ANGELS
Our Festival is 89% funded by our Angel donors. They allow us to make this Festival a world-class event with some of the best writers in the world. With the support of our Angels, we are also able to keep the cost of Festival passes low compared to other festivals that charge as much as $2,500 per person.
If you are interested in more information about becoming an Angel, contact Debbie Green Miller.
Sponsorship Opportunities Available
We are offering the following sponsorship opportunities for the 2026 Festival:
Platinum Angel $50,000
Gold Angel $20,000
Event Sponsor $15,000
Sponsors receive two reserved seats in the front of London Room, an invitation for two to Angel Night and a reserved table on the Helene Galen Patio for lunches. For information, contact Debbie Green Miller.
THANK YOU TO OUR 2026 ANGELS
2026 Platinum Angels ($50,000)
Sherrie & Ron* Auen
Eisenhower Health
Helene Galen & Jamie Kabler
Catharine & Sanford* Reed
Marion & Robert* Rosenthal
Jan Salta
Jordan Schnitzer
2026 Golden Angels ($20,000)
Anonymous
Alexis Deutsch-Adler & Robert Adler
Miles Berger
Lynn Booth & Kent Kresa
Sandy Bosley & Robert Miller
Lynn Bremer
Edye & Eli* Broad
Dan Clivner & Steven Cochran*
Kathryn Carole Ellison
Wendy & Robert Goodfriend
Judy & Richard Guggenhime
Peggy Jacobs
Ronnie Kahn
Renee Katz
Susan & Bruce Konheim
Carol & Henry Levy
Lori & Michael Milken
Donivee Nash
Gayle & Brent Naylor
Chris & Dick Newman
Patty & Arthur* Newman
Deborah & Kenneth Novack
Elise Sacks
Phyllis & Gary* Schahet
June & Paul Schorr III
Christine & James Scott
Cathy & Tod Spieker
Kenneth Talmage & Connie Talmage
Williamson Family Foundation
2026 Sponsors ($15,000)
Susan & Lawrence Bianchi
Pat & Steve Bone
Brandon Boswell & Efren Sanchez
Jacquie & Michael Casey
Jeannette & Raymond Galante
The Dorothy & George Goldstein Family
Susan & Arthur Hill
Scot & Lance Karp Family Foundation
Marjorie & Stephen Kulp
Carol Luber
Katherine & Judd Malkin
Judith & Dan Miglio
Susan & Bill Montgomery
Merle Mullin
Tricia & Jim Munro
Gwen Ramras
Nath & Bill Schmicker
Ambassador Rockwell Schnabel & Marna Schnabel
Deb Schwartz & Chris Thomas
Marcia & Bob Shuwarger
Kim & Perry Shwachman
2026 Silver Angels ($10,000) SOLD OUT!
Diane Anderson
Judy Appelbaum & Barbara Appelbaum
Suvina Mah & Peter Armstrong
Sharon & Keith Barnes
Pat Beatty
Mary Bechmann
Bunni & Rick Benaron
Karen & Dr. Howard Berger
Robin & Robert Berman
Lynn & Les Bider
Marlene Breslow-Blitstein & Berle Blitstein
Susan Boeing
Sera & Gary Brill
Sallie & Allan Bulley
Ann Burchill
Nancy Burke & Ian Telfer
Lucyann & Jerry Carlton
Nancy Sindelar & Lewis Collens
Joan Cortopassi
Nancy & George Croom
Senator John C. Danforth & Sally Danforth
Susan Davis
Bryn & Richard DeBeikes
Marilyn & Terry Diamond
Hillarie & Steven Dietz
Lesley Draper & Robert Stolar
Sherry Dumke
Susan & Lonnie Edelheit
Cynthia Farber & Karen Allen
Diane & Hal Gershowitz
Yvonne & Leonard Gionet
Ilene & Stanley Gold
Katie & David Gold
Greg Goodman
Susan & Jim Gould
Carrie & Laurence Grant
Kathy Marie Grieve
Lola & Duane* Hagadone
Val & Bill Hall
Linda & Mitch Hart
Mary Hart & Burt Sugarman
Carol & Paul Hill
Nancy Hogan & Pamela Musselman
Vicki & Bill* Hood
Deborah & Terry Houlihan
Dr. Lydia Howell & Elaine Alden
Suz Hunt
Lonnie Israel & Dr. Marvin Rice
Deborah & Arthur Jacobson
James H. Kabler III
Carol & William Kaplan
Lilly & Bruce Karatz
Barbara Bluhm-Kaul & Don Kaul
Linda & Ed Kazazian
Drs. Terri & Bart Ketover
Catherine Kinney
CoCo Kopelman
Nancy Koven
Kovler Family Foundation
