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SUMMARY:Accolades 2024: The Texas Academy Awards of Child Advocacy
DESCRIPTION:Day Of Purchases\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Event Program\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				35 for 35 Influencers\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				 \nThis is a very special year for CHILDREN AT RISK as we celebrate 35 years of advocacy for those who need it most – our children! Our annual Accolades Luncheon\, The Texas Academy Awards of Child Advocacy\, has recognized numerous child advocates in our communities\, elevated key priorities for children\, and raised critical funds to support our mission to improve the quality of life for Texas children. This year’s luncheon will be held on Friday\, November 1\, 2024\, at the beautiful Hotel Zaza Museum District in Houston from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m and will be a culmination of our year-long 35th anniversary celebrations!  \n We are delighted to have our past CHILDREN AT RISK Board Chairs as our Accolades Event Chairs for this year’s Luncheon. As we celebrate our 35th Anniversary\, we will highlight the critical importance of child advocacy to enact systems change that will lead to long-term positive impact for children.  CHILDREN AT RISK continues to lead the way in driving change so that every child receives equitable opportunities\, a quality education\, access to nutrition and healthcare\, and is free from the dangers of human trafficking and exploitation.     \n \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				2024 Accolades Luncheon Co-Chairs\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				2024 Accolades Luncheon Honorees\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				HEALTH LEGACY\nMark Wallace\,\nFormer President & CEO\, Texas Children’s Hospital \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				VOICE FOR CHILDREN\nState Representative James Talarico\, \nDistrict 50 \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Statewide Nominees\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				CHILD HEALTH ADVOCATE OF THE YEAR\nShreela Sharma PhD\, Co-Founder\, Brighter Bites\nSteven Kelder PhD MPH\, Executive Board Member\, Coordinated Approach to Child Health (CATCH)\nKimberly Avila Edwards MD\, Director of Advocacy and External Affairs\, Dell Medical School\, The University of texas at Austin\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				RISING STAR IN CHILD ADVOCACY\nJenna Lewis\, General Counsel\, Office of Senator Tan Parker\nTravis Evans\, Southern Region Director\, Young Invincibles\nSelena Saldana\, Legislative Director\, Office of Representative Senfronia Thompson\n  \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				EDUCATION ADVOCATE OF THE YEAR\nLisa Descant LPC\, LMFT\, CEO\, Communities in Schools\nLupita Hinojosa EdD\, Superintendent\, Spring ISD\nDanny King PhD\, Executive Director\, Region 1 Education Service Center\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				EXCELLENCE IN EQUITY NON-PROFIT\nTeresa Granillo\, AVANCE\, Inc\nThomas A. Saenz\, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF)\nAmber Sims\, Young Leaders Strong Cities\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				OUTSTANDING CHILD FOCUSED NON-PROFIT OR NON-PROFIT PROGRAM\nBig Thought – Erin Offord\, CEO\nGirls Inc. of Metropolitan Dallas – Beth Myers\, CEO\nPre-K4 SA – Sarah Baray PhD\, CEO\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				OUTSTANDING NON-PROFIT COLLABORATIVE OR COLLABORATIVE PROGRAM\nGreater Houston Opportunity Youth Collaborative – Adriana Wilson\, Managing Director\nBexar County Education Coalition – Julia Grizzard\, Executive Director and Founder\nThe Texas Collaborative for Healthy Mothers and Babies (TCHMB) – Dr. Charleta Guillory\, Chair TCHMB; Susan Dimitriejvic\, Clinical Lead\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				OUTSTANDING NON-PROFIT RESEARCHER\nDeanna M. Hoelscher\, PhD\, RD\, LD\, CNS\, Regional Dean\, UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in Austin\, Director\, Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living\nSarah Messiah\, Professor of Epidemiology & Pediatrics\, Associate Dean for Research Affairs (interim)\, Director\, Child and Adolescent Population Health Program\, Peter O’Donnell Jr. School of Public Health\, UT Southwestern Medical Center\nAlan Cohen\, Founder & CEO\, Child Poverty Action Lab (CPAL)\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Regional Awards\n \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				OUTSTANDING CHILD ADVOCATE\nHouston\, Gulf Coast\, and East Texas\nCarolyn Watson\, Executive Director\, William Stamps Farish Fund; Co-Chair\, Greater Houston Opportunity Youth Collaborative\nCynthia Colbert\, President & CEO\, Catholic Charities\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				OUTSTANDING CHILD ADVOCATE\nEl Paso and West Texas\nRafael Garcia\, Pastor\, Sacred Heart Parish\nAdrian Vega\, Executive Director\, Education Partnership of the Permian Basin\nRuben Garcia\, Director\, Annunciation House\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				OUTSTANDING CHILD ADVOCATE\nAustin\, San Antonio\, and Central Texas\nCelina Moreno\, CEO\, Intercultural Development Research Association (IDRA)\nViridiana Tule Carrizales\, Co-Founder and CEO\, ImmSchools\nAdrian Lopez\, CEO\, Alamo Workforce Solutions\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				OUTSTANDING CHILD ADVOCATE\nRio Grande Valley\nEduardo “Eddie” Cantu\, Executive Director\, Christian’s Manor\nFrancisco Almaraz\, CEO\, Workforce Solutions Rio Grande\nKarina Chapa\, Executive Director\, Texas Association for Bilingual Education\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				OUTSTANDING CHILD ADVOCATE\nDallas\, Fort Worth\, and North Texas\nBethany Edwards\, Executive Director\, Early Learning Alliance\nLindsey Speed\, Executive Director\, Traffick 911\nMonica Ordonez\, Program Director\, Bachman Lake Together\n\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				THANK YOU\, SPONSORS!\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Victoria Garcia\nThe Children’s Assessment Center Foundation\nWellpoint\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Ruth J. Simmons\n\nCamden\n\n\nPrism Energy Solutions\n\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Clifford Chance\nPaula and Reginald DesRoches\n \n\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Special Thanks!\n\n\n\n\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Jeremy Samuels\nRuth Roylance\nRegina Rogers\nGinni & Richard Mithoff\n \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Bob & Chris Snyder \nAlessa Serda\nJohn Seo\n \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Doe & Henry Florsheim\nMark Troth\nChris Wallace\nLarry Wisniewski\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				We had a fabulous time last year!\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Last year\, we were honored to have Robert and Georgiana Ladd and Ben and Mary Patton as Chairs and to give extra ‘kudos’ to our honoree Dr. Ruth Simmons\, a native Texan and a trail blazer in the field of education on a national level.  \n			\n				Read All About It\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				For more information\, please contact Michelle Bowman at mbowman@childrenatrisk.org or 713.301.6970.
URL:https://childrenatrisk.org/event/accolades2024/
LOCATION:Hotel ZaZa\, 5701 Main Street\, Houston\, TX\, 77005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Fundraiser
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