The Ueberroth Family

Beyond Orange County, Ginny Ueberroth is best known as the wife of Peter, president of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics Committee and former Commissioner of Baseball. But she’s made her own indelible mark on the local community.  

“She was an early example of women’s empowerment,” says her daughter, Vicki Ueberroth Booth.  

Nearly 50 years ago, after being diagnosed with breast cancer and receiving life-saving treatment at Hoag, Ginny laid the groundwork for the family’s longtime philanthropic commitment to Hoag Hospital. She became a founding member of Circle 1000, a women’s group that has raised more than $26 million for the Hoag Family Cancer Institute since 1987.  As longtime chair of the Ueberroth Family Foundation, she has overseen funding of numerous women’s health initiatives at Hoag, including establishing the Ginny Ueberroth Executive Medical Director Endowed Chair for the Women’s Health Institute. A tireless volunteer, Ginny has also served on the Hoag Hospital Board of Directors.  

 “I have followed in her footsteps in a lot of ways,” said Vicki, president of the Ueberroth Family Foundation board, chair-elect of the Hoag Hospital Board of Directors, and a member of Circle 1000 since 1994. “We’ve been a team for 30 years, working on the Foundation and with community organizations.”

As Ginny’s involvement has waned, Vicki is continuing that teamwork model with her own daughter, Sarah, who now works for the Ueberroth Family Foundation.

“I’m having her shadow me so she can learn about our partner organizations, build relationships with their leaders, and see how they address the needs in Orange County,” Vicki said. “Because of my parents, my mom especially, Hoag will always be in our DNA. When the world seems rough and you need inspiration, Hoag has a lot of it.”

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