Dr. Susan Krevoy & Leo Spiwak
Nancy & Larry Levitt
Carol Schnitzer Lewis
Robin & Rick Lewis
Audrey & Chuck Linke
Susan & Rodney Lubeznik
Connie & Bob Lurie
Deb & Steve Marcus
Cindy Miscikowski
JoAnne & Joel Mogy
Hon. Robert Moon & Robert Hammack
Harriet & Steven Nichols
Donna & Jim Pohlad
Mary Pohlad & Dr. Thomas Vangsness
Rebecca & Robert Pohlad
Bettsy & Wallace Preble
Sylvia Rapoport & Ron Soltman
Ann* & Jon Reynolds
Sandy & Deborah Riley
Barbara Rogers & Gary Geske
Sheryl & Warren Rosenfeld
Ellen & Richard Sandler
Shelly & Richard Sapkin
Pame & Ernest Schmider
Darrin Schnabel & Mikel Elliott
Susan Schnitzer
Laura & Carlton Seaver
Jeannie & Rod Senft
Jane & Larry Sherman
Andrea Sheya
Katie & Scott Small
Susan St. Louis & Dr. Khoi Le
Diane & David Steffy
Diane Pace Sullivan
Linda Usher & Malcolm Lambe
Susan & Mac Van Wielingen
Sheila & Wally Weisman
Laura & Michael Werner
Jessie & David Woolley-Wilson
Senator Francis A. & Mary-Ann Wong
2026 Angels ($5,000) SOLD OUT!
Marilyn Abraham & Sandy MacGregor
Alice Abt
Toni Ackermann
Judith & Bill Allred
Carol & Howard Altarescu
Nancy & Perry Altshule
Trish & John Anderson
Janet & Steven Anixter
Merle Dee Arenson
Lynn & Brock Armstrong
Wendy Augustus
Nora & Guy Barron
Rose & Dr. Michael Baskin
Laura & Wayne Bellows
Christine Benter
Joann & Carl Bianco
Judith Blanchard
Chotsie Blank
Carole Bowen
Senator Barbara Boxer & Stewart Boxer
Linda & Larry Brooks
Rosemarie & Dean L. Buntrock
MJ Burns
Judith Campbell
Terri & Ed Carr
Joanne & Bill Chunowitz
Nancy Coffey
Sandra Comrie & Burt Pines
Laurie & Garry Crocker
Ann Marie & James Cullen
Alison Davis & Cherie Morris
Desert Allergy Center, Diane & Dr. David Waldman
Swanie Dolin
Susan Donahue
Doug Donenfeld
Kris & Steve Egger
Lexie Ellsworth
Phyllis & Dan Epstein
Carol Fragen
Lillian & Steve Frank
Cheryl Frenchi
Loren & Howard Friend
Barbara & Bernie Fromm
Christina Gantz
Anita & Tony Garnier
Angie Gerber & Steven La Salvia
Jan & Miles Gordon
Ilene & Ross Grabel
Cass & Dr. Adrian Graff-Radford
Betsy Greenberg
Heather MacDonald Greene & Douglas C. Greene
Sally Gutierrez & Jennifer Wodark
Rosalind & Stanley Hack
Margot Halperin
Nan & Reed Harmon
Kaye & Richard Heafey
Leslie & Dr. Joel Hirschberg
Ellen & Irv Hockaday
Roberta Holland
Toni & Bill Johnson
Frank Jones
Julie Judelson Diaz
Susan Freeman & Richard Kahn*
Gerri & David Kahnweiler
Louise Kaminsky & Joan Blatt
Jo Kaplan & Larry Feldman
Brenda & Ron Katz
Janet Catherine King
Arlene & Dan Kirby
Jennifer & Joe Kirby
Krisann & Dr. Euthym Kontaxis
Louise & Stuart Korshak
Jackie Kouri & Gary Paxton
Shelley Kriegler
Stephanie & Michael Landes
Karen & Daniel* Lee
Mary Vaughan Lester
Jackie Levin
Rita Levy
Ken & Barbara Lieberman
Brenda & Paul Lilly
Terri Lind
Marilyn Malkin
Susan & Jay Mall
Marty Massiello & Jeff Weyant
Cary Matthews
Renee Mayer
Jaishri & Raju Mehta
Nancy Meinig & LJ Ohlmeyer
Margot Miias
Connie S. Mora
Lynn & Steve Mowe
Patricia Muchmore
Pam & Jim Muzzy
JoAnn Nickerson
Dr. Gerald & Reesa Niznick
Dr. Marsha & Bill* Pachter
Sue & Joe Paresky
Lura & Rick Paschal
Hon. Vicki Reynolds Pepper & Murray Pepper
Wendy Perkins
Tricia & Tom Prentice
Rhoda & Issie Rabinovitch
Linda Rider
Debbie & Chris Rolin
David Rubin & Todd Stevens
Diane Rubin & Leonard Eber
Gail Scadron
Linda & Dick Schapiro
Dr. Joe & Carol Scherger
Donna Parsons Schlitt
Sherry Schor
Rita Schreiber
Sondra Schwartz
Trudy Schwartz & Jane Effress
Michael Scoby
Linda & John Seiter
Lori & Aubrey Serfling
Mariana Servitje
Kathleen L. Seymour
Marylouise Oates & Robert Shrum
