Desert Town Hall was founded in 1993 by Lois Horvitz, a prominent desert philanthropist. An avid golfer, Lois also served on boards at Eisenhower Medical Center and the Betty Ford Center. She was passionate about Desert Town Hall until her passing in 2015. Today, her legacy lives on through the speaker series.
Diamonds receive the ultimate backstage access: meeting the evening speaker at a private reception, and receiving a photo with the speaker as a lasting memento.
Wesley & Kathleen Ahlgren
Judy & Bill Allred
Sally Alvino
Diane C. Anderson
Charlotte & Steve Anderson
Suzan & Bill Appel
Nanette & Scott Bailey
Kristina Ballantyne
Lu Barnes
Diane & Gary Baxter
Mary & Barry Berlin
Nella & Bill Berry
Penny & Robert Boehm
Nancy & Sanford Bosworth
Barbara & Alex Bowie
Stephanie & Nick Bozick
Kim Brown
Fred Brzozowski
LaVerne S. Brzozowski
Rosemarie & Dean Buntrock
Kimberley Burge
Barb Burnell
Lizi & Davidi Compton
Katharyn & Leo Cook
Susan Del Prete
Sally C. Dempsey
Joy Dunlevie & Ted Humphrey
James Dyer
Diane Dykema & John Reich
Peter Eveland
Lynda & Murray Farmer
Jeanne Flood
Cay Fortune & John Shimer
Anne & Steve Furgal
Christina Gantz
Karlene Garber
Janet Geary & John Miller
Marlene & Daniel Good
Maudella & Harold Green
Sylvia & Ronald Gregoire
Lesley Halverson & Richard Waddell
Carol Hanson
Susie & Wayne Harvey
Mary Ellen Hendler
Kristen Hopkins
Mary & Brent Jacobs
Sabine Jones
Tee Jones
Brooke Koehler
Kate & Michael Lach
Mark & Carol Lawrence
Marilyn & Malcolm Leggett
Donna & Douglas Martin
Sarah & Jerry Mathews
Nancy & Duane McNett
Patricia Meadowcroft
Marlene & John Miller
Nancy Miller
Tom Minder
Lee Morcus & Michelle Monique
Carol More
Abby & Andreas Mozoras
Rita Murdoch
Frank Orlett
Heidi & Michael Peyton
Lynn & Gerald Pharris
Cheryl & Mike Quine
Bonnie & Paul Racano
Linda Saros
Pame Schmider
Dick Shalhoub
Cynthia & Irving Shapiro
Sally St. John
Carol M. Tallichet
Susan & Patrick Terrell
Marlene & Richard Tschetter
Katherine Vilas
Devera & Dave Wood
We gratefully acknowledge the following supporters for their additional contributions this year.
A Friend of Desert Town Hall
Charlotte & Steve Anderson
Debbie Autrey
Lu Barnes
Kathryn Bergman
Jo Anne & Bob Bettenhausen
Richard Billings
Manse Binkley
La Verne & Fred Brzozowski
Jane & David Buchanan
Rhoda & Gordon Budke
Elizabeth Burgoyne
Kris Carnahan
Sharron & Tom Carnevali
Joanne & Bill Chunowitz
Mary Cornell
Janet Cree
Ardis & Arthur Crist
Lynn Crutchley
Skye Daley & Christopher Vetter
Gail & Merle Denker
Cathe & Chip Dyer
Susan Early
Nancy & George Edwards
Bob Engelke
Lynda & Murray Farmer
Barbara & Leonard Feldman
Susan Feldman
Jeff Finegold
Joanne & John Firmage
Jeanne Flood
Jo-Anne Forrest
Laurie Francis
Anne & Steve Furgal
Karlene Garber
Maureen Garrett
Nick Gojmeric
Ted Goldman & Sheila Sloan
Karen Gransee
Sara & Robert Gray
Loxi & David Hagthrop
Paul Hayne
Karen Hiatt
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Hirschmann
Dianne & Tom Honig
Clarisa & Don Howard
Dr. Ellen Jaeger
Charles Johnson
Linda & Matt Johnson
