{"id":270734,"date":"2025-05-01T14:45:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T17:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-regional-center-of-orange-county-announces-2025-spotlight-award-honorees\/"},"modified":"2025-05-01T14:50:02","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T18:50:02","slug":"el-centro-regional-del-condado-de-orange-anuncia-los-galardonados-con-los-premios-spotlight-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/el-centro-regional-del-condado-de-orange-anuncia-los-galardonados-con-los-premios-spotlight-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Regional Center of Orange County Announces 2025 Spotlight Award Honorees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p class=\"prntac\"><b><i>10 Individuals and Organizations Honored for Work <\/i><\/b><b><i>on Behalf of People with Developmental Disabilities<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-location\">SANTA ANA, Calif.<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-chron\">April 29, 2025<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4415290-1&amp;h=1100966336&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rcocdd.com%2F&amp;a=Regional+Center+of+Orange+County\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Regional Center of <span class=\"xn-location\">Orange County<\/span><\/a> (RCOC) honored 10 individuals and organizations at its 28th annual Spotlight Awards, <span class=\"xn-chron\">April 25, 2025<\/span> in <span class=\"xn-location\">Garden Grove<\/span>. Guest-hosted by anchor\/reporter <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4415290-1&amp;h=100011108&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2Flosangeles%2Fpersonality%2Fmichele-gile%2F&amp;a=Michele+Gile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"xn-person\">Michele Gile<\/span><\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4415290-1&amp;h=3486395995&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Flosangeles.cbslocal.com%2Fstation%2Fcbs-kcal%2F&amp;a=KCAL%C2%A0News+and+CBS+Los+Angeles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">KCAL\u00a0News and CBS Los Angeles<\/a>, the event was introduced by RCOC Board Chair <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4415290-1&amp;h=2995431693&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rcocdd.com%2Fabout-rcoc%2Fboard-of-directors%2Fmeet-the-board-of-directors%2F&amp;a=Sandy+Martin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"xn-person\">Sandy Martin<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpgb696left\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"width: 100%; text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpgb696left\" title=\"L-R: Sandy Martin, Fernando Pena, Larry Landauer.\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/2675293\/Sandy_Martin_Fernando_Pena_and_Larry_Landauer.jpg\" alt=\"L-R: Sandy Martin, Fernando Pena, Larry Landauer.\" align=\"middle\"\/><\/div>\n<p>RCOC created the Spotlight Awards in 1997 to honor those in <span class=\"xn-location\">Orange County<\/span> who have advanced the quality of life for people with developmental disabilities. The 2025 Regional Center of Orange County Spotlight Award recipients are:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><b>Parent\/Family Member<\/b>: <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4415290-1&amp;h=3383004212&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fjohn-borack-59b4707%2F&amp;a=John+M.+Borack\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"xn-person\">John M. Borack<\/span><\/a>, of <span class=\"xn-location\">Fountain Valley<\/span>; member, <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4415290-1&amp;h=281428387&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fountainvalley.gov%2F399%2FAdvisory-Committee-for-Persons-with-Disa&amp;a=City+of+Fountain+Valley%27s+Advisory+Committee+for+Persons+with+Disabilities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"xn-location\">City of Fountain Valley&#8217;s<\/span> Advisory Committee for Persons with Disabilities<\/a><\/li>\n<li><b>RCOC Achievement<\/b>: <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4415290-1&amp;h=1485308456&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fdr-kyle-pontius-186a8218%2F&amp;a=Kyle+D.+Pontius%2C+PhD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"xn-person\">Kyle D. Pontius<\/span>, PhD<\/a>, of <span class=\"xn-location\">Rancho Santa Margarita<\/span>; Staff Psychologist, <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4415290-1&amp;h=2965004898&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rcocdd.com%2F&amp;a=Regional+Center+of+Orange+County\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Regional Center of <span class=\"xn-location\">Orange County<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><b>Direct Support Professional<\/b>: <span class=\"xn-person\">Alex Sanchez<\/span>, of <span class=\"xn-location\">Tustin<\/span>; staff, New Horizons program, <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4415290-1&amp;h=3554628025&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fymcaoc.org%2F&amp;a=YMCA+of+Orange+County\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">YMCA of <span class=\"xn-location\">Orange County<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><b>Community Partner<\/b>: <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4415290-1&amp;h=3190526480&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fkasecca.org%2F%3Flang%3Den&amp;a=Korean+American+Special+Education+Center+(KASEC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Korean American Special Education Center (KASEC<\/a>), <span class=\"xn-location\">Anaheim<\/span>; <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4415290-1&amp;h=2273576161&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Frosa-chang-850bb51b3%2F&amp;a=Rosa+Chang%2C+Executive+Director\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"xn-person\">Rosa Chang<\/span>, Executive Director<\/a><\/li>\n<li><b>Healthcare Professional<\/b>: <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4415290-1&amp;h=1530398170&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fchoc.org%2Fproviders%2Fpediatrics%2Fmichael-weiss-do%2F&amp;a=Dr.