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Three Violence Prevention Leaders Receive California Peace Prize
TCWF honored Otilio “O.T.” Quintero of Santa Cruz, Maria Velasquez of Shingletown, and Sayre Weaver of Brea with its 2005 California Peace Prize award on October 19. Distinguished by impressive personal and professional accomplishments, these individuals have improved the health of their communities and have shown that violence can be prevented. The awards were presented in San Francisco at a banquet held in conjunction with the World Health Organization’s Second Global Conference on Violence Prevention. More information on the honorees can be found at www.tcwf.org.
Nonprofit Health Sector Executives Receive 2005 TCWF Sabbatical Program Awards
 TCWF created the Sabbatical Program to improve the long-term effectiveness of nonprofit health service organizations by providing their executives with the rest they need to continue their leadership activities. The $30,000 grants to the selected organizations are intended to cover the executives’ salaries during a three- to six-month sabbatical and funds for the professional development of the managers who will take on extra responsibilities in the absence of the sabbatical recipients. The eight awardees are: Shannon Rose Chavez of Lompoc; Shirley J. Cole of Vista; Cherry L. Houston of Alta Loma; Camille Schraeder of Ukiah; April Silas of San Francisco; Diane L. Sommers of Davis; Lue N. Yang of Fresno; and Richard Zaldivar of Los Angeles. 2006 Sabbatical Program awardees will be announced this fall. Additional information about the program and its recipients is available at www.tcwf.org.
TCWF Launches New Public Education Campaign
 TCWF’s Board of Directors approved a $1 million grant in December to Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide to implement a campaign promoting the benefits of increasing diversity in the California health care workforce. The goals of the campaign are: to promote understanding among policymakers, opinion leaders and the general public about increasing diversity in the health professions as a key strategy for improving the health of Californians; and to inform underrepresented minority youth about opportunities to pursue careers in health. The campaign is one component of TCWF’s approach to addressing this issue that also includes more than $15 million in grants over the past four years and the annual Champions of Health Professions Diversity Award. Visit www.tcwf.org to learn more about the campaign.
TCWF Grantees and Staff Featured at Community Forums
A September 28 Town Hall Los Angeles forum, titled “The Role of Health Workforce Diversity in Improving Health Access,” was sponsored by TCWF and moderated by Saba Brelvi, program director. Panelists included Hector Flores, M.D., co-director of White Memorial Medical Center’s Family Practice Residency Program and a TCWF grantee; J. Edward Hill, M.D., president of the American Medical Association; and Gregory Adams, chief operating officer of Kaiser Permanente Southern California Region.
TCWF sponsored the plenary session of the 2005 California Chicano News Media Association (CCNMA) conference in Los Angeles. Kimi Lee, executive director of TCWF grantee the Garment Worker Center, was on the panel discussion titled “Telling Stories of People of Color in Mainstream Media.”
Karen Meckstroth, medical director for TCWF grantee The Women's Community Clinic in San Francisco, was a panelist at a TCWF-sponsored event at the Commonwealth Club of California on November 30.
Kudos
 TCWF Board of Directors Member Luz A. Vega-Marquis was elected to the board of directors of Independent Sector (IS) at the organization’s annual conference held in Washington, D.C., in October. Gary L. Yates, TCWF president and CEO, was reelected to the IS board and will serve as vice chair. Also at the conference, Vega-Marquis and Yates, respectively, served as moderators of the panel discussions, “Meeting the Promise: Recommended Practices in Ethics and Accountability” and “Maintaining a Voice in Public Policy: The Future of Nonprofit Advocacy.”
 Sandra J. Martínez, TCWF program director, has been appointed by Los Angeles Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa to be a member of the City of Los Angeles Commission for Children, Youth and Their Families. The 15-person commission facilitates coordination among city departments on policy, budgeting and programming issues related to children, youth and families.
Updated TCWF Contact Information
Effective February 27, the new address of TCWF’s San Francisco office is: 575 Market Street, Suite 1850, San Francisco, CA 94105. The new telephone/fax numbers are (415) 908-3000 – phone; (415) 908-3001 – fax.
TCWF’s Woodland Hills office also has new telephone/fax numbers: (818) 702-1900 – phone; (818) 702-1999 – fax.
Staff Updates
TCWF recognizes Bruce Minnich, information systems manager, and Peggy Ericson Graham, executive assistant, for 10 years of service to the Foundation.
TCWF welcomes new staff: Ron Aggabao, executive assistant, and Johanna Brown, executive assistant.
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