"... a force of nature that can build alliances and get things done.
That Serna Village is changing hundreds of people's lives attests to Robert's ability to make imposible things happen."
ERIC STANION,Senior Vice President
Bank of America
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February, 2012 - Alumus of the Month - Fenwick High School - Oak Park, Illinois
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ERIC STANION,Senior Vice President
Bank of America
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February, 2012 - Alumus of the Month - Fenwick High School - Oak Park, Illinois
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COTTAGE HOUSING INC. / Sacramento, CA
in partnership with Mercy Housing California •· CHI's participant-driven methodology cited by national evaluation expert as "national model in the resiliency movement.” (Sacramento Bee - 10/29/08) •· Campaign to convert military site into homeless housing project earned Best Bang for the Buck Award - Sacramento Public Relations Assn. (2002) •· Opening of Serna Village garners the Neighborhood Excellence Award from Bank of America Foundation (2006) and the Award for Innovation from National Association of Housing Finance Agencies (2008) •· Youth-driven video production - Sweet Lemonade- earns Best Ensemble Cast Award at "A Place Called Sacramento" Film Festival (2008) •· Individual Honors: - Al Geiger Memorial Award - Sacramento Metrochamber (2010) - Local Hero Award - Center for Fathers & Families (2010) - Business Leader of Year - No.Highlands Chamber of Commerce (2003) |
CENTRAL CITY HOSPITALITY HOUSE INC. / San Francisco, CA
•· Nominee for U.S. Conference of Mayors Award for opening of the Tenderloin Self-Help Center, San Francisco's first publicly-funded mental health program not run by a doctor •· Earned the Arts Excellence Award from San Francisco Business/Arts Council (1991) for opening downtown art gallery and holiday greeting card sales business providing 50% of proceeds to indigent artists •· Tenderloin Times newspaper honored by Smithsonian Institution with the Innovation in Media Technology Award (1991) and also by a Pulitzer Prize nomination (1992) •· Individual Honors: - Leadership Council Award - S. F. Chamber of Commerce (1991) - Gerbode Fellowship Award - Wallace A. Gerbode Foundation (1990) - Celebration of Life Award - San Francisco Suicide Prevention (1989) |