Laura’s House CEO/Executive Director Margaret Bayston, board member and OC Sheriff Don Barnes, Cheryl Ball 
Major sponsor Laura Khouri, second from left, with her Western National Property Management team, from left, Dawn Chambers, Charlette Petersen, Charlet Sanga
Nearly 275 supporters of Laura’s House and its mission of prevention and education of domestic violence attended its annual ‘Brighter Futures” luncheon at the Balboa Bay Resort. A panel of experts spoke on the “bystander affect,” and the Arbonne Charitable Foundation was honored for its longtime support. Laura’s House ambassador Taira Ramdhani was presented the Youth Leader Award. Photography Carla Rhea
Speakers Panel: Al Valdez, Ph.D. UCI, Carly Ketchum (Pepperdine Univ.), Jennifer Ponce (Laura’s House Prevention Education Mgr.), Susan Parmalee (Wellness & Prevention Center), moderator and Laura’s House Community Education Specialist Veronica Stephens
Event Committee: Laura’s House board member Pat McAuley, major sponsor and event chair Anne MacPherson, Melissa Olson, Andrea McCallister, Laura’s House Development & Communications Dir. Patty Bucklen, Kara Casola.
Panelist Al Valdez, Laura’s House Program Dir. Greg Young, Arbonne Charitable Foundation members Kaeli Carrera and Julia Smart, Arbonne Founder Petter Morck’s son Stian Morck
Youth Leader Award recipient Taira Ramdhani 
Waldorf School of Orange County entertained under the direction of Debora Wondercheck, founder of the Arts & Learning Conservatory, back row, third from left 
Table centerpiece