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SUMMARY:2026 Newport Chamber Honors - Citizens of the Year LARRY TUCKER and
  JILL-JOHNSON TUCKER - Business Person of the Year JOHN POMER
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 u are invited to attend the 2026 Newport Beach Chamber Honors Dinner\nAt t
 his event\, we will recognize our Citizens of the Year\, LARRY TUCKER and\
 nJILL-JOHNSON TUCKER and our Business Person of the Year\, JOHN POMER.\nTh
 ese awards honor the significant contributions and dedicated efforts in le
 adership\, philanthropy and investment in the community of Newport Beach.\
 nFor reservations\, please use the link below. For sponsorship\, please co
 ntact Steve Rosansky at 949-729-4404.\n[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image i
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 HE YEAR\nLARRY TUCKER and JILL-JOHNSON TUCKER\nFor more than three decades
 \, Larry Tucker has demonstrated an enduring commitment to the City of New
 port Beach through public service\, civic leadership\, and professional ex
 pertise. His extensive involvement with the City reflects a willingness to
  dedicate his time\, knowledge\, and experience to issues that have helped
  shape Newport Beach and its future.\n\nLarry’s civic service includes m
 ore than a decade of direct involvement with the City’s planning and dev
 elopment efforts. From 1999 to 2006\, and again from 2012 to 2015 he serve
 d as a Newport Beach Planning Commissioner\, including three years as Chai
 rman. In this role\, Larry participated in the review and consideration of
  important planning and development matters affecting the community.\n\nHi
 s service continued through several significant City initiatives. From 200
 8 to 2009\, Larry served as Chairman of the City Hall Design Committee for
  the new City Hall and Park and Library Expansion. He also served as a mem
 ber of the Charter Update Committee from 2009 to 2010\, contributing his p
 erspective to the City's ongoing civic and governmental planning.\n\nLarry
  brought his financial expertise to the City as a member of the Newport Be
 ach Finance Committee from 2015 through 2021. His background in economics\
 , accounting\, law\, and real estate provided a valuable foundation for hi
 s service on matters involving the City's finances and long-term fiscal co
 nsiderations.\n\nMost recently\, Larry served as Chairman of the Housing E
 lement Update Advisory Committee from 2020 to 2021\, participating in an i
 mportant process addressing the City's housing planning requirements as ma
 ndated by State law.\n\nLarry’s professional career has also been closel
 y connected to Newport Beach. Since 1991\, he has worked as a real propert
 y investor and developer in Newport Beach\, following a career in private 
 law practice specializing in real estate law. Earlier in his career\, he w
 orked as a CPA with Price Waterhouse &amp\; Co.\n\nLarry earned a B.A. in 
 Economics from UCLA in 1970 and a J.D.\, magna cum laude\, from Loyola Uni
 versity School of Law in 1975. He was admitted to the State Bar of Califor
 nia in 1975 at which time Larry enthusiastically relocated to Newport Beac
 h.\n\nThrough decades of dedicated public service and professional involve
 ment\, Larry Tucker has contributed his expertise and leadership to the co
 mmunity he has called home for fifty years. His commitment to Newport Beac
 h and his willingness to serve on behalf of the community exemplify the sp
 irit of civic involvement celebrated by the Newport Beach Citizen of the Y
 ear Award. [/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row ga
 p="0px"][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n\nJill Johnson-Tucker has devoted dec
 ades to serving the Newport Beach community\, with a particular commitment
  to the Newport Beach Public Library\, education\, and the organizations t
 hat enrich the lives of local residents and families.\n\nOne of Jill’s m
 ost significant contributions has been her leadership in bringing Witte Ha
 ll to the Newport Beach Public Library. As Chair of the Newport Beach Publ
