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Over 400 community leaders, philanthropists, and advocates joined Deacon Jim Vargas, President and CEO of Father Joe’s Villages San Diego alongside Gala Chairs Drs. Lisa Krijger & Ajay Nirula for its milestone 75th Anniversary Children’s Charity Gala. Attendees, including Rachel Crawford, Karla Morey, Kristen Kremers, Susan Francia, Ryan Amos, Don Fellows, Victoria Winters, Joe Ergastolo, and John LaRaia, celebrated the theme of being a “Beacon of Hope” and helped raise over $1.4 million to support the nonprofit’s programs that keep families together and prevent children from falling into homelessness.
The night of the gala, Qualcomm Foundation made an additional $1 million commitment to Father Joe’s Villages. This milestone investment will support services offered at Father Joe’s Villages broadly, including housing and shelter as well as medical and social care.
Gallery of Father Joe’s Villages 75th Anniversary Children’s Charity Gala
All smilesAndrea and Greg McMullenAngie Vazquez and Victoria WintersBrett Morey Claire Reese and Karla MoreyCharity and Jamie SettineriChristopher Sheddy and Kristin StrasserConnie Cepeda and Jennifer JettCristiano and Adriana Amon with Fran and Deacon VargasEllen and Bob SvatosEmily and Cesar Gimenez with Sallie ReyesEnjoying the eveningFaith Beyer and Reilly MarinFather Joes Villages Gala 2025 1Father Joes Villages Gala 2025 2Father Patrick Mulcahy and Claire ReissFran and Deacon Jim VargasFran Vargas and Auxiliary Bishop Ramon VejaranoGinger Rabe with Tyson and Rachel CrawfordJack Cabral and Mary MathisJack Peterson Bob Schrimpf Will Peterson and John LaRaiaJeffrey and Kristen SettineriJill and Don FellowsJoe Ergastolo and Deacon Jim VargasJulie and Philip SandersonKarli McCarthy and Amber Lucky with LibertyLeo and Caroline OLoughlinLisa Krieger AJ Narula XXX Karina Narula and Nisha MerrillLisa Krijger AJ Narula and Karina NarulaLucas Eric Jenny and Jake CasazzaMark and Kristen KremersMike and Celia Schleyhahn with Karen Shields and Joe PhillipsNancy Jasgremski and Linnae Dosumu JohnsonNicole and Craig UejoRocio Gonzalez and Chris StetlerShalini and Sunny AhujaSormeh and Sussan Mahjouri with Kathy GlaserSusan Francia and Ryan AmosTatiana Novick and Jessica MarshallVictor and Arezo BotelloVictoria Winters Jodi Rothery and Angie VazquezVirginia Bayer and Chinyeh Hostler
Esteban Villanueva was born in Washington D.C. and raised in La Jolla. He attended both Francis Parker and The Bishop’s School locally before going to Dartmouth College where he received his B.S. in Biology and Pepperdine School of Law where he received his J.D. focusing Entertainment Law. He worked in the Latin music industry where his projects went on to win 14 Grammy Awards for artists including Ricky Martin and Carlos Santana. After starting GB Magazine with Danitza Villanueva in 2007, he has gone on to win awards and recognition from the community for his support of helping raise millions of dollars for non-profit organizations. He currently sits on the Board of Directors for the San Diego Air & Space Museum and resides in East County in San Diego where he and his wife Danitza run DAESVI Publishing, home to GB Magazine, among several other publications.
