• Honoree Ron Werft, CEO of Cottage Health System, with wife Mary, Lady Leslie Ridley-Tree, CADA Executive Director Penny Jenkins and Gerd Jordano celebrate the 26th Annual Amethyst Ball “Copacabana” Fundraiser at the Four Seasons Resort The Biltmore Santa Barbara. ((Melissa Walker / Noozhawk photo))
  • Marcia Reed, vice president of the Santa Barbara Region Chamber of Commerce, with husband Tom Reed, executive director of the Unity Shoppe. ((Melissa Walker / Noozhawk photo))
  • Diane Dodds and David Reichert. ((Melissa Walker / Noozhawk photo))
  • Pamela Keller, from left, Pamela Geremia, Andria Kahmann, Bob Bryant, Mary Ann Contreras and Lena Pousette. ((Melissa Walker / Noozhawk photo))
  • Terry Ryken with newly elected CADA board chairwoman Dee Dee Barrett. ((Melissa Walker / Noozhawk photo))
  • Exotic centerpieces complemented the Copacabana theme. ((Melissa Walker / Noozhawk photo))
  • Guests dined under a hue of lavender lights and silver palm trees in the La Pacifica Ballroom. ((Melissa Walker / Noozhawk photo))
  • Maria Long, left, with Santa Barbara Teen Star Executive Director Joe Lambert and Dolores Johnson. ((Melissa Walker / Noozhawk photo))
  • Kristine Pendon, left, with live auctioneer Scott Bowman and Jane Street. ((Melissa Walker / Noozhawk photo))
  • Bob and Patty Bryant with Carol Self and Virgil Elings. ((Melissa Walker / Noozhawk photo))
  • Rosanne and Dale Marquis. ((Melissa Walker / Noozhawk photo))
  • Ron Werft stands beside a cardboard replica of himself after the award presentation. ((Melissa Walker / Noozhawk photo))
  • Erin Graffy with husband Jim Garcia. ((Melissa Walker / Noozhawk photo))
  • Santa Barbara Museum of Art Director Larry Feinberg with Starr Siegele, underwriter for the event’s flowers. ((Melissa Walker / Noozhawk photo))
  • Singers Haute Chile and April Doyle performed at the Amethyst Ball. ((Melissa Walker / Noozhawk photo))
  • Guests packed the dance floor and danced the night away in the La Pacifica Ballroom. ((Melissa Walker / Noozhawk photo))
  • Janet Garufis, president and CEO of Montecito Bank & Trust, with David Edelman, vice president of advancement and development at Fielding Graduate University. ((Melissa Walker / Noozhawk photo))