Marsha & Robert Keen
Lynne & Wally Knecht
Carolee & Gerald Kolve
Elizabeth & Perry Koon
Bill Lane
Marilyn & Malcolm Leggett
Brenda & Paul Lilly
Rosemary & Stan Long
Vickie & James Lust
George Maas
Carol & Denis Mahoney
Trish & Ed McCarthy
Craig McCollam
Kathleen & Douglas Methot
Ursula Johnson & Gary Moore
Dianne Moss
Pamela & Gene Musselman
Richard Myers
Sandy Patterson
Joseph & Sandra Pond
Barbara & Jim Reed
Brian Reed
Adele Ruxton
Doug & Peg Schmalz
Gary Schnitzer & Sandra Wilder
John Schoettler & Elaine Hill
Sally & Michael Schreter
Kim Shaw
Maureen Sheehan
Linda Smith
Beveryly & Buz Smith
Patricia & Tom Spates
Lezah & Ron Stenger
Shelly & Ronald Tamkin
Jack Terhar
Tom Thacker
Kristine & John Walsh
Wendell & Lynda Wilkinson
MaryAnn & Frank Xavier
A Friend of Desert Town Hall
Richard Billings
Greater Coachella Valley Chamber of Commmerce
Donna J. MacMillan
Charles Schwab Advisory Group
Mark Copeland
Hans Ewert
Bill Klepper
Shan Zubair
Jolina Adams
Blaine Amidei
Bonnie Baker
Sierra Boettcher
Terri Bona
JJ Boozer
Mara Brown
Tonya Carnevale
Deborah Chapman
Caryl Cummings
Roxanna Farinpour
Jeff Frisco
Joyce Frisco
Debra Gruszecki
Judy Hobbs
Jeanne Hopkins
Ken Kurtz
Peggy Sue Lane
Cheri Lovingfoss
Daniel McCullor
Brianna Miller
Rosalind Miller
Jan Ray
Lainey Robinson
Nancy Skonezny
Kimberly Spiegel
Stacy Topping
Lynne Tracy
Judy Vossler
Brenda Wallace
Ron Willison
Marissa Willman
Mark Lawrence
Ace Printing
(Program Printing)
Hunter | Johnsen
(Marketing & Design)
Nona S. Solowitz
(CPA)
Dan Shalaby
(Photography)
Mark Cieslikowski
(Candid Photography)
Paul Cracchiolo Downstream Productions, Inc.
(Music Producer)
Chris Clemens
Clemens Public Relations
Vivid Staging Solutions
10+ Years
Bailey Aalfs
Diane C. Anderson
Gail Arnold-Kowallis
Fred & Linda Babcock
Sheila Bailin
Carol Beatty
Judy & Richard Blackwood
Penny & Robert Boehm
Josi Boelzner
Francine Bradley
Jeffrey Bradley
Linda Ann Brain
Francine & Lars Bruun-Andersen
Doris & James Buchholz
Anita & E.L. Burch
Karen & Richard Bylski
Howard & Betty Clark
Jody Cook
Lynn Crutchley
Brian Currie
Carol Deluca
Mary & Sam Devinki
Janet Dumser
Catherine & Chip Dyer
James Dyer
Diane Dykema
Susan Early
Carol & Robert Emmons
Darlene Falcone
Lynda & Murray Farmer
Karen & Joseph Gibbs
Priscilla & Harold Gilkey
David & Billie Kay Gohn
Marlene & Daniel Good
Dottie & Terry Gough
Kathleen Graham
Karen Gransee
Sylvia & Ronald Gregoire
Antoinette Hafey
Bill Haines
Mary Ellen Hendler
Diana & Rod Hendry
Carole Hoffman
Dianne & Tom Honig
Jodi Isenberg
Brent & Mary Jacobs
Mary & David Johnson
Sabine Jones
Tee Jones
Gary & Jerrie Katz
Robert & Marsha Keen
Penny & Alan Kirk
Wally & Lynne Knecht
Brooke Koehler
Perry & Elizabeth Koon
Lisa Lefkovitz
Jacqueline Lester
Mary Lester
Brenda & Paul Lilly
Rosemary & Stan Long
Charles Lovin
Susan Mammel
Joan Mandala
Ron & Gail Marlin
Donna & Douglas Martin
Nancy & David Martin
Joni & William Maxwell
Carol McCarthy
Billie McDonald
Laura McErlean
Happy & Bob Millen
Jeanie Mills
Lee Morcus
David Musgjerd
Roger E. Nelson
Ed Oehler
