TRUSTEES
Welcoming Eight New Foundation Trustees The Saint John’s Health Center Foundation is proud to announce the addition of eight new trustees. The trustees help strengthen the health center through their business acumen, compassion and generosity. We are deeply grateful to them for their service to Saint John’s and everyone who walks through the doors of our hospital, institutes and clinics.
JEFFREY ASSAF
JONATHAN L. CONGDON
KATHY DANHAKL
Jeffrey “Jeff” Assaf is the chief investment officer and investment committee chairman of ICG Advisors, located in West Los Angeles. The firm oversees the investment activities of high net-worth families and institutions throughout the United States. Prior to founding ICG in 2009, Assaf was a senior managing director of Bear Stearns and head of its investment consulting group. He is a graduate of the University of California, Irvine, (BA, psychology) and the University of Southern California (MBA, emphasis in finance). Assaf and his wife, Cecelia, have two daughters, both born at Saint John’s. Assaf serves on several nonprofit boards including the Cancer Support Community Los Angeles and Shatterproof, the largest national charity addressing the opioid crisis.
Jon Congdon is the co-founder and president of Beachbody, LLC, which develops at-home fitness programs and nutrition products. Founded in 1998, Beachbody owns the Beachbody On Demand fitness streaming service, the Beachbody Live Fitness Certification business, the Team Beachbody Coach Network, Shakeology, Beachbody Performance and other nutrition lines and popular fitness brands. Beachbody has more than 35 million customers in countries all over the world. Congdon was a finalist for Ernst & Young’s “Entrepreneur of the Year” award in 2005. He is a founding member of the Careyes Foundation to further the interests of youth and local communities in the Costa Alegre region of Jalisco, Mexico. Congdon and his wife, Becca, have one daughter.
Kathy Danhakl has been involved in supporting educational programs nationally as well as medical research in the field of autoimmune diseases through The Danhakl Foundation. She received a business degree in 1980 from Cal State East Bay and a master’s degree in education from Pepperdine University in 2005. Danhakl worked for Price Waterhouse and Coopers & Lybrand for five years. She has been married for 35 years to John Danhakl, managing partner at Leonard Green and Partners. The couple have three children and two grandchildren. Danhakl’s interests are traveling, reading and education. She sponsored the Lifelong Learning outreach lecture series in conjunction with Pepperdine University for several years.
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