Koshland Award Winners

2008 Koshland Award Winners — Ashland and Cherryland

Shanale Allen, Outreach Worker, Alameda County
Rafael Avendano, Team Up for Youth Ashland Neighborhood Sports Initiative Coordinator, Boys and Girls Club
Hilary Bass, Youth Development Coordinator, Alameda County’s Associated Community Action Program
Susan Beck, Community Volunteer, Cherryland Association
Christen Gray, Team Up for Youth Ashland Program Director, Boys and Girls Club
Maria Haro, Parent Liaison, Cherryland Elementary School
JoAnn Irons, Coordinator for the Ashland Community Center, Hayward Area Recreation and Park District (HARD)
Alfonso Macedo, Youth Pastor, New Hope Christian Fellowship
Amparo Ramos, ESL Teacher, Ashland Community Center
Maria Louisa Romero, Faith Formation Director for Youth, St. John’s Catholic Church

2007 Koshland Award Winners — West Berkeley

Matt Crocker, Associate Pastor, Church Without  Walls
Victor Q. Diaz, Principal, Berkeley Technical Academy
David Manson, Board Member, Berkeley Boosters
Gerardo Marin, Co-Manager, Farm Fresh Choice
Belén Pulido Martinez, Community Organizer, Berkeley Organizing Congregations for Action (BOCA)
Michael McBride, Pastor, The Way Church
Lamont Snaer, Director, Rosa Parks Elementary School Family Resource Center
Ana Traylor, Board Member, West Berkeley Foundation and Stiles Hall

2006 Koshland Award Winners — Bayview (San Francisco)

Jackie Cohen, 100% College Prep Institute
Barbara Glaspie, Visitacion Valley Community Resiliency Project
Teresa Goines, Old Skool Café
Diane Gray, 100% College Prep Institute
Misha Olivas, United Playaz
Virgie Patterson-Newman, Reach Out for the Rainbow After School Program, sponsored by Rainbow Seventh Day Adventist Church
Saniko Togafau, United Playaz
Lydia Vincent, Youth Leadership Development Program, a project of The Providence Foundation of San Francisco

Read profiles of the Bayview Award Winners.

2004 Koshland Award Winners — Iron Triangle (Richmond)

Rosa Acosta, Welcome Home Baby Program, West Contra Costa County
Faith Chege, Outreach Worker, Casa de Esperanza
Frederick Franklin, Community Activist, Iron Triangle Community Collaborative
Sharon Fuller, Director, Ma'at Youth Academy
Susie Garcia, Outreach Worker, Casa de Esperanza
Michael Henderson, Program Director, Nevin Community Center
Fr. Jesus Nieto, Pastor, St. Mark's Church
Sang Saephan, Youth Counselor, Laotian United Community Development
Rev. Andre Shumake, Founder, Richmond Improvement Association
Jordan Simmons, Artistic Director, East Bay Center for the Performing Arts
John Spradlin, Business Owner/Community Activist, Iron Triangle Community Collaborative
Maryella Warner, Senior Outreach Worker, Elder Abuse Prevention

2003 Koshland Award Winners — Monument Corridor (Concord)

Benjamin Contreras, Liga Latina
Raquel Diaz, Monument Community Partnership
Diane Kennedy, Camara Circle Apartments
Mary Lou Laubscher, , Senior Action Team
Virginia Lizarraga, Catholic Charities/Casa Hispana
E.D. Nienow, Monument Community Partnership
Ashok Patwardhan, Foundation for Understanding and Enhancement
Maria Reyes, Contra Costa Interfaith Sponsoring Committee
Carmen Elena Rodas, Meadow Homes Neighborhood Action Team
Rosalia Salcedo, Oak Grove Neighborhood Action Team
Luz E. Sierra, Cambridge Neighborhood Action Team
Richard Tautuaa, Tongan Community Center

2002 Koshland Award Winners — West End (Alameda)

Tamara Centeno, Community Volunteer, Even Start Program
Beatriz Cortez, Special Education Paraprofessional, Longfellow School
Lester Louis Dixon, Bus Operator, AC Transit
Dr. Subhan Hatifie, Secretary, Afghan Cultural Society
Rebecca Zoe Holder, Community Volunteer, Woodchip Healthy Start
Phil Holt, Food Bank Board Member, Alameda Food Bank
Amanda Kruger, Mentoring Coach, HOME Project
Vickie R. Smith, Program Director, CARE Multi-Cultural Student Relations Program
Nielsen Tam, Principal, Miller Elementary School
Michael Yoshii, Pastor, Buena Vista United Methodist Church

2001 Koshland Award Winners — South of Market (San Francisco)

Craig Adelman, Senior Project Manager, Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation
Luisa Antonio, Executive Director, Veterans Equity Center
Mary Aylward, Community and Resident Initiatives Coordinator, Mercy Housing California
Judith Baker, Executive Director, South of Market Child Care, Inc.
Jeanne Batallones, Community Organizer and Advocate, Filipinos for Affirmative Action
Shirley Bierly, Executive Director, Senior Power
Judy Carman, Community Advocate, SOMA
Jack Davis, Executive Director, SomArts
Patrice Johnson, Family Resource Coordinator, South of Market Child Care, Inc.
Mary McCue, General Manager, Yerba Buena Gardens
Ly Nguyen, Co-Founder, Oasis; Director, Serving our Youth and Community
Karen Nolan, Assistant Coordinator, South of Market Project Area Committee
Jill Weinberg Pfeiffer, Founding Co-Director, Oasis
Bill Sorro, SRO Community Advocate, Mission Housing Development Corporation
Antoinetta Stadlman, Independent Contractor; Chair, South of Market Redevelopment Project Committee