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El Concilio Family Services presents 2013 Latino Leadership Awards

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Award winners gather for a group photo. El Concilio Family Services held its 24th annual Latino Leadership Awards in Oxnard on June 7, 2013. Photo by Frank X. Moraga / Amigos805 ©2013

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OXNARD — El Concilio Family Services held its 24th annual Latino Leadership Awards on June 7, 2013 at the Oxnard Performing Arts Center.

Awards went to Haida Jimenez, (a counselor at CSU Channel Islands), Amanda Quintero (a project director at CSU Channel Islands), Miguel Angel Rodriguez, (community organizer for the Central Coast Alliance for a Sustainable Economy — CAUSE) and Amelia Sugden (principal at Haydock Intermediate School), LiUNA (Laborers International Union of North America) Local 585, Padres Promotores de la Educación and Reiter Affiliated Companies–La  Clinica FreSalud.

The President’s Award was presented to the Ventura County Mexican American Bar Association. El Concilio is a nonprofit community service organization whose primary mission is to provide services to the underserved Latino community. The majority of its clients come from the agricultural industry. Since its establishment in 1975, El Concilio has grown to serve on average more than 22,000 clients per year.
El Concilio has programs in youth leadership and development, family education and literacy, and client assistance. For more information on El Concilio’s programs and services or reservations for the awards gala, visit www.elconciliofs.org or call 805-486-9777.