2024 Luncheon
Date: Friday, December 6
Time: 11:30 am – 1:30 pm
Location: Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort
One of the most anticipated events of the holiday season, the Community Leaders Luncheon has long served three purposes: to celebrate the individuals and organizations that create educational opportunities for students in our community; to thank our donors and celebrate the Scholarship Foundation’s impact countywide; and to introduce the organization to those who may be unfamiliar with our important work. We invite you to be a part of this annual Scholarship Foundation showcase!
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Sponsorships
Leadership Sponsor – $10,000
Community Partner Sponsor – $5,000
Opportunity Sponsor – $2,500
Click here for sponsorship details. For additional information, contact Nicole Jones, Associate Director of Development.
Featured Speaker
A professor of economics at UC Santa Barbara, Dr. Peter Rupert serves as executive director of the UCSB Economic Forecast Project and as associate director of the UCSB Laboratory for Aggregate Economics and Finance. Prior to joining UCSB in 2010, Dr. Rupert served as senior research advisor for the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland for 13 years. He joined the Montecito Bank and Trust Board of Directors in 2022.
Dr. Rupert frequently consults with central banks and is an invited speaker at economic conferences at universities and organizations around the world. His areas of specialization include macroeconomics, monetary economics, and labor and family economics. Prior to joining the Cleveland Fed, he held a variety of teaching and research positions, including professorships at the University of Western Ontario, SUNY Buffalo, and West Virginia University. He has also held visiting professorships at the University of Southern California and University of London. Dr. Rupert earned his Ph.D. at the University of Rochester.
Dr. Rupert is an avid cyclist, traveler, and crossword puzzle enthusiast, and volunteers as the chief economist for the Santa Barbara Zoo. He hosts and presents at the annual UCSB Economic Summit each May in Santa Barbara.
Community Leader
Billie Maunz served as executive director of the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara from 1990 to 2006 and went on to found the local consulting firm Nonprofit Management & Fundraising Solutions.
Born in Jacksonville, Texas, Billie attended Sam Houston State University in nearby Huntsville, earning degrees in political science and history and a secondary education certificate. After serving as appointments secretary for U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson in Washington, D.C., she held various positions in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Santa Barbara before being hired by the Foundation for Santa Barbara City College to help with the capital campaign for Luria Library.
Among much else, under her leadership the Scholarship Foundation established a relationship with the late George and Dale Cavalletto and the subsequent Cavalletto Charities, as well as with the Burnand-Partridge Foundation, which primarily funds medical students. The Scholarship Foundation was also named beneficiary of the annual South Coast Business & Technology Awards ceremony.