James Irvine Foundation Names Camila Chavez for 2022 Leadership Award
The James Irvine Foundation has named Camila Chavez, cofounder and executive director of the Dolores Huerta Foundation, to receive its 2022 Leadership Award. Chavez is one of seven people to receive the award, which comes with a grant to support their work.
The award recognizes leaders whose innovative solutions to critical state challenges improve lives, create opportunity, and contribute to a better California. In a statement, the foundation said that under Chavez’s leadership, DHF and its members have earned a track record of achieving policy goals, including altering school discipline practices, improving local infrastructure, expanding access to health care, and increasing opportunities for political engagement.