Eileen Kilgariff was introduced to Lifehouse as a guest of the Marin IJ at Great Chefs & Wineries over 21 years ago, and was struck by the Lifehouse mission and the people we support. She knew that there was something remarkable about the organization and she wanted do what she could to help lift it up.
It wasn’t long before Eileen was heading up the Steering Committee as the Chair and realized that she needed to bring in her cousin Erin Loftus-Sweetland to create an award-wining experience for this special community of people. Eileen and Erin have now been Chairing the Great Chefs & Wineries event together for six years. They have brought a powerful energy and approach to inspire the care, love and creativity needed from the committee to make the event better and better every year.
We raised over $800,000 at Great Chefs & Wineries in 2024. Our best year yet!
Thank you, Eileen!
Eileen will be hanging up her co-chair hat this year to spend more time with her growing family. Her third grandson was born this summer and she is excited to focus on being a grandmother. We will miss her leadership, but Eileen plans to continue supporting Lifehouse and the Steering Committee in her free time.
