Cheryl Saban | |
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Born | Cheryl Lynn Flor April 30, 1951
San Diego, California, U.S. |
Other names | Flower |
Education | California Coast University (PhD) |
Alma mater | San Diego State University |
Occupations |
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Board member of | Clinton Foundation |
Spouses | |
Children | 4, including Tifanie Lenhart Chaney and Heidi Lenhart Stills |
Cheryl Saban ( /səˈbɑːn/; born April 30, 1951) is an American psychologist, author, television writer, and philanthropist. She is a former Senior Advisor to the United States Mission to the United Nations. She is the author of several children's books, a novel, self-help books, numerous gift books, and many teleplays.
Cheryl Saban was born as Cheryl Lyn Flor [1] on April 30, 1951, in San Diego, California. [2] Her father worked for the local telephone company. [3] Saban worked as a telephone solicitor, waitressed at a barbecue-pit restaurant, and worked summers as a lifeguard at a Navy training center. [3]
Saban attended San Diego State University. [3] In 2005 she earned a doctorate in psychology from California Coast University. [4]
Saban started her career as a model in San Francisco, California in 1973 and Los Angeles in 1975. [3] She recorded her first album in 1978 under the name Flower. [3] In April 1979, Playboy included her in a nude pictorial titled “Disco Queens". [3]
Saban accepted a job as an assistant for Israeli-American Haim Saban, a millionaire who later became her husband, in 1986. [3] She wrote for television multiple times, including 19 episodes of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, produced by Saban. She is the author of four children's books, a thriller, and several self-help books.[ citation needed]
Saban was nominated as Senior Advisor to the United States Mission to the United Nations by President Barack Obama in September 2012. [5]
Saban is the president of Saban Family Foundation. [2] She and her husband both donate through the foundation, which typically focuses on children, education and women's health. Through a $10 million donation, Saban established the Cheryl Saban Self-Worth Foundation for Women & Girls in 2009. [2] The foundation will provide micro-financing programs to women in the U.S. and in Israel. [3]
Saban is on the board of directors of the Clinton Foundation. [6] She received an honorary doctorate from the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel in 2014. [7] As of May 2018, they are supporting the building of a museum in Los Angeles. [8]
In 1968, Los Angeles Free Clinic opened at 115 North Fairfax Avenue, Los Angeles. [9] The Los Angeles Free Clinic is the longest continually running free clinic in the nation. [10]
In her years of financial difficulty, Cheryl Saban was a patient of the Los Angeles Free Clinic. Later, with her husband, they donated $10 million, and in 2008, it was renamed the Saban Free Clinic. [11] [12] now Saban Community Clinic of Beverly Hills, [13] Rampart Village, Hollywood, Melrose, and Blessed Sacrament. [14]
Saban has been married three times. She married her first husband, Ray Lenhart, at the age of 20. [4] They had two daughters, Tifanie Lenhart Chaney and actress Heidi Lenhart Stills, and divorced soon after. [4] She later married and divorced Bobby Ocean. He was a music producer, and struggled to provide for her children. [3]
Saban married her third husband, Egyptian-born Israeli-American billionaire Haim Saban in 1987. [15] They had two children through a surrogate (Saban had previously had a hysterectomy): son Ness (Hebrew for Miracle) and daughter Tanya. Ness was the eighth surrogate-born baby in the world and Tanya was the fortieth. [16] Although Cheryl is a Lutheran, she agreed to raise the children Jewish. The family always puts up a Christmas tree and celebrates Shabbat weekly. Saban told the rabbi who married them: "Think of me as a Christian who believes in Judaism.” [3] They reside in Beverly Hills, California. [2]
During the same event, BGU recognized social activist, philanthropist and psychologist Cheryl Saban with an honorary doctoral degree.
