Sandy Nordahl and Carmen Galzerano will serve as co-chairs for the 6th Annual Cooking Up Dreams benefit, Family Service Agency (FSA) has announced. Hutton Parker Foundation, a supporter of FSA, will serve as honorary chair. Cooking Up Dreams will be 6-10 p.m. April 17 at the Rincon Beach Club in Carpinteria.
Nordahl has been a communications professional for 30 years, most recently as director of marketing and communications for Chicago-based JLL, a global real estate firm.
A Detroit native and Michigan State University graduate, Nordahl was named Santa Barbara County’s Big Sister of the Year in 2016. She currently serves on FSA’s development committee.
Galzerano joined the FSA Cooking Up Dreams event committee through her involvement as a Big Sister with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Santa Barbara County. Her profession is helping locals buy and sell homes as a Realtor with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties. She is a graduate of SBCC and UCSB.
Serving the Santa Barbara community for 25 years, Hutton Parker Foundation focuses on organizational sustainability for community based-nonprofit organizations throughout Santa Barbara County and assists agencies in achieving their highest level of performance and delivery of services resulting in stronger, more efficient communities for all.
Cooking Up Dreams is a fundraising event featuring a culinary competition between leading local chefs. Well-known local chefs will compete for the Judges’ Choice and People’s Choice Awards. This year’s event includes entertainment by Tina Schlieske and the Graceland Exiles and Sister Laura.
Proceeds from Cooking Up Dreams support mental health counseling and basic needs programs for at-risk children, families, and seniors. For more information on sponsorship opportunities that include reserved seating, visit www.cookingupdreams.org/. Individual tickets will be available in March.
For more about the nonprofit Family Service Agency of Santa Barbara County, visit fsacares.org or call 805-965-1001.