Pub 6 2021 Issue 1

13 Spring 2021 they focused on improving the two main problem areas, the dealership became a top performer. At Valencia Acura, Cheri and Don focused on improving customer loyalty and sales, and it became a top dealership in those areas. Their success was caused in part by Cheri’s involvement in community service, philanthropy and business leadership. She knew community service was important. Cheri gained a reputation for being one of the most hard-working, courteous and effervescent women in the valley. She took an interest in many causes and mentored her executive assistant, Stephanie Gurne; Kim Kurowski, a business owner and Soroptimist president; and others. A partial list of organizations that benefitted from her interest includes the following: • American Cancer Society • Boys & Girls Club of SCV • Habitat for Humanity • SCV Chamber of Commerce • Soroptimist • The Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital Foundation, Child and Family Center She held many leadership positions: • Chair, the 2006 Arthritis Foundation Walk • Co-chair, the 2004, 2005 and 2006 Boys & Girls Club Auction • Director and chair elect, the American Cancer Society Unit Council; co-chair, 2004 and 2005 “Relay for Life” • Director and chair, Child and Family Center Governing Board • Director and chair, Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Health Foundation • Director, chair and vice chair, Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital • Director, Greater Los Angeles New Car Dealer Association • Director, The Roar Foundation Advisory Board • Member and past president, Soroptimist International Camino Real Region • Vice president, the Sheila R. Veloz Breast Imaging Center Advisory Board  CHERI FLEMING — continued on page 14