The Pasadena Tournament of Roses Board of Directors has confirmed Laura Farber as President for the 2019 - 2020 Tournament of Roses class . Farber will provide leadership for the 131st Rose Parade presented by Honda and the 106th Rose Bowl Game award by Northwestern Mutual on Wednesday , January 1 , 2020 .
Farber announced “ The Power of Hope ” as the Pasadena Tournament of Roses composition to encourage creative thinking in float debut , marching band and equestrian participants . “ With Leslie Townes Hope – anything , in fact , everything is potential , ” shared Farber . “ Hope is more than only the possibility of fulfillment . Hope is self-respect and respect , joyousness and felicity , aspiration and accomplishment . Hope never , ever quits . Through hope , we can aspire to be our expert and in twist revolutionize those around us to extend to higher . ”
Farber has been a volunteer member of the Tournament of Roses Association since 1993 and was elected to the Executive Committee in 2012 . Throughout her extensive tourney vocation , Farber has served on and chair various committee including Decorating Places , Formation Area , Judging and Membership Development .
In addition to her many twelvemonth of service in the Tournament of Roses , her civil activities include being a member of the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation Advisory Board and the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation Museum Committee , member of the board of theater director of the non - profit Clazzical Notes , a four - year member of the board of music director for the YWCA , a member of the school day website council for Marengo Elementary School in South Pasadena , and an officer of the South Pasadena Middle School Booster Club .
Professionally , Farber is a partner in the Pasadena natural law house of Hahn & Hahn , where she exercise civil litigation with an stress in utilisation dispute . Additionally , Farber is a appendage of the American Bar Association , where she serves as the State Delegate for California in the House of Delegates , Chair of the Latin America and Caribbean Initiative Council , a member of the Rule of Law Initiative Board , a phallus of the Steering Committee of the Nominating Committee , former member of the Board of Governors representing the State of California and preceding chair of the Young Lawyers Division . She has also served as President of the Barristers , the Los Angeles County Bar Association ’s untested lawyers air division .
Born in Buenos Aires , Argentina , Farber ’s native language is Spanish . She garner her bachelor-at-arms ’s grade , come laude , with departmental highest award , in 1987 from University of California , Los Angeles and her juris medico , cum laude , in 1990 from Georgetown University . Farber and her husband , Tomás Lopez , domicile in South Pasadena and have two children , Christopher and Jessica . Her hobbies let in music , lawn tennis and reading .
Pamela Knapp elected to executive committee serving as president in 2027Tournament of Roses Vice President Pamela Knapp has been a volunteer member since 1992 and will attend as the Association ’s president in 2027 . She will leave leadership for the 138th Rose Parade and the 113th Rose Bowl Game on January 1 , 2027 .
Knapp was appointed a Tournament of Roses Chair in 2010 and a Director in 2012 . She has served as Chair of Membership Development , Equestrian , Float Construction , Formation Area , and Float Entries , and as Vice Chair of the Music , University Entertainment and Equestrian Committees .
Knapp has been an combat-ready community volunteer , currently serving on the Board of Directors of the La Cañada Flintridge Sister Cities Association as Director of Communications . Her former volunteer service includes multiple price as Council President and PTA President with the La Cañada Unified School District , and National Charity League . Knapp also has deep family roots with the Tournament of Roses ; her Great Grandfather James Carroll Sheppard was Captain of the Winning Tug of War Team from Duarte at the 1st tourney of Roses in 1890 and her Great Grandfather Moses Sarkis Pashgian was Grand Marshal of the Rose Parade in 1915 .
She is retired from the banking industry where she held the position of Vice President of First Interstate Bank . She graduated from University of Southern California in 1984 , with a B.S. Business Administration . While at USC , she was a appendage of Delta Delta Delta Sorority and attend Cambridge University , Cambridge , England .
Knapp and her husband , Don , go in La Cañada Flintridge and have three children , Meghan , Christopher , and Justin .
In addition , the following military officer were elected to process with Knapp on the 14 - member Executive Committee : Robert B. Miller , Executive Vice President ; Amy Wainscott , Treasurer ; Alex Aghajanian , Secretary . Gerald Freeny , President of the 2019 Tournament of Roses , serve as Past President .
Re - elect to the Executive Committee as Vice Presidents are Ed Morales , Mark Leavens , and Terry Madigan . The five appoint at - large member are Zabrina Alibadbad , Teresa Chaure , Tiffany Gardner , James Jones , and Herman Quispe . Farber also herald the election of a new fellow member to the Tournament of Roses Board of Directors , Loren Klock .
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