Duarte City Councilmember Tzeitel Paras-Caracci will be one of 15 local community leaders to be presented with awards at the Pasadena Branch of the National Association of Colored People NAACP’s 27th Annual Ruby McKnight Williams Awards Dinner, Sept. 13 at the Pasadena Hilton Hotel International Ballroom.
Paras-Caracci will receive one of two Civic Awards to be handed out that evening. Pasadena Fire Chief Calvin E. Wells will receive the other.
Councilmember Paras-Caracci has lived in Duarte for over 27 years and has served on the Duarte City Council since 2001. Being a proud Duarte High School graduate, she spearheaded the creation of the Duarte’s Mayor’s Youth Council and Youth and Families Master Plan in 2008. She has served as Mayor in 2006 and 2011, and as a Board of Director for the National League of Cities, League of California Cities and the L.A. County Sanitation District.
For the past 8 years, Paras-Caracci has worked as a Senior Program Director for the YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles – Pasadena and Santa Anita Family branches. Councilmember Paras-Caracci is humbled by the NAACP honor and continues to work toward leaving a legacy for youth and families in Duarte and the surrounding communities.
Other prominent community leaders to be honored for demonstrating an above average commitment and excellence in various areas of endeavors, are: Raphael Henderson, vice president General Banking Group, Wells Fargo Bank, and James M. McLamb, Sr., vice president Clark Construction Group, Corporate Award; Beverly White, reporter NBC4, Betty Sanford, and Frank Giradot, Editor of the Pasadena Star News. Community Award; Manuel Rustin, teacher and John Muir High School, Education Award; Rev. Dr. James E. Stevenson, Senior Pastor, Scott United Methodist Church, Faith Award; Michele Bagneris, City Attorney, City of Pasadena, Jeanette Mann, Trustee, Pasadena Area City College District, President’s Award; Kevin McDonald, Deputy Executive Director, Foothill Transit; Damon Zumwalt, CEO, Contemporary Services Corp., Vincent Pao, president, Bravo Travel. Volunteer and community activist, Betty J. Ford will be presented with the Pasadena NAACP’s highest honor, the Ruby McKnight Williams Award.
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