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Directory of Elected Officials
Previous BRAVO AWARD Recipients
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The BRAVO AWARD is presented to individuals who have shown exemplary dedication to the community by their work for the betterment of El Paso.
2011 BRAVO AWARD Recipient Rosemary
Castillo Rosemary Castillo, in conjunction with the Rio Grande council of governments, helped develop the first grass roots advisory council to the Texas Department of Human Resources. In 1980 she became a program specialist for the Rio Grande Area Agency on Aging, and then their director for a five county area During her initial years at the Area Agency on Aging, she began to research alternatives to institutionalization of the aged and disabled. In 1985, after visiting On-Lok Senior Health Services in San Francisco, Ms. Castillo received an RFP, by invitation only, that was sent out to approximately 200 non-profit organizations throughout the United States to develop a community based system of care modeled after the On-Lok model. Rosemary Castillo and El Paso were selected as one of six organizations to participate in the demonstration. In April of 1988, the El Paso On-Lok replication site known as Beinvivir Senior Health Services opened its first health center. Today, Beinvivir Senior Health Services is recognized as a leader in the national replication of On-Lok, now known as PACE, Program of All inclusive Care for the Elderly. Beinvivir is one of 75 organizations in the country that provides the only comprehensive community based healthcare delivery system that prevents institutionalization of elderly while providing significant savings to Medicare and Medicaid.. Over
the years, Ms. Castillo has served on several local, state, and national
organizations that deal with health and human services concerns of the aged,
disabled, and indigent populations and has been the recipient of several local
and regional awards for her work in the human service arena.
We are proud to present Rosemary Castillo with the 2011 Bravo Award. Lifetime Achievement BRAVO Award Eliot Shapleigh Senator
Eliot Shapleigh has represented El Paso for more than ten years with passion and
purpose. His district, District 29, which encompasses most of El Paso, is a
culturally diverse mix of hard working families, small businesses and young
people. As a fifth-generation El Pasoan whose roots in his community trace back
to 1847, Senator Shapleigh’s strong connection to his district has inspired
creative community-based leadership since 1996. As part of this involvement, he
co-founded Community Scholars which is a nationally recognized youth leadership
program. His dedication is to increasing equity in state funding, ensuring fairness in state taxation, expanding educational opportunities for minority and low-income students, and developing community solutions for health, safety, and environmental issues. As an advocate for El Paso and other border communities, he is also interested in raising per capita income and boosting economic prosperity along the Texas Border. He completed seven terms as a legislator, during which time he authored more than 600 bills, with particular focus on education, economic development, infrastructure, technology, veteran, and health care issues.. Senator
Shapleigh played a pivotal role in bringing the medical school to El Paso, in
expanding Fort Bliss and the El Paso infrastructure which supports it, and in
leading the opposition to the reopening of ASARCO. He has given El Paso its humanitarian legislative voice and
led us into a new era. We are
pleased to present Senator Eliot Shapleigh with the 2011 Lifetime Achievement
Bravo Award.
Previous BRAVO AWARD Recipients Judge Sam Callan Mayor Suzanne Azar Representative Jack C. Vowell Senator Peggy Rosson Representative Nancy McDonald David G. Marcus Myrna J. Deckert General Dennis D. Cavin Adair & Dee Margo Cecilia Ochoa Levine Judy and J Kirk Robison Colonel Heidi V. Brown Sheriff Leo Samaniego Judge Max Higgs Mayor John Cook Kathleen Staudt, PhD Nancy Hanson
Previous Life Achievement BRAVO Award Recipients Coach Don Haskins Anita Blair Janice
Woods Windle
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