JDRF ORANGE COUNTY ELECTS NEW LEADERSHIP Released by: Cara Good Web Site: http://www.wundermarx.com Ten new directors join board of directors to find a cure for type 1 diabetes and raise $2.8 million Email: pr@wundermarx.com Keywords: pr, communications, public relations, public relations agency, public relations firm, public relatio Update Date: 8/23/2005 8:16:40 PM Hits: 460 Descrption:  this fiscal year IRVINE, Calif., July 1, 2005 — The Orange County chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) today announced the election of 10 new members to its board of directors, bringing the total to 38 directors The following newly elected directors will serve July 1, 2005, through June 30, 2007: Dana Point Resident • Suzie Davidson, marketing communications manager for Option One Mortgage Corp. Irvine Residents • Chris Carlton, founding partner and co-managing partner of Carlton DiSante & Freudenberger LLP • Jennifer Condas • Karen Hill, vice president of client services consulting, Right Management Consultants Huntington Beach Resident • Kevin Coleman, vice president of human resources at Canon Business Solutions Laguna Beach Resident • Adrienne Thomas Los Angeles Resident (Orange County Executive) • David St. Amant, president and chief operating office of Econolite Control Products of Anaheim Newport Beach Residents • Jessica Ching, director of strategic planning for Cheil Communications America/Samsung • Bob Mercer, vice president, general counsel and secretary, Mazda North American Operations Trabuco Canyon Resident • Cindy Dreyer In addition, JDRF Orange County elected the following directors to serve as officers of the board: • Nominating chair — Judy Fox Brandt, president of Fox and Company, of Newport Beach • Secretary — Joanne Szabo, senior account manager at Oce North America, of Laguna Hills • Vice president of fundraising — Cara Good, president of technology public relations agency, WunderMarx Inc., of Irvine • Treasurer – Scott Farber, partner, Grant Thornton, Irvine • Legislative chair — Glenn Weber, chief financial officer, Heinz, of Tustin "Our board helps to ensure that resources are spent most effectively, accelerating progress toward finding a cure," said Corona del Mar resident Marshall V. Laitsch, board president and president of Southern California operations for the Bank of Orange County. "They are tasked with expanding the JDRF brand throughout Orange County, raising funds in support of financial goals, leading advocacy efforts and providing guidance to overall chapter operations.” "Our board of directors focuses on running one of the most efficient nonprofit organizations in the world — one reason Worth magazine named JDRF as one of America's 100 Best Charities for three consecutive years," said Louise Cummings, executive director of JDRF Orange County. About JDRF JDRF, the leading charitable funder and advocate of juvenile (type 1) diabetes research worldwide, was founded in 1970 by the parents of children with juvenile diabetes – a disease which strikes children suddenly, makes them insulin-dependent for life, and carries the constant threat of devastating complications. Since inception, JDRF has provided more than $900 million in direct funding to diabetes research. More than 80 percent of JDRF’s expenditures directly support research and research-related education. JDRF’s mission is constant: to find a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research. For more information, visit the JDRF Web site at www.jdrf.org or call the Orange County chapter at (949) 553-0363. Contact infomation: 949-860-2434 311