive Director of
Circle of Hope, a cancer care organization where she volunteered for 9 years. Within her previous organizations,
Laura brought the first Diabetes Prevention Program for children to Santa Clarita, worked in Development and
Special Events for the Child & Family Center, was the Director of Marketing and Special Events for the SCV
Chamber of Commerce first serving as a volunteer and Ambassador. She was named Chamber Ambassador of
the year in 2009 while working as a senior account executive at The Signal Newspaper. Laura serves the SCV
business community as a member of the Valley Industry Association’s Board of Directors and is on numerous
event & organization committees. She has served as Chairman of the VIA STAR Program and Chairman of the
Board of the VIA Education Foundation. She is a member of Soroptimist International of Greater Santa Clarita
Valley serving on their Board of Directors and on numerous committees, all dedicated to improving the lives of
women and girls in our community. Laura has worked with numerous non-profit organizations in Santa Clarita
and throughout Southern California serving these organizations and the people that they serve. Laura brings
with her a wealth of knowledge and experience to Santa Clarita organizations in the areas of fund-raising, busi-
ness development, community relations, event management, marketing communication and volunteer recruit-
ment. Over the 38 years of Laura’s involvement and fundraising efforts with Santa Clarita organizations, Lau-
ra’s tireless efforts have raised over $2.1 million dollars benefitting local organizations and those that they serve.
Laura resides in Santa Clarita where she has lived for the last 38 years with her husband Bryan where they have
raised their two children Jeff and Amanda.

Mitzi Like
CEO, LBW Insurance and Financial Services, Inc.
Nominating Organization
Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital Foundation
Organizations
College of the Canyons Foundation: 4 yrs, 3x co-chair of
Silver Spur Gala, Member, Chancellor’s Circle
Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital Foundation: 8 yrs,
Foundation Board Member, Executive Board Member,
Chair, Corporate Partners Committee, Co-Chair,
40th Anniversary Gala Congregation Beth Shalom: yrs: 34, Co-Chair, Capital Campaign President, Sisterhood
SCVEDC: 6 yrs, Board Member; Member of Marketing Task Force
Organization Impact
We are fortunate to count Mitzi among our supporters. Her energy, her dedication and commitment to ensure her
community has the best of everything is evident in her volunteerism. During her time as our Foundation Board
of Directors Chair, her leadership and her philanthropic dedication to our hospital was evident in the additional
roles she enthusiastically took on. She co-chaired the 40th Anniversary Gala of Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital
during this time, and also was the chairperson for the Corporate Partners Committee. While working on the
Corporate Partners Committee, Mitzi helped build and foster relationships between the hospital and the business
community, always leading by example. Mitzi and her family are generous donors and dedicated volunteers for
our hospital and its Foundation, and set the bar high.