 ic Library Foundation’s Beyond Books Capital Campaign\, Jill helped crea
 te and lead the fundraising effort to secure $12 million in matching funds
  for this important public-private project. From 2019 through 2026\, she w
 orked with donors and community leaders to build support for the vision of
  a new library lecture hall and community gathering space.\n\nJill also ch
 aired the Library Lecture Hall Design Committee from 2019 to 2024. She led
  the process of selecting the architectural firm and participated in revie
 wing the lecture hall’s interior and exterior design\, audiovisual capab
 ilities\, and other elements of the landmark project.\n\nHer commitment to
  the Newport Beach Public Library extends back many years. Jill served on 
 the Newport Beach Public Library Board of Trustees from 2011 to 2019\, inc
 luding four terms as Board Chair. During her tenure\, she helped oversee p
 lanning and study related to the potential development of an auditorium on
  the library property.\n\nJill’s dedication to education has also been r
 eflected in her involvement with Newport Beach-area schools. At Sage Hill 
 School\, she served in a variety of Parent Council leadership roles\, incl
 uding Multicultural Fair Chair andFaculty Appreciation Co-Chair. She has a
 lso served in multiple volunteer leadership positions with the Harbor Day 
 School Parent Association.\n\nBeyond the library and local schools\, Jill 
 has dedicated more than two decades to fighting hunger in Orange County. S
 he served on the Board of Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County\, incl
 uding as Vice Chair.  In 1992 she\, along with Jennifer Van Bergh\, co-fo
 unded Harvesters\, a volunteer fundraising organization that generates mor
 e than $2 million in net revenue in a single afternoon to support hunger-r
 elief efforts. Her service has been recognized with the Humanitarian Again
 st Hunger Award and other honors for philanthropic leadership. She also su
 pports the arts\, and currently serves as Vice President of the Visionarie
 s in Arts\, supporting the UCI Langson Orange County Museum of Art.\n\nA g
 raduate of Trinity University and the USC Gould School of Law\, where she 
 was a member of law review\, Jill practiced transactional real estate law 
 with Gibson\, Dunn &amp\; Crutcher before devoting much of her time to com
 munity service\, philanthropy\, education\, and the arts.\n\nThrough her l
 eadership\, generosity\, and commitment to Newport Beach\, Jill has helped
  create and strengthen institutions that will serve the community for gene
 rations to come—from the Newport Beach Public Library and its new Witte 
 Hall lecture hall to local schools and organizations serving the broader c
 ommunity.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row gap="0px"][vc_colum
 n][vc_separator][vc_column_text]\n\n2026 BUSINESS PERSON OF THE YEAR\nJOHN
  POMER\nA Sacramento native\, John Pomer graduated from high school early 
 before making his way to Southern California to attend California State Un
 iversity\, Long Beach. Throughout college\, John worked three to four jobs
  at a time—from lifeguarding and valet parking to sales—while spending
  his final college years in Newport Beach\, where he began putting down ro
 ots in the community he would eventually call home.\n\nAfter graduating\, 
 John began his career in commercial real estate in 2003. Over the next dec
 ade\, he built his experience at a national commercial real estate firm\, 
 developing a deep understanding of the industry and the Southern Californi
 a market. In 2014\, John took an entrepreneurial leap\, leaving the nation
 al platform to co-found Redwood West.\n\nToday\, John serves as Co-Founder
  and Managing Partner of Redwood West\, a Newport Beach-based commercial r
 eal estate company built around a simple idea: great places help create gr
 eat communities.\n\nJohn has spent his career at the intersection of comme
 rcial real estate\, business\, and placemaking. At Redwood West\, he helps
  lead the company alongside his partners\, Ben Gott and Colby Cyburt\, tak
