2002 California Peace Prize Awardees Announced On December 6, 2002, Joseph Myers, Raja Rahim and Wayne Sakamoto were each awarded TCWF's 2002 California Peace Prize in recognition of their work to prevent violence in their communities. The awards were presented in San Francisco at the Violence Prevention Initiative's closing banquet. To learn about the awardees and their important efforts to promote peace and address the root causes of violence, visit the California Peace Prize Newsroom of the Foundation's website. Other highlights of the VPI conference included the debut of a video on the 10-year history of the Initiative and a keynote address by Deborah Prothrow-Stith of the Harvard University School of Public Health. Children and Youth Community Health Initiative Holds Final Conference TCWF marked the end of the five-year Children and Youth Community Health Initiative in 2002. Grantees gathered in San Francisco on September 13-15, 2002, to acknowledge and celebrate accomplishments and share important evaluation findings. David Satcher, M.D., former Surgeon General of the United States, was among the distinguished speakers. TCWF Sponsors Festival of Health TCWF was joined by three Grantees, Esperanza Community Housing Corporation, the Los Angeles Eye Institute and PROTOTYPES, at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Health held October 5 and 6, 2002 at the University of Southern California. An estimated 65,000 people attended the festival. In addition to receiving information about the Foundation, visitors to TCWF's booth also received referrals to services provided by the three Grantees. Publications of Interest "Summary of the Evaluation of The California Wellness Foundation's Work and Health Initiative," an evaluation report on TCWF's Work and Health Initiative by Claremont Graduate University, is available at www.cgu.edu/sbos/surv/tcwfsum.pdf. According to "Public Health and Access to Care," a report by the Modesto-based Great Valley Center, residents of California's Central Valley are more likely to die of stroke, have asthma attacks and be without access to a physician than those in other parts of the state. The report was funded in part by TCWF.
Staff News: TCWF Employees Appointed to New Positions In September 2002, TCWF announced the appointment of Cristina M. Regalado, previously program director for the Special Projects Fund, to the position of vice president of programs. This announcement coincided with two other new appointments: Ruth Holton, previously program director for the Special Projects Fund, to the position of director of public policy; and Ruth Brousseau, previously program director for the Mental Health priority area, to director of organizational learning. Regalado joined TCWF two years ago. Previously, she was vice president for administration and programs at the Los Angeles Women's Foundation, where she directed various programs including a women's health initiative and an economic literacy initiative for girls. She also mobilized activists and scholars to examine the impact of globalization in poor women's lives in Los Angeles. Regalado was a delegate to the Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Forum of the United Nations' Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, China. She serves on the national board of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy and on the board of the Southern California Association for Philanthropy. As director of public policy, Holton brings 14 years of experience as a public interest advocate in the fields of maternal and child health, adult education, government reform and consumer protection. She was formerly director of the Peninsula Partnership for Children, Youth and Families and executive director of California Common Cause. Prior to that, she was an advocate for the California Children's Lobby. Holton serves on the board of California Common Cause and is a member of the California Association of Nonprofits' Nonprofit Policy Council. Brousseau, director of organizational learning, previously served for seven years as a program executive in community health for the San Francisco Foundation and five years as executive director of the Mental Health Association of San Francisco before coming to TCWF in 1996. She serves on the education committee of Northern California Grantmakers, and from 1989 to 1997 she chaired the 40-member Northern California Grantmakers' AIDS Task Force.
Kudos In recent months, several TCWF staff members have been elected to serve on boards of directors of a diverse range of organizations. Gary L. Yates, TCWF president and CEO, was elected to the boards of Independent Sector and the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy. Ruth Holton, director of public policy, was named chair of the Northern California Grantmaker's Public Policy Committee. Nicole Jones, program director for the Violence Prevention priority area, was elected to the board of the National Funding Collaborative on Violence Prevention. Gary L. Yates, TCWF president and CEO, accepted the Sankofa Urban Peace Prize in September 2002 in recognition of TCWF's Courage in Philanthropy, demonstrated by its commitment to violence prevention. In addition to the awards ceremony, TCWF also participated in a Town Hall Forum where TCWF board member Ezra C. Davidson, Jr., M.D., joined other violence prevention leaders to draw attention to important community efforts in this field. Yates also received a Violence Prevention Award at the Los Angeles Commission on Assaults Against Women's 31st Annual Humanitarian Awards Dinner in October 2002. Cristina M. Regalado, vice president of programs, was honored in September 2002 with Libreria Del Pueblo's Fiesta De La Mujer, which recognizes women for their outstanding service and extraordinary efforts in serving the San Bernardino community. Ruth Brousseau, director of organizational learning, was honored by SHARE in recognition of TCWF's commitment to mental health at its annual dinner in Culver City in October 2002. Magdalena Beltran-del Olmo, vice president of communications, along with her husband, Frank del Olmo, were honored by the United Latino Fund at its annual banquet held in Los Angeles in September 2002. They were recognized with three other couples for their philanthropic contributions to the Los Angeles community. Staff Updates TCWF recognizes Linda Albala, accountant, for 10 years of service. TCWF also recognizes Fatima Angeles, program director; Pauline Daniels, program director; and Kay Dawson, grants program specialist, for five years of service. |
In January 2003, Julie Malcolm, accounting assistant, was promoted to the
position of senior accounting assistant. Malcolm came to TCWF in 1999.
Previously, she worked at Artisan Entertainment for six years as a supervisor of
accounts payable. She has also worked in customer service, accounts receivable
and general accounting.
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