Community Leaders Receive TCWF’s 12th Annual California Peace Prize Zelenne L. Cárdenas of Los Angeles, Patricia Giggans of Los Angeles, and the Rev. Anthony Ortiz of San Jose, received TCWF’s 2004 California Peace Prize at a luncheon in Los Angeles on December 3, 2004. The honorees each received a cash award of $25,000 for their violence prevention work. To learn more about the California Peace Prize honorees, visit www.tcwf.org.
Departing Legislators Receive TCWF’s First Public Policy Leadership Awards At an August 3, 2004 awards ceremony in Sacramento, TCWF presented its inaugural Public Policy Leadership Award to four members of the California State Senate who have influenced millions of lives by advancing public policies that promote the health of Californians. The honorees were Sen. Dede Alpert, President Pro Tem John Burton, Sen. Bruce McPherson and Sen. John Vasconcellos. The Public Policy Leadership Award recognizes termed-out legislators who have championed public policies that promote the health of underserved Californians. Additional information about the award and these honorees can be found at www.tcwf.org.
Six California nonprofit health-sector executives were recognized by TCWF’s Sabbatical Program on October 25, 2004. From left to right: Barbara Mitchell of Monterey; Dian Harrision of San Francisco; Jane Garcia of Oakland; Rick Mesa of Desert Hot Springs; Debra Oto-Kent of West Sacramento; and Bernita Walker of Los Angeles. TCWF’s Sabbatical Program was created to improve the long-term effectiveness of health-service nonprofits by providing their executives with the rest they need to continue to pursue their organizations’ missions. The program provides $30,000 grants to organizations to cover their leaders’ salaries and expenses during the sabbaticals, which last a minimum of three months. Additional information about the Sabbatical Program and its recipients is available at www.tcwf.org. Media Partnerships Build Links Between Journalists and TCWF Grantees In a media partnership with New California Media (NCM), TCWF sponsored a September 24, 2004 workshop titled “How CBOs Get Their Stories Out: Enlisting Ethnic Media’s Advocacy Voice.” Teresa Alvarado of the Fresno Consumer Center, a TCWF grantee, was a panelist. The workshop was part of NCM’s annual EXPO that features exhibit booths and workshops representing print, TV, radio and online ethnic media from the Inland Empire and the Central Valley. At the California Chicano News Media Association’s conference in October 2004, Ed Cueto from TCWF Grantee Bienestar Human Services, served on a panel with Los Angeles-area journalists to discuss how to cover sensitive health issues such as HIV/AIDS and teenage pregnancy. The panelists addressed the need for communities of color to be open about these issues and how best to get sources to discuss them.
Published by the Los Angeles Times, “Frank del Olmo: Commentaries on His Times” commemorates the 33-year career of the newspaper’s late associate editor. Del Olmo, who died unexpectedly in February 2004, was the husband of Magdalena Beltrán-del Olmo, TCWF’s vice president of communications. The book presents 90 of his most memorable columns on immigration, autism, education, politics and other key issues. The book can be ordered online at www.latimes.com/FrankdelOlmo. Proceeds will benefit the Frank del Olmo Memorial Scholarship Fund established by the California Chicano News Media Association and the Times. TCWF Board Members Honored
Barbara C. Staggers, M.D., received the 2004 San Francisco Foundation Award in September 2004. The $10,000 award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated commitment to improving human relations in the Bay Area. The Foundation cited Staggers for her dedication to improving adolescent health care through community- and school-based care and for serving as an outstanding role model for youth pursuing careers in health care.
Kudos Gary L. Yates, TCWF president and CEO, is one of 25 nonprofit and philanthropic leaders appointed to a national panel that will make recommendations to the U.S. Congress to improve the oversight and governance of charitable organizations. The “Panel on the Nonprofit Sector,” created by the Independent Sector, will examine existing mechanisms for self-regulation and oversight and then compile a report. TCWF Communications Officer Julio Marcial has been elected to the steering committee of the Southern California Chapter of Hispanics in Philanthropy. Marcial will chair the group’s communications subcommittee. Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Leonard Edwards, a 1996 TCWF California Peace Prize honoree, has received the 2004 William H. Rehnquist Award for Judicial Excellence from the National Center for State Courts. The award was presented at a November ceremony at the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C. It is given annually to a state court judge who “exemplifies the highest level of judicial excellence, integrity, fairness and professional ethics.” Brian Contreras, a 2001 TCWF California Peace Prize honoree, was recently named a distinguished fellow by California State University, Monterey Bay (CSUMB), for community and public service. The award is the highest nonacademic recognition granted by CSUMB for service to the community and the university. Contreras is the founder and executive director of Second Chance Family & Youth Services. Staff Updates TCWF recognizes Julie Malcolm, senior accounting assistant, for five years of service to the Foundation. TCWF welcomes new staff: Christine Cordero, program assistant; Adriane Gamble, administrative assistant; Abby Harris, office services coordinator; Taryn Lee, human resources manager; Adriana Godoy Leiss, executive assistant; and Randy Marcial, office clerk. |
TCWF Sabbatical Program Rewards Nonprofit Executives
New Book Co-Edited by TCWF
VP of Communications
Luz A. Vega-Marquis was selected as one of the 100
Most Influential Hispanics in the country by
Hispanic Business magazine in October. The
magazine acknowledged her foundation portfolio
management and grantmaking at the Marguerite
Casey Foundation of which she is president and CEO.
Former Board of Directors member Kenneth Kizer
received the Institute of Medicine’s 2004 Gustav O.
Lienhard Award for the advancement of personal
health services. Kizer was recognized for his
dedication and commitment to military personnel,
as demonstrated by his transformation of the veterans
health care system to a model of patient safety
innovation and performance-based quality care.
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