Marina Man and Woman of the Year

2023 Marina Man and Woman of the Year Award Nominations Applications Are Now Available

The Marina Foundation is proud to continue this long running community awards program given annually to two outstanding Marina citizens.

Nominations are for individuals who have served the Marina community with distinction during the calendar year 2023 and over a period of years. Two awards – Man of the Year and Woman of the Year – will be presented at the Springhill Suites by Marriott at the Dunes on Saturday, September 7th.

Nominations are due by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, May 17th. The Nomination Form can be filled in online and emailed directly to us or mailed to: The Marina Foundation, P. O. Box 324, Marina, CA 93933.

The Marina Foundation has been presenting the annual Marina Man and Woman of the Year awards program since taking over from the Marina Chamber of Commerce and is proud to continue this long-running community awards program, which recognizes two outstanding Marina citizens who have served the Marina community with distinction during the calendar year and over a period of years.

Highlights & Impact

  • In 2024 the awards ceremony will be held on Saturday, September 7th at the Spring Hill Suites at the Dunes in Marina.
  • Members of the public make the nominations; past recipients review the nominations and decide who should win.
  • The previous year’s recipients present the awards to the current year’s recipients.
  • The Marina Man and Woman of the Year awards ceremony is the only general fundraiser held by The Marina Foundation, and it usually includes a silent auction.

2023 Marina Man and Woman of the Year Awards

The Marina Foundation is proud to continue this long running community awards program given annually to two outstanding Marina citizens. Nominations are for individuals who have served the Marina community with distinction during the calendar year 2023 and over a period of years. Two awards – Man of the Year and Woman of the Year will be presented on Saturday night, September 7th at the SpringHill Suites in Marina.

Event Date:
Saturday, September 7 at 5:30 PM to 9:00 PM

Location:
Springhill Suites by Marriott
215 10th Street
Marina, CA 93933

2022 Recipients

  • Nancy Fortman current presented as Woman of the Year.
  • Mike Masterson current presented as Man of the Year.
  • The nomination committee also elected to present Jeanne Nakagawa with the Lifetime of Service Award.

Sponsors

Thank you to our sponsors of the 2022 awards presentation: Central Coast Federal Credit Union, Monterey Peninsula Engineering, First Pacific Financial Services, the Marina Club, and SpringHill Suites.

Past Recipients

Man Of The Year

1995N/A
1996JAMES FORD
1997N/A
1998FERNANDO MANZANAL
1999N/A
2000N/A
2001ROBERT EGGERS
2002STEVE EMERSON
2003BOB SCHAFFER
2004GUY LUCAS
2005N/A
2006GORDON NAKAGAWA
2007TOM HORNICK
2008N/A
2009CAMBREL MARSHALL
2010CARL FARlA
2011KEN GRAY
2012MIKE MAST
2013JACK STEWART
2014MICHAEL GRAHAM
2015SID WILLIAMS
2016BUTCH FERNANDEZ
2017MICHAEL OWEN
2018ALLEN BOWMAN
2019RON LEBDA
2020JIM OSBORN
2021TERRY SIEGRIST
2022J. MICHAEL MASTERSON

Woman Of The Year

1995EDITH JOHNSEN
1996N/A
1997CANDY MYERS-OWEN
1998N/A
1999PATTI BRADSHAW
2000LENORE MASTERSON ROBERT
2001N/A
2002DOROTHY EMERSON
2003N/A
2004N/A
2005ILA METTEE-MC CUTCHON
2006JEANNE NAKAGAWA
2007ADELIA HORNICK
2008RENEE BAILEY
2009INEZ LOCKWOOD
2010JACKIE GONZALES
2011DARLENA RIDLER
2012SALLY FRENCH
2013JOY }UNSAY
2014ASTRID LANG
2015LIS BILLINGSLEY
2016LEI FERNANDEZ
2017GRACE SILVA-SANTELLA
2018JOANNE BOWMAN
2019DANA CLEARY
2020CHERYL SWIX
2021NANCY AMADEO
2022NANCY FORTMAN

Lifetime of Service to the Marina Community Award

2018Roger Williams
2019Edith Johnsen
2020Joan Blake
2021Lenore Masterson
2022Jeanne Nakagawa