CITY OF FRESNO
___________________________________________ __________________________________________ JERRY P. DYER, Honorable Mayor TYLER MAXWELL, Council President
____________________________________________ __________________________________________ ANNALISA PEREA, Council Vice President MIKE KARBASSI, Councilmember, District 2
____________________________________________ ______________________________________ ____ MIGUEL ARIAS, Councilmember, District 3 LUIS CHAVEZ, Councilmember, District 5
____________________________________________ __________________________________________ GARRY BREDEFELD, Councilmember, District 6 NELSON ESPARZA, Councilmember, District 7
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Hereby Recognizes:
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WHEREAS, Exceptional Parents Unlimited is honoring Rachel Camacho Hagans, Director of Case Management at the Central Valley Regional Center, with their “Beacon of Hope” Award, which recognizes individuals for their outstanding efforts and commitment in strengthening and empowering children and fa milies facing extraordinary challenges; and
WHEREAS, Rachel Camacho Hagans is the second recipient of Exceptional Parents Unlimited’s “Beacon of Hope” Award. She is retiring after forty years of working for the California Regional Center system, most recently as a leader of the Early Start program at the Central Valley Regional Center; and
WHEREAS, Rachel Camacho Hagans has spent her career serving the community, bettering the lives of children, families, and persons with unique needs. She helped with the initial design of the Infant Family Service Plan in California and was a critical part in the development of the Early Start program in the state. She has served on the State Interagency Coordination Council, State Systematic Improvement Plan Team, and was a part of the Help Me Grow Fresno County leadership; and
WHEREAS, The connection Rachel Camacho Hagans has to those she helps shines through the work she does and the staff she has trai ned. Her commitment to the community is unwavering, making her the clear choice for the “Beacon of Hope” Award and deserving of special public honors for her important work to the Fresno area.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that we, Mayor Jerry P. Dyer, and the Fresno City Council, do hereby proclaim November 2, 2023 as:
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in the City of Fresno
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and affixed the Great Seal of the City of Fresno, California, this second day of November of the Year Two Thousand and Twenty-Three.