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DCPCA Annual Meeting Award Winners

Champion of Change Award

Presented to someone who has focused on national and/or local initiatives that impact DCPCA and the District as a whole. Previous award winners include:

2011 – Kelly Sweeney McShane, Community of Hope
2010 – Arthur N. Lerner, Esquire, Partner, Crowell & Moring, LLP
2009 – Dr. Alice M. Rivlin, Senior Fellow & Director, Greater Washington Research Program, Brookings
2008 – Kathy Freshley, Senior Program Officer, The Eugene & Agnes E. Meyer Foundation
2007 – Dr. Juan Romagoza, Executive Director, La Clínica del Pueblo
2006 – Anthony A. Williams, Mayor, District of Columbia
2005 – Dr. Gloria WilderBrathwaite, (former) Director, Mobile Health Programs, Children’s National Medical Center
2004 – Dr. Paul Offner, (former) Director, Medical Assistance Administration, District of Columbia Department of Health (posthumus)

Distinguished Caregiver Award

Presented to someone who is dedicated to providing high quality health care to the District’s underserved residents. Previous award winners include:

2011 – Mark R. Fracasso, MD, MBA, CPE, FACPE, Mary’s Center
2010 – Dr. Meredith Josephs, Chief Medical Officer, La Clínica del Pueblo
2009 – John J. Lynch, MD
2008 – Dr. Randi Abramson, Medical Director, Bread for the City
2007 – Laura Worby, Family Nurse Practitioner, Community of Hope
2006 – Dr. Maurice Wright, Medical Director, So Others Might Eat (SOME)

Distinguished Community Advocate Award

Presented to someone who shows persistence and tenacity on health care issues, as well as having a willingness to take on the challenge of advocating to help DC residents change their behaviors to improve the health and wellness of our city. Previous award winners include:

2011 – Willie and Alisa Woods, community activists in the Parkside neighborhood in Ward 7
2010 – Anthony Muhammad, Commissioner (8A01), Advisory Neighborhood Commission
2009 – Rolando A. Andrewn, Chief Executive Officer & President, American Lung Association of DC
2008 – Walter Smith, Executive Director, DC Appleseed Center
2007 – Ed Lazere, Executive Director, DC Fiscal Policy Institute
2006 – Samuel Jordan, Executive Director, Health Care Now!
2005 – Nadine P. Winter, (former) Member (Ward 6), Council of the District of Columbia

Unsung Hero Award

Presented to colleagues who exemplify outstanding service and commitment to improving the health and well-being of the residents in our community. Nominations are take from organizations to recognize staff – administrative or clinical – whose exceptional dedication has been inspiring during our journey to health equity. Previous award winners include:

2011 – Sharon Gruber, Bread for the City
2011 – Krishna Roy, PhD, La Clínica del Pueblo
2011 – Derrick K. White, MHS, Unity Health Care, Inc.
2011 – Marion McCartney, Family Health and Birth Center (Board Member)
2011 – Kim A. Bullock, MD, Georgetown University, Department of Family Medicine
2011 – Ernest Brown, MD, Health Care for the Homebound
2011 – Ellen King, RN, HIV/AIDS Bureau, Greater Baden Medical Services
2011 – Betty J. Graham, Kaiser Permanente, Capitol Hill Medical Center
2011 – Dr. Helen Tate, Martin Luther King Jr. DC Support Group
2011 – David Giffen, Pathways to Housing DC
2011 – Pernell King, Pathways to Housing DC
2011 – Jonathan Ward, LICSW, Pathways to Housing DC
2011 – Alim Pirmohamed, District of Columbia Primary Care Association
2010 – David Thews, Referral Specialist, Community of Hope
2010 – Marcia Jackson-Hooper, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Family Health and Birth Center
2010 – Cathie Reid, Finance Specialist, District of Columbia Primary Care Association

Distinguished Public Official Award

2009 – Marion S. Barry Jr., Member (Ward 8), Council of the District of Columbia
2008 – Vincent C. Gray, Chairman (At-Large), Council of the District of Columbia
2007 – David A. Catania, Member (At-Large), Council of the District of Columbia
2006 – Robert C. Bobb, Candidate, Bobb for School Board President
2005 – Kate Jesberg, Esquire, Administrator, Income Maintenance Administration, District of Columbia Department of Human Services

Medical Homes DC Champions

2004 – Dr. Alice M. Rivlin, Senior Fellow & Director, Greater Washington Research Program, Brookings
2004 – Eleanor Holmes Norton, DC Delegate, U.S. House of Representatives
2004 – Anthony A. Williams, Mayor, District of Columbia
2004 – Robert C. Bobb, City Administrator, District of Columbia
2004 – Herbert R. Tillery, Deputy Mayor for Operations, District of Columbia
2004 – Neil O. Albert, Deputy Mayor for Children, Youth, Families, and Elders, District of Columbia
2004 – Dr. Gregg A. Pane, Acting Director & Chief Medical Officer, DC Department of Health
2004 – Sandy Allen, Member (Ward 8), Council of the District of Columbia
2004 – Harold Brazil, Member (At-Large), Council of the District of Columbia
2004 – David A. Catania, Member (At-Large), Council of the District of Columbia
2004 – Linda W. Cropp, Chairman (At-Large), Council of the District of Columbia
2004 – Jack Evans, Member (Ward 2), Council of the District of Columbia
2004 – Phil Mendelson, Member (At-Large), Council of the District of Columbia
2004 – Katherine Freshley, Senior Program Officer, The Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation
2004 – Margaret O’Bryon, President & CEO, Consumer Health Foundation

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