All proceeds benefit Torrance Memorial’s Emergency Department Expansion
Torrance Memorial Medical Center once again proudly secures a coveted spot on Newsweek’s 2025 World’s Best Hospitals list, ranking among the top 150 to 250 globally.
This achievement surpasses many prestigious academic institutions in California and the South Bay. Notably, our hospital stands at an impressive #10 in California and 43rd in the United States.
Newsweek partnered with Statista Inc. to ensure the ranking’s credibility, drawing on insights from medical experts, patient surveys, key hospital metrics and Statista’s Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) survey. Our medical excellence speaks for itself— reinforced by comparisons with other top-ranked hospitals across the nation and the South Bay.
NEWSWEEK BEST HOSPITALS 2025
schedule of events
Monday, June 2, 2025
leadership
Torrance Memorial Medical Center Board of Trustees
Greg Geiger, Chairman
Eric Milefchik, MD, Vice Chairman
Craig Leach, Treasurer
Sherry Kramer, Secretary
Kathleen Crane
Donna Duperron
Susan Welch
Torrance Memorial Medical Center Foundation Board of Directors
Christy Abraham, Song Klein and Ann Zimmerman, Co-Chairs
YPPA
Stephanie Bezner, Esq. and Jamie McKinnell, MD, Co-Chairs
Torrance Memorial Foundation
Laura Schenasi, Executive Vice President
Nicholas Maddox, Director, Planned Giving
Sophia Neveu, Director of Development and Major Gifts
Andie Self, Development Officer
Lisa Takata, Special Events / Patrons Program Manager
Karen Randazzo, Development Liaison
Jill Golden, Development Liaison
Stephanie Mancia, Development Liaison
sponsors
Tournament Sponsor
City National Bank
Evening Reception Sponsor
Payden & Rygel
South Bay Hyundai
Platinum Putter Sponsor
Torrance Memorial Medical Staff
Gold Putter Sponsor
Torrance Emergency Physicians
Silver Putter Sponsor
Miller Environmental. Inc.
Sodexo
Solid Rock Structural
Golf Cart Sponsor
Keenan
Tee Sign Sponsor
Murray Company
Lunch Sponsor
Lisa and Ken Baronsky
Kinecta Community Foundation
Bronze Putter Sponsor
CSI Electrical
Thermal Race Club
Triton Pacific Construction
Laura and Marc Schenasi
Scriba Enterprises LLC
Gift Bag Sponsor
Emcor
Honorary Tournament Chair in Memoriam
George Louis Graziadio, Jr.
Awards Sponsor
McCarthy Building Companies
George & Reva Graziadio Foundation
Roving Snack/
Beverage Cart Sponsor
Mascari Dinh Architects
PNG Builders
Margarita/Tequila Station Sponsor
Eve and Rick Higgins
Program Book Sponsor
Newport Printing Solutions
Hole-in-One Sponsors
Martin Chevrolet
Porsche South Bay
South Bay Mazda
South Bay Lexus
Golf Tournament
in-kind contributors
In grateful appreciation to these in-kind contributors
Valerie and Chris Adlam
Tracy Bracken
Erik Chessmore
Core Linen Services
Ruth and Harv Daniels
Mike Emenhiser
Dan Finnegan
Eve and Rick Higgins
Erin and Kurt Hansen, MD
Song Cho and Dave Klein
Helaine and Steve Lopes
Jon Lund
John Moody
Mark and Scott Rouse
Palos Verdes Golf Club
Pepsi
Laura and Marc Schenasi
Madeline and Alex Schumacher
Neal Verga -
Newport Printing Solutions
We are also grateful to those who gave after the print deadline
golf committee
Tournament Chair
Rick Higgins
Rick and his wife, Eve, have lived in Palos Verdes Estates since 1985 and are members of Palos Verdes Golf Club where Rick has served as a past president. He loves golf and plays twice a week since retiring 22 years ago from Capital Group. Rick served on several boards, including board president for Catholic Big Brothers, Big Sisters and board member at L.A. Biomed (now The Lundquist Institute). For the past 9 years he has been a board member on the Torrance Memorial Foundation Board.
Rick says he is very fortunate to live in such a nice area with his two sons and their families living within walking distance. His work with the hospital can be summed up this way: “I am proud to support Torrance Memorial Medical Center, the jewel of the South Bay, and one of the best hospitals in the country.”
