Phil Rather Award for Leadership in Healthcare, May 2020
Improving Health & Quality of Life for all People of the Pajaro Valley
The Board of Directors and Staff of Pajaro Valley Community Health Trust
are pleased to announce the recipients of the
2020 Phil Rather Award for Leadership in Healthcare:
Dr. Michelle Rodriguez,
Superintendent of Schools in PVUSD
and
Teen Kitchen Project
For three decades, Phil Rather advocated for access to healthcare for our residents, especially those facing economic and social barriers.

In 1999, t he Health Trust instituted the Rather Award for Leadership in Healthcare to honor Phil’s legacy of service to the community.

The award annually recognizes individuals, businesses, and organizations whose contributions of time, effort, and/or funding improve quality of life for
Pajaro Valley Residents.
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Dr. Michelle Rodriguez
The Health Trust could not be more impressed or proud to give the Phil Rather Award to Dr. Michelle Rodriguez, in recognition of her outstanding dedication to student success and visionary leadership in cross-sector efforts to promote equity for vulnerable youth in the Pajaro Valley.

Teen Kitchen Project
F or being creative and tenacious – meeting the needs of the community in a huge way and truly making an incredible impact for the people they serve as well as the teens who learn the value of community service, the Health Trust is proud to recognize a deserving partner, Teen Kitchen Project, with the Phil Rather Award.

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