The Cameron Award for Outstanding Community Collaboration
Vision Action Network Announces
Winners of 2009 Cameron Collaboration Awards Vision Action Network is proud to announce the winners of this year’s Cameron Award for Outstanding Community Collaboration. This year’s award was granted in four categories:
 • Organizational – Community Partners for Affordable Housing
• Individual – Annette Evans, Washington County Housing Services
• Emerging Leader – Adele Hughes, Providence Health and Services
• Lifetime Achievement Award – Dr. Joseph Christy, Washington County Juvenile Department (retired) The Cameron Award for Outstanding Community Collaboration is presented annually to organizations, individuals, and emerging leaders that embrace collaboration and epitomize a commitment to working across multiple sectors of the community. Established in 2005, the Award is named after Charlie Cameron to honor his leadership and to inspire others to embrace the collaborative vision he repeatedly demonstrated. Mr. Cameron was the Washington County Administrator from 1986 to 2005 and a founding Board member of the Vision Action Network. 2009 Winners were honored at the VAN Annual Celebration Tuesday June 2nd at PCC Rock Creek Event Center. 2009 Cameron Award Winners Individual – Annette Evans
Homeless Program Coordinator and Chair,
Housing and Support Services Network (HSSN),
Washington County Department of Housing Services In her role as Chair of the Housing and Support Services Network (HSSN) in Washington County, Annette has enthusiastically networked organizations together that have historically not communicated and she has helped to build a coalition that is strong and supportive with dozens of agencies and community organizations. Examples of her work include coordinating the Severe Weather Shelter Network, and her continued dedication and advocacy to the 10 year Plan to End Homelessness. Through her commitment to collaboration, transparency and thoughtful planning and her genuine care for those experiencing homelessness in Washington County, Annette Evans makes a significant and lasting impact on the way services are provided.
Organization – Community Partners for Affordable Housing (CPAH)
CPAH stands out in the community for its outstanding dedication to very progressive building and remodeling practices that are environmentally friendly as well as supportive of the cultivation of community. CPAH partners closely across sectors to provide affordable housing to those individuals and families who have significant barriers and would otherwise not qualify for housing, and to ensure after households move in that they have access to appropriate clinical services and case management, crisis intervention and emergency assistance resources, life skills classes and parenting resources, and onsite community building activities and youth programs that heavily rely on volunteers and in-kind support. CPAH is committed to building a complete community in partnership, in which people of all ages, backgrounds and socio-economic status can afford to live together and have the services they need to thrive. Emerging Leader – Adele Hughes,
Director, Parish Health Outreach
Providence Health & Services As an educator, advocate, facilitator and collaborative partner, Adele has a vision to build a community of individuals from all backgrounds who are empowered to reach personal excellence at home, work and in their communities. As Vice President of Hillsboro Chamber of Commerce she developed culturally inclusive business support programs and the Chamber’s first cultural competence initiatives. She has an extensive history of community involvement, including membership on the Advisory Team for ”Hands on Washington County” and Life Purpose facilitator for the YWCA’s” Bloom” program. Adele is well known in the county for her creative problem solving ability, her facilitating skills, her generosity of spirit and gift to draw diverse individuals together around a common project. A quote from her nominator says it all, “Adele is both a proven and emerging leader who inspires and energizes others for the common good. She is a delight to work with – she makes things happen!” Lifetime Achievement Award – Dr. Joseph Christy
Retired Washington County Juvenile Department Director Dr. Joseph Christy, has been the Director of the Washington County Juvenile Department since July of 1991 building a collaborative system of community-based intervention strategies to help prevent juvenile delinquency. In a field that historically deferred to incarceration of our youth, Dr. Christy is highly regarded locally and nationally for his research and thoughtful approach with our toughest kids, dealing with the root causes of delinquency and working for preventative change through early indicators, mental health counseling, and school and family intervention. Dr. Christy was never satisfied with waiting for kids to end up in the juvenile system before taking action. His leadership around prevention has had exceptional systemic effects on the community he served, and has created a cultural shift within the Washington County juvenile system. Dr. Christy has been an inspirational and dedicated community collaborator throughout his career, creating this system of prevention and intervention by building effective and lasting partnerships across sectors. The VAN Board of Directors is very pleased to honor Dr. Christy as he retires with a special Cameron Award for Lifetime Achievement.
Past Cameron Award Winners
2008: Dave Nutt, Clean Water Services (Individual); Intel - 4H Tech Wizards, (Organization), Lifeworks NW/Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Clinic (Organization); Kim Marshall, Good Neighbor Center (Emerging Leader).
2007: Linda Moholt (Individual); Good Neighbor Center (Organization); Linda Nilsen-Solares (Emerging Leader)
2006: Sabino Sardineta (Individual); Jackson Bottoms Wetlands Preserve (Organization); Wendy Dorival, (Emerging Leader)
2005 (inaugural awards): Charlie Cameron (Individual); Washington County Board of Commissioners (Organization)
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