Ellie & Tom Shulman
Jo Ann Anixter Silva
Gary Russell Sitzmann
David Smerling
Aviva & Ron Snow
Susan Solomon
Judy Sontag
Debra Star
Sue Stewart
Sheila & Ira* Stone
Molly & Christopher Sumner
Carla & Milt Swimmer
Barbara Sylvor-Marks
Julia Turnbull & Jim Letourneau
Leslie & Dr. Barry Usow
Jennifer Van Horn
Jean Viereck
Mary A. Ward & Richard Enders
Susan & Michael Weaver
Jenny & Mayor Ted Weill
JoAnn Wellner
Linda & Julian (Tony) Whatley
Susan & Jim* Winkler
Jane Woldenberg
Cindy Wolken
Dr. Serl Zimmerman
Lili Ann & Richard Zisook
Meg & Richard Zoretic
Founding Angels
Helene Galen, Diane & Hal Gershowitz, Anne Holland*, Lois Horvitz*, Donna MacMillan, Jan Salta
* In Memoriam
“My goal is to create an outstanding, world-renowned Festival. I volunteer my time all year to work toward that aim. I give $10,000 to be a Silver Angel because it’s the Angels’ support that brings the most acclaimed and talented writers to the Festival every year.”
Jamie Kabler, Festival Founder
Our Angels provide a generous tax-deductible donation of $5,000, which can be paid with a check or credit card. These donations help to support honorariums and travel expenses to bring truly amazing writers to the Festival. We only have room for a limited number of Angels, and when we reach that number we have to close the category.
Festival Angels ($5,000) receive:
Two all access passes (value of $1,000)
Lunches Wednesday and Thursday
Exclusive Angels event with amazing guest speakers and reserved-seating dinner
Dedicated Angel Concierges
Reserved seating for Angels only in the London Room
Reserved seating for all Writers Series events throughout the year
Festival Angels
Silver Angels ($10,000) receive these additional exclusive benefits.
Two reserved seats in the front of the London Room
Signage and recognition at the Festival
Concierge assistance in purchasing additional Festival passes based on availability
An exclusive preview event at a special location in December
Silver Angels
Event Sponsors ($15,000) receive these additional exclusive benefits.
Two reserved seats in the front of the London Room
Reserved seating on the Helene Galen Patio for lunches
Signage and recognition at the Festival
Concierge assistance in purchasing additional Festival passes based on availability
An exclusive preview event at a special location in December
To become an Event Sponsor, contact Debbie Green Miller.
Event Sponsors
Golden Angels ($20,000) receive these additional exclusive benefits.
Two reserved seats in the front of the London Room with your names
Reserved seating on the Helene Galen Patio for lunches
Signage and recognition at the Festival
Concierge assistance in purchasing additional Festival passes based on availability
An exclusive preview event at a special location in December
To become a Golden Angel, contact Debbie Green Miller.
Golden Angels
Platinum Angels ($50,000) receive these additional exclusive benefits.
Two reserved seats in the London Room in the front row with your names
Reserved table with your name on the Helene Galen Patio for lunches
Signage and recognition at the Festival
Concierge assistance in purchasing additional Festival passes based on availability
An exclusive preview event at a special location in December
To become a Platinum Angel, contact Debbie Green Miller.
Platinum Angels
The Rancho Mirage Writers Festival is a 501(c)(3) organization, to which gifts and donations are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law.
Federal tax ID number 37- 1754922