Zonta’s Tribute to Women Dinner team has selected Elizabeth Hopp, the executive vice president and chief banking officer of Bank of Santa Clarita, as the honoree for its 2015 event.

The annual tribute dinner, sponsored by Zonta Club of SCV, will be held on Friday, Nov. 6 at the Valencia Hyatt Regency.

The evening will include hors d’oeuvres at 6 p.m., followed by dinner, a live auction and tribute. Event co-chairs Adele Macpherson and Lois Bauccio are promising after-dinner entertainment unique to the event and to the Santa Clarita Valley.

Tickets are $125 for individuals or tables of up to 10 guests. Sponsors can purchase tables for $5,000 at the platinum level, $2500 at the gold level and $1750 at the mahogany level.

“Sponsored tables give supporters of Zonta a special opportunity to publicly salute Elizabeth Hopp for a lifetime of service to our community and to women and girls,” Macpherson said.

The annual tribute dinner is Zonta’s chief fundraiser, supporting local and global programs to improve the lives of women and girls. For the past several years, the event has been formatted to salute successful women serving leadership roles in the local community.

Hopp is a logical selection for the honor, both for her executive position in the financial field and for her sustained volunteer leadership. She has been on the Committee on Aging Board for some two years and currently serves as vice president. She has been on the Michael Hoefflin Foundation for Children’s Cancer board for five years, serving as board secretary and chair of the Human Resources Committee.

She is also active in the SCV Chamber of Commerce, which she served as chief financial officer in 2003 and currently serves as secretary. She is currently chair of the SCV Boys & Girls Club board and an advisory board member for the SCV Child and Family Center. She was a former board member for the center and also served as vice chair in 1997.

She is a current board member for Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital, served as board chair from 2007 to 2009 and was a member of the Patient Care Committee from 2002 to 2010. She was an advisory board member for the Betty Ferguson Foundation and has been treasurer for the Friendz Philanthropic Organization since 1993.

Elizabeth has lived in Santa Clarita for 33 years and raised two sons here. She and her husband Steve have been married for 33 years, and he is employed as a corporate pilot at Clay Lacy Aviation in Van Nuys. She has been in banking for 44 years and has been working in Santa Clarita off and on since 1982 – first for Santa Clarita National Bank, then Valencia Bank, American Pacific State Bank, which was acquired by City National Bank, and now for Bank of Santa Clarita.

She began her career in banking as a teller at Bank of America in 1969 and has held just about every job in branch banking. She currently serves as executive vice president/chief banking officer at Bank of Santa Clarita, where she has overseen the branch function of both the bank’s offices. She is also on the ALCO and Senior Management committees, and serves as the bank’s security officer.

Reservations, sponsorships or further information are available by calling (661) 252-9351 or clicking on the Tribute page at Zonta’s website. The reservation deadline is Friday, Oct. 30.