How a Santa Barbara volunteer stylist and the Ladies of Charity bring free haircuts to guests of the Fr. Virgil Cordano Center.
Weekends Used to Be a Gap. Now They’re Covered. At the Fr. Virgil Cordano Center, our members can drop in Monday through Friday for a meal, a shower, a haircut, a moment of rest. But when the doors closed on Friday afternoon, many of…
For more than fifteen years, Claudia Lash and Pat Lupo — known affectionately as “the basket ladies” — have created the legendary silent auction baskets at the heart of St. Vincent’s Santa Barbara Fashion Show & Luncheon. What began in 2009 as a small gathering…
A Simple Act, A Powerful Impact At the Father Virgil Cordano Center, something as simple as a haircut is changing lives. In a recent feature by KEYT News Channel 3-12, Sister Oanh Tran of St. Vincent’s Santa Barbara shares how her unique background in healthcare…
This Daughter of Charity is marking 25 years of service this year—a journey that’s taken her from Vietnam to hospitals in San Jose, up to Alaska (where yes, she really did catch that massive fish in the photo), and now to Santa Barbara’s Fr. Virgil…
Leadership Spotlight: Rosa Paredes of St. Vincent’s Santa Barbara We loved seeing Santa Barbara Women’s Professional Network shine a spotlight on an extraordinary local leader: Rosa Paredes, President and CEO of St. Vincent’s Santa Barbara. Featured on SBWPN’s LinkedIn page, the post highlights Rosa’s remarkable…
In this episode of the Peace Podcast, host(s) sit down with Rosa Parades, CPA, who serves as the First Lay President and CEO of St. Vincent’s. They discuss her leadership journey, her transition from accounting into nonprofit executive work, and her strategic approach to tackling…