KEYNOTE SPEAKER: PROFESSOR HARRY M. KRAEMER

KELLOGG SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT PROFESSOR, FORMER CEO OF BAXTER, BEST-SELLING AUTHOR

Harry M. Jansen Kraemer, Jr. is an executive partner with Madison Dearborn Partners, a private equity firm based in Chicago, Illinois and a Clinical Professor of Leadership at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management. He was named the 2008 Kellogg School Professor of the Year.

Harry is the former chairman and chief executive officer of Baxter International Inc. ($11 billion company). He became Baxter's chief executive officer in January 1999, and assumed the additional responsibility of chairman of Baxter's board of directors in January 2000.

Harry is the author of three bestselling leadership books: From Values to Action: The Four Principles of Values-Based Leadership, Becoming the Best: Build a World-Class Organization Through Values-Based Leadership and Your 168: Finding Purpose and Satisfaction in a Values-Based Life.

An award for business leaders who have demonstrated ethical practices in all aspects of their lives honored by the Most Reverend Kevin W. Vann, J.C.D., D.D., Bishop of Orange.

MATTHEW J. HESLIN
Founder and CEO of Heslin Holdings, Inc.,
Green Sands Capital and Oak Coast Properties
and Chairman of the Heslin Family Foundation

Matt is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Green Sands Capital, LLC. In addition, he is also the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Heslin Holdings and co-founder and managing partner of Oak Coast Properties.

He has led his various entities in acquisition, development and disposition of over $3 billion in real estate. Prior to that, Matt served as an Officer and Corporate Vice President of Real Estate Development and Asset Management for Smart & Final.

Matt is the Founder and Chairman of the Board for Heslin Family Foundation and is heavily involved with many non-profit organizations, including Communities in Schools of Miami, Inc., Food for the Poor and Christian Foundation for Children and Aging and a major contributor to St. Jude Hospital. Matt earned his B.A. from San Diego University.

Matt is married to Coral and they have been married for 27 years. They have 3 children Brittany (24), Mattison (22) and Reagan (17). Matt is a parishioner at St. Kilian Church where he is part of the Greeters Ministry and on the Finance Ministry. A believer that our faith is to be lived he also serves on the Real Estate Council for the Diocese of Orange.

DR. ELYSABETH NGUYEN
CEO of StrataMedi, StrataHealth, Strata USA
and OLLV Foundation

Dr. Elysabeth Nguyen is the CEO and founder of several companies in renewal energy, compostable and medical devices and, most recently, the OLLV Foundation (named after the Our Lady of La Vang Shrine on the Christ Cathedral campus).

She is an inventor focused on business development and structuring operations. She is an executive versed in international trade and channel development. Elysabeth is a multi-lingual, cross-cultural savvy go-getter who gets the job done. A fast-paced negotiator with a broad background in the core sciences business and international banking, she has a strong expertise in getting start-up and new tech companies to enter markets, organize resources and plan execution. Elysabeth has a doctorate in the sciences, and an MBA and postdocs from reputable institutions, such as UCLA, Northwestern and Pepperdine Graziadio.

A family and community advocate, Elysabeth gives back and inspires others to do the same, serving as head of fundraising and construction for the Our Lady of La Vang Shrine at Christ Cathedral and Board member of Women In Leadership UC Santa Barbara, St. Joseph Healthcare Foundation, and of the new OLLV Foundation, to name a few. She is also the creator and founder of La Vang Wines, a nonprofit endeavor to truly give a free product in lieu of donations. La Vang wines bottles supported many diocesan and school events, and parishes through its in- kind donations. And any bottle if sold directly, 100% of gross proceeds go to the La Vang Shrine on the Christ Cathedral Campus. A proponent of Catholic schools, her only daughter attends Christ Cathedral Academy.

An award to those who have made a significant contribution to the Orange County community and beyond.

LEGATUS ORANGE COUNTY CHAPTER

LEGATUS SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO CHAPTER

Legatus
In 1987 a new organization for Catholic CEOs and their spouses was formed in Ann Arbor, Michigan by Tom Monaghan of Domino’s Pizza fame. Tom brought his vision of a lay Catholic organization of professional heads of companies to Pope John Paul II. The now canonized Holy Father blessed the idea and Legatus, meaning Ambassador (for Christ in the marketplace), was established.