 ing an active role in portfolio strategy while remaining closely connected
  to the details that shape how a property feels and functions.\n\nOver the
  last 20 years\, John has also been fortunate to participate in the evolut
 ion of Lido Marina Village\, an experience that has helped shape his persp
 ective on thoughtful placemaking. For John\, the most enduring destination
 s are built over time—through strong relationships\, local businesses\, 
 attention to detail\, and a genuine connection to the surrounding communit
 y.\n\nNewport Beach has been an important part of John’s life for more t
 han two decades\, and he believes calling the community home comes with a 
 responsibility to show up for it. He has been involved with the Newport Be
 ach Chamber of Commerce and commodores club for more than 20 years and rem
 ains engaged with organizations and initiatives throughout Newport Beach a
 nd Orange County. His commitment to giving back extends beyond business an
 d community involvement\; John has also served as a bone marrow donor thro
 ugh the Be The Match program\, donating to a patient at City of Hope.\n\nF
 or John\, success isn’t measured solely by the properties you work on or
  the deals you complete. It’s measured by the relationships you build\, 
 the communities you strengthen\, and whether you leave a place better than
  you found it.\n\nAbove all\, John is a family man. He and his wife\, Lind
 say\, purchased their first family home in Costa Mesa\, and their two chil
 dren\, Charlie and Lucy\, were born at Hoag Hospital. Today\, their family
  calls Newport Beach home. The values John brings to Redwood West are the 
 same ones that guide his life: work hard\, stay loyal\, take care of peopl
 e\, and leave things better than you found them.[/vc_column_text][/vc_colu
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 [vc_column][vc_column_text]\nPast Newport Beach Citizens of the Year\n[/vc
 _column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_colum
 n_text]\n1949\nRobert “Bob” Murphy\n1950\nHarry Welch\n1951\nRobert Ca
 llis\n1952 Myford Irvine\n1953\nO.W. “Dick” Richards\n1954\nDora O. Hi
 ll\n1955\nJoseph A. Beek\n1956\nEdward Milum\, M.D.\n1957\nJ.L. “Les” 
 Steffensen | James “Jim” Edwards\n1958\nWilliam “Bill” Spurgeon\n1
 959\nDavid Nielsen\, M.D.\n1960\nGerald Lynch\n1961\nCarroll Beek\n1962\nP
 aul A. Palmer\n1963\nDr. Basil H. Peterson\n1964\nRobert Reed\n1965\nIsabe
 l Pease\n1966\nTheodore Robins\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column wi
 dth="1/4"][vc_column_text]\n1967\nJohn Murdy\n1968\nJudge Robert Gardner 
  |  Walter Longmoor\n1969\nA. Vincent Jorgenson\n1970\nFred Schope\n1971\
 nJohn Macnab  |  Doreen Marshall\n1972\nJohn Lawson\n1973\nPhil Tozer\n1
 974\nGeorge Hoag\n1975\nRichard “Dick” Stevens\n1976\nRay Watson\n1977
 \nArvo Haapa\n1978\nRobert Wynn\n1979\nT. Duncan Stewart\n1980\nRobert She
 lton\n1981\nWilliam P. Ficker  |  Bill Banning\n1982\nHarry Babbitt\n198
 3\nJ. Peter Barrett\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/4"][
 vc_column_text]\n1984\nWilliam D. Lusk\n1985\nCharley Hester\n1986\nJackie
  Heather\n1987\nBob McCurdy\n1988\nHans Prager\n1989\nBill Hamilton\n1990\
 nPaul Salata\n1991/92\nJim Dale\n1992/93\nArt Gronsky\n1993/94\nBob Robins
 \n1994/95\nMichael Stephens\n1995/96\nLucille Kuehn\n1997\nRush N. Hill\, 
 II\n1998\nMarian Bergeson\n1999\nClarence “Bus” Turner\n2000\nThomas C
 . Edwards\n2001\nDayna Pettit\n2002 Bill Grundy\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_col
 umn][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_column_text]\n2003\nScott Paulsen\n2004\nWi
 lliam Ring\n2005\nSeymour Beek\n2006\nDennis O’Neil\n2007\nEvelyn Hart\n
 2008\nLula Halfacre\n2009\nNorm Loats\, E.d.D\n2010\nRalph Rodheim\n2011/1
 2\nTom Johnson\n2013\nJean Watt\n2014\nJack and Nancy Skinner\n2015\nPaul 
 Watkins\n2016\nJohn and Elizabeth Stahr\n2017\nHomer Bludau\n2018\nDebbie 
 Snavely\n2019\nNancy Gardner\n2020\nJoe Stapleton\n2021\nWalt Howald\n2022
 \nDavid Beek\n2023\nLaird Hayes\n2024\nMarie Case\n2025\nEd Selich\n[/vc_c
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