A Dissertation Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Philosophy Approved March 2016 by the Graduate Supervisory Committee: Matthew Garcia, Chair Matthew Delmont Ann Hibner Koblitz
Cheryl Saban | |
---|---|
Born | Cheryl Lynn Flor April 30, 1951
San Diego, California, U.S. |
Other names | Flower |
Education | California Coast University (PhD) |
Alma mater | San Diego State University |
Occupations |
|
Board member of | Clinton Foundation |
Spouses | |
Children | 4, including Tifanie Lenhart Chaney and Heidi Lenhart Stills |
Cheryl Saban ( /səˈbɑːn/; born April 30, 1951) is an American psychologist, author, television writer, and philanthropist. She is a former Senior Advisor to the United States Mission to the United Nations. She is the author of several children's books, a novel, self-help books, numerous gift books, and many teleplays.
Cheryl Saban was born as Cheryl Lyn Flor [1] on April 30, 1951, in San Diego, California. [2] Her father worked for the local telephone company. [3] Saban worked as a telephone solicitor, waitressed at a barbecue-pit restaurant, and worked summers as a lifeguard at a Navy training center. [3]
Saban attended San Diego State University. [3] In 2005 she earned a doctorate in psychology from California Coast University. [4]
Saban started her career as a model in San Francisco, California in 1973 and Los Angeles in 1975. [3] She recorded her first album in 1978 under the name Flower. [3] In April 1979, Playboy included her in a nude pictorial titled “Disco Queens". [3]
Saban accepted a job as an assistant for Israeli-American Haim Saban, a millionaire who later became her husband, in 1986. [3] She wrote for television multiple times, including 19 episodes of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, produced by Saban. She is the author of four children's books, a thriller, and several self-help books.[ citation needed]
Saban was nominated as Senior Advisor to the United States Mission to the United Nations by President Barack Obama in September 2012. [5]
Saban is the president of Saban Family Foundation. [2] She and her husband both donate through the foundation, which typically focuses on children, education and women's health. Through a $10 million donation, Saban established the Cheryl Saban Self-Worth Foundation for Women & Girls in 2009. [2] The foundation will provide micro-financing programs to women in the U.S. and in Israel. [3]
Saban is on the board of directors of the Clinton Foundation. [6] She received an honorary doctorate from the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel in 2014. [7] As of May 2018, they are supporting the building of a museum in Los Angeles. [8]
In 1968, Los Angeles Free Clinic opened at 115 North Fairfax Avenue, Los Angeles. [9] The Los Angeles Free Clinic is the longest continually running free clinic in the nation. [10]
In her years of financial difficulty, Cheryl Saban was a patient of the Los Angeles Free Clinic. Later, with her husband, they donated $10 million, and in 2008, it was renamed the Saban Free Clinic. [11] [12] now Saban Community Clinic of Beverly Hills, [13] Rampart Village, Hollywood, Melrose, and Blessed Sacrament. [14]
Saban has been married three times. She married her first husband, Ray Lenhart, at the age of 20. [4] They had two daughters, Tifanie Lenhart Chaney and actress Heidi Lenhart Stills, and divorced soon after. [4] She later married and divorced Bobby Ocean. He was a music producer, and struggled to provide for her children. [3]
Saban married her third husband, Egyptian-born Israeli-American billionaire Haim Saban in 1987. [15] They had two children through a surrogate (Saban had previously had a hysterectomy): son Ness (Hebrew for Miracle) and daughter Tanya. Ness was the eighth surrogate-born baby in the world and Tanya was the fortieth. [16] Although Cheryl is a Lutheran, she agreed to raise the children Jewish. The family always puts up a Christmas tree and celebrates Shabbat weekly. Saban told the rabbi who married them: "Think of me as a Christian who believes in Judaism.” [3] They reside in Beverly Hills, California. [2]
During the same event, BGU recognized social activist, philanthropist and psychologist Cheryl Saban with an honorary doctoral degree.
A Dissertation Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Philosophy Approved March 2016 by the Graduate Supervisory Committee: Matthew Garcia, Chair Matthew Delmont Ann Hibner Koblitz