Pascua Yaqui Tribe

Indigenous Leader and Scholar Octaviana Trujillo to Chair CEC's Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC)

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Thursday, January 19, 2023
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Octaviana Trujillo has spent her career advocating for Indigenous Peoples' rights and developing educational courses, initiatives and programs to support Tribal Nation Building and Indigenous communities, especially with regard to sustaining Indigenous languages, cultures and lifeways, and working with Indigenous youth.

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  • Octaviana Trujillo has spent her career advocating for Indigenous Peoples' rights and developing educational courses, initiatives and programs to support Tribal Nation Building and Indigenous communities, especially with regard to sustaining Indigenous languages, cultures and lifeways, and working with Indigenous youth.
  • "It is with great pleasure that we announce the election of Octaviana Trujillo, a long-standing member of JPAC, as its new Chair," said Jorge Daniel Taillant, CEC Executive Director.
  • Trujillo will chair the CEC's Joint Public Advisory Committee in the coming year, as the body holds public consultations and public forums in Canada, Mexico and the United States on pressing environmental matters of regional and global concern.
  • For more information about the CEC's Joint Public Advisory Committee, visit www.cec.org/jpac .

University of Phoenix Employee Resource Group Leadership Selected as Rising Star by ALPFA

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Wednesday, September 14, 2022
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University of Phoenix is pleased to share that Angela Salazar, Financial Aid officer, and Lead for La Fuerza, the University of Phoenix Hispanic employee resource group (ERG), was selected as an honoree of the 2021 Rising Star Award by Association of Latino Professionals For America (ALPFA), at its national conference, held August 7-11, 2022.

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  • University of Phoenix is pleased to share that Angela Salazar, Financial Aid officer, and Lead for La Fuerza, the University of Phoenix Hispanic employee resource group (ERG), was selected as an honoree of the 2021 Rising Star Award by Association of Latino Professionals For America (ALPFA), at its national conference, held August 7-11, 2022.
  • Angela is a servant leader, both inside the University of Phoenix community and out, states Julie Fink, vice president of Human Resources at University of Phoenix.
  • Salazar joined ALPFA Phoenix Chapter in 2019, where she volunteered as a mentor, and began serving as Community Affairs Director in 2020.
  • She is a nominee for the 2022 Athena Awards by the Greater Phoenix Chamber for her exceptional work as Community Affairs director with ALPFA Phoenix Chapter.

Fifteen Health Departments Awarded Accreditation or Reaccreditation Status by the Public Health Accreditation Board

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Tuesday, August 31, 2021
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ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 31, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) today announced the names of fifteen public health departments that have achieved accreditation or reaccreditation status, after completion of a systematic review process against national standards.

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  • ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 31, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) today announced the names of fifteen public health departments that have achieved accreditation or reaccreditation status, after completion of a systematic review process against national standards.
  • "With the spotlight on health departments during this time, accreditation helps departments respond to public health emergencies.
  • National initial accreditation was awarded August 24, 2021 to:
    Butler County General Health District, OH
    Pascua Yaqui Tribe Health Department, AZ
    National reaccreditation was awarded August 24, 2021 to:
    Cobb & Douglas Public Health, GA
    Green River District Health Department, KY
    For more information, contact Janalle Goosby at [email protected] .
  • The development of national public health accreditation has involved, and is supported by, public health leaders and practitioners from the national, state, local, Tribal, and territorial levels.

Local Organizations And Businesses Band Together To Renovate Guadalupe Community Outreach Center

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Wednesday, October 23, 2019
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The new outreach center provides a comprehensive behavioral health program, which provides professional, confidential, and culturally compatible mental health and substance abuse services for Pascua Yaqui Tribe members and their families.

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  • The new outreach center provides a comprehensive behavioral health program, which provides professional, confidential, and culturally compatible mental health and substance abuse services for Pascua Yaqui Tribe members and their families.
  • Layton Project Manager Kelly Sussman led the construction efforts working closely with the IIDA Connect 4 committee, the United Way, the community and the Pascua Yaqui Tribe.
  • "We didn't understand the scale of the project or how it would affect the people who live here until we got involved.
  • This is intended to be the first in a series of projects designed to bring more services and opportunities to Guadalupe.

Pascua Yaqui Tribe Breaks Ground on Next Phase of Hospitality and Entertainment Offerings in Tucson

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Thursday, July 12, 2018
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"The Pascua Yaqui Tribe is grateful that 24 years of running tribal enterprises has brought us to a place where we can continue to expand our hospitality offerings," said Robert Valencia, Chairman of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe.

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  • "The Pascua Yaqui Tribe is grateful that 24 years of running tribal enterprises has brought us to a place where we can continue to expand our hospitality offerings," said Robert Valencia, Chairman of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe.
  • "These additions will create more jobs and will positively impact our Tribe, its members, and Southern Arizona as a whole."
  • The building exterior colors and contemporary forms will complement the desert mountain backdrop while the lobby will reflect a crisp, clean, and airy feeling that welcomes guests.
  • For more information about Casino Del Sol, and the Pascua Yaqui Tribe, visit www.casinodelsol.com or call 1-855-SOL-STAY (765-7829).