Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics Patients Receive Handmade Quilts for the Holidays
Reproduced from Casa Magazine, December 30, 2011
Colorful Handmade Quilts warmed the hearts of a dozen children, patients of the Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics (SBNC), when they received a quilt donated by the Coastal Quilters Guild of Santa Barbara and Goleta at the Eastside Clinic last week.
Irelle Beatie, President of Coastal Quilters Guild; Quynh Nguyen, DDS Dental Director; Bonnie Campbell, SBNC Chief Operations Officer; Dr. Patrick Krejdovsky; Yolanda Garcia, Coastal Quilters Guild member and children with their new quilts.
"We are so appreciative of the hard work and artistry that went into the sewing of these beautiful quilts that our patients will cherish this holiday season," said Bonnie Campbell, Chief Operations Officer for Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics. "These quilters have spent countless hours creating one-of-a-kind cozy quilts, and we are so pleased to recognize them for their extraordinary gifts."
The Guild donated over 100 quilts to SBNC in June, but Campbell thought it would be best to wait and distribute them during the holidays. The remaining quilts will be split between the organization's four clinics: Eastside, Westside, Isla Vista, and Dental. Clinicians will give them out based on need.
Coastal Quilters Guild of the Santa Barbara and Goleta is dedicated in its commitment to philanthropic support for the community. Each year the Community Quilts Committee selects one or more local charitable organizations to receive quilts or other specialty items made by CQG members.
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SBNC Welcomes New Members to Its Leadership Team
Charles C. Fenzi, M.D. After an extensive search, the Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics (SBNC) has announced the appointment of Dr. Charles Fenzi as its new Chief Medical Officer.
“Dr. Fenzi’s commitment to quality, affordable and accessible healthcare, and his vast credentials, recognitions and achievements, make him ideally suited to take on this critical role at SBNC,” said Cynder Sinclair, D.M., Chief Executive Officer, Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics. “With Dr. Fenzi on board we feel more empowered than ever to deliver quality medical care to those who need it in the greater Santa Barbara community,” added Sinclair.
Dr. Fenzi most recently served as a Physician at Community Health Centers of Central California. He has also worked in private practice and at high profile community health organizations in New Mexico, including Community Health Systems, Roswell Clinic Corp and Roswell Medical Group (affiliated with Lovelace Medical Center). Dr. Fenzi has served as Clinical Professor of Medicine at University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Medical Director of Alianza, a provider of services to people living with HIV, and Physician Advisor, Chief of Staff, Chief of Medicine and Chairman for the Infection Control Committee at Eastern New Mexico Medical Center. Dr. Fenzi has also served as President of the New Mexico Chapter of the Academy of Family Physicians.
Dr. Fenzi attended the University of Arizona in Tucson, for his undergraduate and post graduate work in Biology and Psychology. He received his Doctorate of Medicine with honors from the University Libre de Bruxelles in Brussels, Belgium. He completed his residency in family medicine at St Joseph Hospital in Stamford, Connecticut, affiliated with New York Medical College and the University of Connecticut, and was Chief Resident from 1980-1981.
Among his many awards and accolades for service to the healthcare community, Dr. Fenzi was named Family Physician of the Year by the AAFP, NM Chapter, Faculty Member of the Year for work with the residency program at Eastern New Mexico Medical Center and received the President’s Award from the New Mexico Chapter of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP).
Dr. Fenzi also served our country in the United States Navy from 1966-1969 and was decorated for valor based on his service as Senior Patrol Officer in Viet Nam.
Tanya G. Gonzales C.F.R.E. is the new Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics Director of Development. Gonzales was most recently the Senior VP of Philanthropic Services at the Santa Barbara Foundation where she was responsible for building philanthropy for the Foundation's grant-making programs and collaborations as well as facilitating the charitable passions of philanthropists.
Prior to that, she has led fund-raising efforts at the new Cal State University Channel Islands, Casa Pacifica, The Rubicon Theatre Company, and Devereux Santa Barbara.
She attended Cal State Polytechnic University in Pomona and received a BS in Communications and Public Relations. She holds a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) certification from the Association of Fund Raising Professionals (AFP) and has taken courses at the Stanford Nonprofit Management Institute. Gonzales is a past president of the Association of Fund Raising Executives, Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties Chapter. In 2001, she received the distinguished "Fund Raiser of the Year" award, nominated and endorsed by Casa Pacifica, a shelter and treatment center for abused, neglected and at-risk youth. In 2009 and 2010, she won the Top Women in Business Award from the Pacific Coast Business Times.