Norma Person
Sandi Phillips
Harvey & Sandy Platt
Sandy & Floyd Rhoades
Jan Richardson
Winnie & Ken Robertson
Gloria & Ken Sargent
Gayle & Jack Scanlon
Gary Schnitzer & Sandra Wilder
Michael & Sally Schreter
Kim Shaw
Richard & Jan Shirk
Linda Simmons
Susan & Elliott Solomon
Phil & Maggie Stalcup
Marty Stattin
Jessie Stevenson & Ronald Doll
Doug & Carley Stewart
Marsha & Glen Stocking
Carol Tallichet
Cheryl Taylor
Tom Thacker
Pamela Thompson
Katherine Vilas
Margo & Jim Walesby
Marlyne & David Weiner
Carol & Michael Williamson
Robert & MaryJo Wisely
Sandra Woodward
Brenda & John Yeaton
15+ Years
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Allen
Teresa & Ed Andrews
Debbie Autrey
The Coeta & Donald Barker Foundation
Lu Barnes
Bruce Bartley
Nancy Benson
Nelson Berkowitz
Nella & Bill Berry
Sandra Bosley
Dorothy Broderick
Rosemarie & Dean Buntrock
Sharron & Tom Carnevali
Shelly & Andy Clark
Deborah & Buz Cox
Janet Cree
Ardis & Arthur Crist
Christine & Frank Curry
Joe Daley
Joyce Dawson
Kelly Dougherty & Kathy Valentine
Joy Dunlevie
Kris & Steve Egger
Joan & John Foster
Maureen Garrett
Nick Gojmeric
Larry Goldberg
Sheila & Ted Goldman
Gary Goode
Peggy Gordon
Valerie & William K. Hall
Jan & Brian Harnik
Louise & Bob Harris
Charlene & Frank Harrison
Paul & Linda Hayne
Elaine Henderson
Carol & James Hicks
Jayne & Merle Hill
Clarisa & Don Howard
Kathy & William Hybl
Ann & Bill Iwata
Sara Karloff
Arlene & Dan Kirby
Pat Logan
Jeffrey Louis
Marilyn Lynch
Carol & Denis Mahoney
David McFarland
Patricia Meadowcroft
Kathleen & Douglas Methot
Nancy Miller
Gary Moore & Ursula Johnson
Mary Lee & Paul Murphy
Carol & Rodger L. Nelson
Emily & Dan Nelson
Bonnie & Paul Racano
Linda Saros
Isasdore Schifano
Peg & Doug Schmalz
John Schoettler & Elaine Hill
Gay Scholes
Marilyn & Allen Shapiro
Barbara Stabler
Joyce & Bob Starr
Gordon Steele
Sally St. John
Sara & Ronald Sutter
Ann & Mike Taft
Jean Viereck
Anne & Roger Walther
Jane & Joe Weber
Margo Wells
20+ Years
Tamara & Mike Batdorf
Jane Berg
Kathryn Bergman
The H. N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation
Lynda & Charles Biggs
Richard Billings
Barbara & Alex Bowie
Elizabeth Burgoyne
Gail & Merle Denker
Adriel & Stephen Doyle
Sandra & Gerald Drummond
Rebecca & Stephen J. Dutka
Travis Erwin
Barbara & Leonard Feldman
Joann & John Firmage
Jerry Fogelson
Jo -Anne Forrest
Karlene Garber
Janet Geary
Judi & John Gingerich
Linda & W.I.M. Goodrick
Sara & Robert Gray
Loxi & David Hagthrop
Nancy & Joe Hayes
Catheryn Hoehn
Suzanne & Marc Homme
Sandra & Bernard Howard
Edward Keegan
Wanda & Robert Kelley
Martin Lax
Dr. Louette & Larry Lutjens
Nancy & George Maas
Donna J. MacMillan
Li-Anne & Fred Mannix
Kay & Gary Mattheis
Rosemary & Peter Mazzetti
Trish & Ed McCarthy
Thomas Murphy
Audrey Nagelberg
Joann & Mark Nickerson
Betty Lou Poloway
Barbara & Jim Reed
Rosemary Rubenstein
Adele Ruxton
Virginia & Richard Shillington
Marilyn Smith
Patricia & Tom Spates
Tori St. Johns & Werner Boettcher
Shelly & Ronald Tamkin
Jane Turner
Richard Woolley
Mary Ann & Frank Xavier