33rd Annual

Champions
for Children

HOSTED BY

Rob McElhenney & Kaitlin Olson

33rd Annual

Champions
for Children

A great celebration of the Alliance and stories of impact, advocacy, and justice for young people and families impacted by foster care.

Wednesday, April 30, 2025
 6pm – Reception | 7pm – Program
Beverly Wilshire
9500 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90212

For questions about how to support the Alliance, please contact Stephanie Lopez, Director of Individual Giving and Special Events, at slopez@alliancecr.org

HONORING

Actress, Writer, and Filmmaker

CHAMPIONS FOR CHILDREN AWARD

Chairman, FX

CHAMPIONS FOR CHILDREN AWARD

Partner, Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
Former U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California

FRANCIS M. WHEAT COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD

HOSTED BY

Rob McElhenney

Kaitlin Olson

Event Committee

Karey Burke

Scott Edelman

Alan J. Epstein

Susan F. Friedman*

Clifford W. Gilbert-Lurie*

Leslie Gilbert-Lurie*

Pearlena Igbokwe

Marc Korman

Kevin Masuda

Alex G. Romain

Phillip Rudolph

Toni M. Schulman*

*Event Co-chairs

Honorary Co-Chairs

George Cheeks

Donna Langley

Queen Latifah

Dick Wolf

Honorary Committee

Pamela Adlon 
Gina Balian and Jonathan Chinn
Paris and Christopher Barclay
Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance
Peter Benedek and Linda Ong
Adam and Karen Berkowitz
Paul Buccieri
Joe and Ami Cohen
Ernie Del
Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman
Tara Duncan
Joe Earley and Adrian Alvarez
Jamie Erlicht

Warren and Theresa Foti-Littlefield
Stephanie Gibbons
Nick Grad and Carolyn Bernstein
Megan Haller and Peter Rice
Noah and Kyle Hawley 
Robert Iger and Willow Bay
Nina Jacobson
Abel M. Lezcano and Dr. Tracy H. Pumilia
Peter Ligouri and Regina Voit
David and Arla Manson
Justin Marks and Rachel Kondo
Rob McElhenney and Kaitlin Olson
Courteney and Mike Monroe

Jonathan and Dianne Moonves
Ryan Murphy
Debra OConnell
Rick Rosen and Orly Adelson
Chuck and Colleen Saftler
Thomas Schlamme and Christine Lahti
Eric and Amanda Schrier
John Solberg
Zack Van Amburg
Dana and Matt Walden
Joe Weisberg
Michelle Williams and Thomas Kail

Thank you to our Sponsors

ANGEL

Dick Wolf

VISIONARY

Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP

Alan and Abby Myerson

GUARDIANS

A+E Global Media

Capital Group

CBS

Disney

Alan Epstein and Megan McGowan Epstein

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Leslie and Cliff Gilbert-Lurie

Robert Iger and Willow Bay

Karen Mack and Russell Goldsmith

Maximum Effort

Rob McElhenney and Kaitlin Olson

NBCUniversal

Melissa and Alex Romain

Venable LLP

Dana and Matt Walden

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

Ziffren Brittenham LLP

PATRONS

Apple TV+

Dr. Richard and Susan Braun

Linda and Jerry Bruckheimer

City National Bank

Michelle and Dwayne Hall

Supervisor Lindsey P. Horvath

Marilyn and Jeffrey Katzenberg

Leo and Sydelle Ward Foundation

Wendy and Barry Meyer

The Sidley Austin Foundation

Paul Simms

Sony Pictures Television

Joe Weisberg and Joel Fields

WME

ADVOCATES

3 Arts Entertainment

Aileen Adams and Geoffrey Cowan

Amazon MGM Studios

AMC Networks

Karey Burke and Michael Duggan

CBRE

Color Force

Creative Arts Agency

James P. Clark

Elisa Fernandez and Jose F. Sanchez

Dan Fogelman

Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren, Richman, Rush, Kaller, Gellman, Meigs & Fox, L.L.P.

Hernan Lopez Family Foundation

Hyphenate Media Group

Johnny Carson Foundation

Marilyn Jones and Mitchell Kaplan

The Katie McGrath & JJ Abrams Family Foundation

Abel M. Lezcano and Dr. Tracy H. Pumilia / Jonathan and Dianne Moonves Charitable Fund

The Littlefield Company

Madison Wells

Alicia Minana and Rob Lovelace

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Jeanne and Gary Newman

Peter and Megan Rice

Toni and John Schulman

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

United Talent Agency

Warner Bros. Television Group

Wasserman Foundation

Alison Whalen and Steve Marenberg

SUSTAINERS

26 Keys

Akin

Anthony Pritzker Family Foundation

Gina Balian and Jonathan Chinn

Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance

Peter Benedek and Linda Ong

Adam and Karen Berkowitz

Berlanti Family Foundation

Blumhouse

Manuel F. Cachán

CDF Labor Law LLP

Jason Clodfelter

Erin and Trent Copeland

CopperPoint Insurance Companies

DLA Piper

Joe Earley and Adrian Alvarez

Susan and Scott A. Edelman

Faegre Drinker

Leah and Sam Fischer

FOX Entertainment

Julia Franz and Chris Silbermann

Andy and Ani Garelick

Goodman Genow Schenkman Smelkinson & Christopher, LLP

Nick Grad and Carolyn Bernstein

Greenberg Glusker LLP

Ground Control Business Management

Hecker Fink LLP

The Horn Foundation

Pearlena Igbokwe

Kapital Entertainment

Jo Kaplan and Larry Feldman

Kinsella Holley Iser Kump Steinsapir LLP

Stacey and Larry Kohl

Nick Kroll

Latham & Watkins LLP

Lionsgate

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

David and Arla Manson

Linda McDonough and Bradley Ross

Miriam Muscarolas and Grant Abramson

Netflix

Debra OConnell

Old 320 Sycamore

O’Melveny & Myers LLP

Barbara Reeves Neal

Rick Rosen and Orly Adelson

Nancy and Miles Rubin

Dawn and Phil Rudolph

Thomas Schlamme and Christine Lahti

Eric and Amanda Schrier

John Schwab and Megan Gallow

Sheppard Mullin

Stacey Sher and Kerry Brown

John Solberg

Nina Tassler

Tyson & Mendes, LLP

Julie Waxman and Seth Freeman

Gina Welch and Mark Johnson

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Chair

Alex G. Romain

Secretary

Phillip Rudolph

treasurer

Trent Copeland

Matthew Babrick

Karey Burke

Manuel Cachán

James P. Clark

Scott Edelman

Alan J. Epstein*

Michelle Esquivel-Hall

Alex Fixmer

Susan F. Friedman

Andrew D. Garelick

Clifford W. Gilbert-Lurie*

Leslie Gilbert-Lurie*

Barbara Grushow Bujold

Pearlena Igbokwe

Simone Jones

Jo Kaplan

Mitchell T. Kaplan

Marc Korman

Karen Mack

Steven A. Marenberg*

Kevin Masuda

Will McKenna

Gary Newman

Celeste Owens

Bradley Ross

Susan Saltz

Jose F. Sanchez

Toni M. Schulman*

John Schwab

Silvia Vannini

Robert J. Woolway

Kelly Zajfen

______________

Francis M. Wheat, Esq.
Founder
(1921-2000)

*Former Board Chairs

Champion the Rights of Children