Taste for a Cure
About Taste for a Cure
Celebrate with us Friday, May 10, 2024 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel for Taste for a Cure!
Please join us as we present our Gil Nickel Humanitarian Award to Stephen A. Smith, Executive Producer and Host of ESPN's First Take, New York Times Best Selling author of "Straight Shooter, A Memoir of Second chances and First Takes", and Host of his own podcast: The Stephen A. Smith Show. This year's host is Emmy-Award winning host, radio personality and philanthropist Ryan Seacrest, and there will be a special performance by Roy Wood, Jr., comedian and Emmy-nominated producer.
Taste for a Cure unites the entertainment and epicurean communities and consistently ranks among the top ten culinary events in Southern California. Every year, we look forward to sharing this special evening, all while raising valuable funds for leading-edge cancer research at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center.
For information about purchasing tables or sponsorship for Taste for a Cure 2024, please contact Jacqui Farina at 310-989-4399 or [email protected]
Taste for a Cure Co-Chairs
| Joe Cohen Head of Television Creative Artists Agency | Gary Newman Executive Partner Attention Capital |
| E. Brian Dobbins Talent Manager / Producer Artist First | Erik Nickel Partner Far Niente Family of Wines |
| Jon Holman President The Holman Group | Keri Shahidi Producer 7th Sun Productions |
| Jake Kasdan Producer, Director, Writer, Filmmaker | Sandra Stern Vice Chairman Lionsgate Television Group |
| Tendo Nagenda Producer Film Executive | Dana Walden Co-Chairman Disney Entertainment |
| Arthur Wayne VP, Global Brand Marketing & Communication Brooks Brothers |
Board of Directors
The UCLA Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation is guided by a Board of Directors representing community and business leaders united in the commitment to end cancer through research. Click here for the Board of Directors roster.
2024 Event Sponsors
Benefactor Sponsors 
UCLA Health David Geffen School of Medicine
| Friend Sponsors 
Friends 
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Be a Sponsor of Taste for a Cure
For information about sponsorship for Taste for a Cure 2023, please contact Jacqui Farina via email or at 310-989-4399.