Legatus Orange County Chapter
Tim and Susan Strader realized the benefit of a peer group focused on learning and living the faith more fully in their personal, professional and business lives and in October 1989 they founded the third chapter in the nation, Legatus Orange County. They invited their pastor, Monsignor Bill Mc Laughlin, to be the first chaplain and worked with a dedicated group including Roger and Gail Kirwan, Ken and Barbara Strottman, Carl and Margaret Karcher and others to build the chapter. They became the first board and took on the responsibilities of planning the programs and recruiting qualifying new members. Influential business leaders joined from parishes all over the Diocese of Orange and the chapter was chartered as the first one in the west. Excellent programs, interesting venues and lively fellowship kept members coming back year after year. Thirty years ago several members with forum experiences in the Young Presidents Organization, Tim and Alanna Psomas, Bill and Mary Campbell and Ken and Barbara Strottman, proposed adding another dimension known as forums. They still exist today and greatly enhance chapter membership and personal growth. The second chaplain, who recently retired after almost two decades of dedicated service, was Monsignor Lawrence Baird.

The growth of the Orange County Chapter was faced with finding few quality venues for Mass, dinner and speakers and that necessitated forming a second chapter in the diocese, the Orange Coast Chapter, which was founded in 1996 and chartered on October 14, 1999. It grew into a vibrant chapter with 41 members. The vision of the founding members was to launch a chapter focused on the importance of each individual member, couple or single, and intentionally created a culture of spiritual engagement and community building. Forums were established which enhance spiritual values and peer experiences.

During the pandemic year of 2020 plans were made to merge the Orange County Chapter and the Orange Coast Chapter, restoring the two groups to one chapter. Under the leadership of Presidents Gary Crisp (Orange Coast Chapter) and Dale Rincon (Orange County Chapter), the merger was unanimously approved by both boards and Father Patrick Moses is the chaplain to the merged groups. In January 2021 President Tom VanDorpe introduced a new board of 10 members representing both chapters, moving Orange County and Orange Coast forward together to bring strong Catholic leadership to the Diocese of Orange and personal growth to all the members.

Legatus San Juan Capistrano Chapter
The first San Juan Capistrano Chapter meeting was held in September 2007 at JSerra Catholic High School. The chapter chartered one year later on September 18, 2008. The chartering ceremony took place in Laguna Hills in a private chapel at the residence of Legatus members and chapter founders Tim and Steph Busch. Bishop Tod Brown was the celebrant and homilist and chaplain Monsignor Art Holquin concelebrated. The founding officers included president Jeff Cadieux, membership chair Frank Kavanaugh, program chair Bill Pfost, treasurer Dave Ritchie and secretary Pam Patterson.

The San Juan Capistrano Chapter has a vibrant and youthful membership. During the early years of the chapter, meetings were held at members’ homes. Today the chapter meets at The Inn at Mission San Juan Capistrano. The chapter will often celebrate Mass in the Mission Chapel where St. Junipero Serra offered Mass himself. Our beloved chaplain is Father Scott Borgman who guides the group with love and true dedication to the chapter and the members.

The San Juan Capistrano Chapter has received many awards at Legatus National Summits for growth in membership, excellence in programs and outstanding officers. In 2023 the chapter will be hosting another great year of programs with speakers Lila Rose, Fr. Mark Mary, Fr. Mike Schmitz and more. The San Juan Capistrano Chapter looks forward to continuing to deepen the faith of its members and positively impact all people in the Diocese of Orange.

EMCEE: LUCY DUNN

CEO EMERITUS, ORANGE COUNTY BUSINESS COUNCIL

As CEO Emeritus, Orange County Business Council, Lucy Dunn led for 16 years a dynamic organization of business, academia and government, to ensure the region’s economic prosperity and high quality of life. In retirement, she now serves as ex-officio “Business Representative” to the Regional Council of the Southern California Association of Governments, representing over 18.5 million people and mandated by the federal government to research and plan transportation, housing, air quality, and more.

Before joining OCBC, she was the first woman president of the Building Industry Association of Southern California in its 80-year history. She served as Director of the California Department of Housing and Community Development under Governor Schwarzenegger, who also appointed her to the California Transportation Commission in 2008. Governor Jerry Brown reappointed her two more terms.

Dunn was honored with the Bishop’s Award for Exemplary Leadership. She serves as director or advisor for numerous non-profit boards including Homeful Foundation, Pacific Symphony, OC Human Relations, Jamboree Housing. She serves as vice-chair of the board of the Orange Catholic Foundation,

OC Register named her as one of “Orange County’s 100 Most Influential.” Endangered Habitats League honored her for protecting habitat and cultural resources, while providing for mobility needs. Orange County Business Journal named her one of OC’s 500 most influential.

In addition, she cantors at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, sings with Meistersingers and Meritage chamber ensembles, and is the proud mother of two sons with accomplished daughters-in-law, and three grandchildren residing in the Bay Area.

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