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# A bit of advice for SM-UCLA Medical Center
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/a-bit-of-advice-for-sm-ucla-medical-center/
- Published: 2005-03-16T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T06:16:15.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Health, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By Daily Press staff*

Bel Air resident and community supporter Marvin Elkin has been elected to a two-year term as chair of the board of advisors at Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center.

Elkin succeeds Babette Heimbuch, chair and chief executive officer of First Federal Bank of California, who had been board chair since 2002\. The 25-member volunteer board advises the medical center on various issues, including governance, fund-raising and community relations.

Elkin joined the Santa Monica-UCLA board in 2001 and has been instrumental in various fund-raising activities. He is currently helping with planning efforts for the medical center’s upcoming event, “The Gala 2005,” which will raise money for its $275 million hospital rebuilding project. In 2001, Elkin and his wife Simona served as co-chairs for the medical center’s “75th-Anniversary Gala.”

Elkin worked for Northrop Grumman for 42 years and was corporate vice president and chief human resources and administrative officer when he retired in 1999\. He serves as a trustee of both the Foundation Board for the California Science Center and the Autry National Center, and on the Board of Governors at UCLA.

In addition to Santa Monica-UCLA, the Elkins are actively involved with several Santa Monica organizations, including the Boys and Girls Club, YWCA and Santa Monica College.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on March 16, 2005.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/031605.pdf?ref=smdp.com)