Selected Accomplishments:
Selected to lecture before Congress concerning Immigration laws, issues and the impact on families.Originated a Deportees Program with county correctional system to combat I.I.R.I.R.A. Law of 1996.Initiated the first student immigrant high school program focused on Citizenship and Civic involvement.Research and write all government grants, expanding fundraising resources significantly.Originated and implemented the first Citizenship program in native language for the elderly population.Spearheaded and implemented a successful Native Language Citizenship Tutoring program for the elderly.Developed, organized and implemented the community's first immigrant citizenship program.Designed group and mass production sessions to provide outreach assistance to hundreds of constituents within strict budget guidelines.Selected as Educational Testing Systems (ETS) Instructor in preparation for United States Citizenship.Chosen to translate in the United States Federal Court, Boston for wives whose husbands were lost at sea, as well as interpreter/translator for the United States Coast Guard. |
Awards/Recognition's:
Liberty Award recipient in 2002 for outstanding professional contributions to society from the Massachusetts Immigrants and Refugee AdvocacyWoman of the Year Award, Portuguese American Women's Association, May 4, 2001Recognition Award, Prince Henry Society, February 2001Heritage Day Award, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Legislative, June 2001Massachusetts Council of Human Service Provider, Peer Recognition Provider award, 1999Greater New Bedford Women's Center Community Response Award, November 1999Greater New Bedford Human Service Coalition-Community Service Award, April 1997Outstanding Volunteers Service Award, April 1997Person of the Month in Fall River, Ma, March 1997 |