Special Thanks to the Members of the 2025 Golf Committee
Golf Committee Members
Rick Higgins, Chair
Chris Adlam
Tracy Bracken
Erik Chessmore
Harv Daniels
Mike Emenhiser
Dan Finnegan
Kurt Hansen, MD
David Klein
Steve Lopes
Jonathen Lund
John Moody
Mark Rouse
Marc Schenasi
Alex Schumacher
Neal Verga
Torrance Anesthesia Medical Group proudly supports Torrance Memorial Medical Center’s
39th Annual
Golf Tournament
Mark Ancheta, MD
Anthony Arellano-Kruse, MD
Benjamin Carroll, MD
Stanley Chang, MD
Sean Cheng, MD
Molly Chung, MD
Patrick Donley, MD
Joseph Farlo, MD
Mike Ho, MD
Aaron Hong, MD
Roger Hong, MD
David Kobayashi, MD
Mikhail Kovshilovsky, MD
Sebastian Kwon, MD
Michelle Liao, MD
Filmon Mehanzel, MD
Vien Nguyen, MD
Samantha Onnagan, MD
Zakir Rangwala, MD
Sheronda Smith, MD
Scott Swenson, MD
Sean Tretiak, MD
Jane Truong, MD
Steven Underberger, MD
Alexander Vaysburd, MD
Victor Wong, MD
Oarsmen Foundation is proud to support
Torrance Memorial Medical Center Foundation’s
39th Annual Golf Tournament
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A little hang time on the course...
The Golf Posers!
If all else fails, we can break out into cabaret mode.
Snacks
Heartfelt thanks to the 39th Annual Golf Tournament Committee on another outstanding tournament in support of the continued excellence at Torrance Memorial Medical Center.
The Scriba Family
Torrance Radiology
MEDICAL GROUP
Donny N. Baek, M.D.
Saadia Chaudhary, M.D.
Russell Dickerson, M.D.
Albert Grabb, M.D.
Heidi Hoffman, M.D.
Peter W. Joyce, M.D.
Rachel Knopoff, M.D.
Richard Krauthamer, M.D.
Frank Kuo, M.D.
Kim M. Lee, M.D.
Kurosh Majd, M.D.
Michelle McNee, M.D.
Amanda Murphy, M.D.
Michael Noronha, M.D.
Sarina Pai, D.O.
Patrick Pan, M.D.
Jonathan Park, M.D.
Mitchell Parver, M.D.
Kara-Lee Pool, M.D.
Julie Sim, M.D.
Mitchell Sklar, M.D.
George So, M.D.
David Stone, M.D.
Megan Sue, M.D.
Amy Yaghmai, M.D.
Torrance Pathology Group
Supports the 39th Annual Golf Tournament
Dr. John Blakey
Dr. Greg Baetge
Dr. Michael Dunlap
Dr. Meena Bhasin
Dr. John Kunesh
Good
luck to all
the participants
of Torrance Memorial Medical Center’s 37th Annual Golf Tournament
Bryan Chang, M.D.
Thyra Endicott, M.D.
Usama Mahmood, M.D.
Rebecca Philipson, M.D.
Andrew Schumacher, M.D.
Sodexo is one of the world’s largest service companies with 422,000 employees touching more than 100 million lives daily. We offer integrated services for people and institutions.
From the hospital floors to the golf course greens, Torrance Memorial will always have our love and support.
Scott & Mark Rouse
The Premier Commercial Floorcovering Specialists
Napean Capital proudly supports
Torrance Memorial Medical Center’s
39th Annual Golf Tournament
Surenda and Kala Jain
Thank you Torrance Memorial for caring for our community.
The Schenasi family is proud to support the Lundquist Leach Emergency Department.
Here’s to a great golf tournament!
Volunteers Extraordinaire
Our heartfelt thanks and appreciation for your commitment, dedication and contribution in helping to make the 39th Annual Torrance Memorial Golf Tournament a great success.
We
thank you!
Laurie Anderson
Evelyn Baek
Melissa Benoit
Elizabeth Bernardo
Nadine Bobit
Veann Braken
Karen Brennan
Emily Chan
Beckie Constantino
Leila Cunningham
Randy Dauchot
Gayle Devirian
Temara Elgammal
Bernadette Franco
Dennis Frandsen
Jeannine Frandsen
Shirley Hall
Donna Helstrom
Patti Hermann
Mary Hoffman
Laurie Hsu
Ada Jardin
Kara Kent
Vicki Kern
Kate Kim
Gina Kirkpatrick
Song Klein
Joyce Lepore
Helaine Lopes
Mark Lurie, MD
Barbara Demming Lurie
Janet Ma
Mike Mancuso
Allison Mayer
Claudia Mendoza
Diana Morino
Philip Neveu
Helen Nowatka
In Appreciation
Mercy Nueke
Kei Ogami
Maribel Ortiz
Grace Pang
John Poteet
Edna Primicias
Marilou Puffer
Gail Quinn
Michelle Rand
Suzanne Rowland
Claire Shin
Joanie Stahura
Kristiane Thompson
Nadine Walker
Cindy Wight
Joy Ybanez
Ann Zimmerman
Every effort has been made to include everyone who helped to make the 39th Annual Golf Tournament possible. To those whose donations and services were received after the Golf Tournament program book went to press, we thank you!
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