Frank X. Moraga
By Frank X. Moraga / Amigos805
El Concilio Family Services has struck it rich on its 25th silver anniversary with a wealth of deserving community leaders as it presents its “Latino Leadership Awards” gala on Saturday, May 31 at the Oxnard Performing Arts Center, 800 Hobson Way, Oxnard.
Honorees this year include Frank P. Barajas, professor at CSU Channel Islands; Susan Carrasco, college and career counselor; attorney Frankie Villasenor Guzman; Thomas D. McCollum, AVID coordinator; Jorge Ochoa, a senior student at Oxnard High School; Edlyn Vallejo Peña, assistant professor at California Lutheran University; Vanessa Prado, a Hueneme High School graduate, and Alejandro Rangel Jr., a sergeant with the Oxnard Police Department (Photos by BB Rivas).
Space is limited here but be sure to check out our website each week for profiles of these outstanding honorees. Congratulations to all.
Tickets are going fast so go to https://elconciliofs.org to RSVP.
Proceeds raised at the event remain in the community and go directly to supporting El Concilio’s various quality-of-life programs for the low-income, underserved Latino population.
— Frank X. Moraga is editor/publisher of Amigos805. He has served as business editor, director of diversity and general manager of a bilingual publication at the Ventura County Star, and as a reporter in the community editions of the Orange County Register and Los Angeles Daily News.