+Michael+Weiss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Dr. <span class=\"xn-person\">Michael Weiss<\/span><\/a>, of <span class=\"xn-location\">Coto de Caza<\/span>; Vice President of <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4415290-1&amp;h=737099590&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fchoc.org%2Fprograms-services%2Fpopulation-health%2F&amp;a=Population+Health\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Population Health<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4415290-1&amp;h=2481070781&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fchochealthalliance.com%2F&amp;a=CHOC+Health+Alliance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">CHOC Health Alliance<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4415290-1&amp;h=1980748488&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fchoc.org%2F&amp;a=Children%27s+Hospital+of+Orange+County\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Children&#8217;s Hospital of <span class=\"xn-location\">Orange County<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><b>Employer<\/b>: <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4415290-1&amp;h=3408578888&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.providence.org%2Flocations%2Fsocal%2Fst-joseph-hospital-orange&amp;a=Providence+St.+Joseph%27s+Hospital%2C+Orange\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Providence St. Joseph&#8217;s Hospital, <span class=\"xn-location\">Orange<\/span><\/a>, Environmental Services Department<\/li>\n<li><b>Self-Advocate:<\/b>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4415290-1&amp;h=4168921090&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Ffernando.pena.37%2F&amp;a=Fernando+Pena\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"xn-person\">Fernando Pena<\/span><\/a>, of <span class=\"xn-location\">Costa Mesa<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Lifetime Achievement<\/b>: <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4415290-1&amp;h=2630206991&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Frichard-rosenberg-4680a72b%2F&amp;a=Richard+L.+Rosenberg%2C+PhD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"xn-person\">Richard L. Rosenberg<\/span>, PhD<\/a>, of <span class=\"xn-location\">Whittier<\/span>; affiliated with <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4415290-1&amp;h=3426406402&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.chapman.edu%2Feducation%2Fcenters-and-partnerships%2Fthompson-policy-institute%2Findex.aspx&amp;a=Chapman+University%27s+Thompson+Policy+Institute\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"xn-org\">Chapman University&#8217;s<\/span> Thompson Policy Institute<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4415290-1&amp;h=416328443&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ed.gov%2Fabout%2Fed-offices%2Fosers&amp;a=U.S.+Department+of+Education-Office+of+Special+Education+and+Rehabilitation+Services\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">U.S. Department of Education-Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services<\/a>; and, <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4415290-1&amp;h=3263473110&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fcatransitionalliance.org%2F&amp;a=the+California+Transition+Alliance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">the California Transition Alliance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><b>Service Provider<\/b>: <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4415290-1&amp;h=3452193990&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.iceckids.org%2F&amp;a=Intervention+Center+for+Early+Childhood+(ICEC)%2C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Intervention Center for Early Childhood (ICEC),<\/a> of <span class=\"xn-location\">Irvine<\/span>; <span class=\"xn-person\">Pam Alexander<\/span>, Executive Director<\/li>\n<li><b>Elected Official:\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4415290-1&amp;h=511198321&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fad70.asmrc.org%2F&amp;a=Assemblymember+Tri+Ta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Assemblymember <span class=\"xn-person\">Tri Ta<\/span><\/a>, of <span class=\"xn-location\">Westminster<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><i>About Regional Center of <span class=\"xn-location\">Orange County<\/span>: <\/i><\/b>Regional Center of <span class=\"xn-location\">Orange County<\/span> is the private, nonprofit organization contracted by the <span class=\"xn-location\">State of California<\/span> to coordinate lifelong services and supports for more than 27,000 <span class=\"xn-location\">Orange County<\/span> residents with developmental disabilities and their families. The Regional Center is the first stop for those seeking to obtain local services and supports to help them live safely and with dignity in the community. Developmental disabilities include intellectual disabilities, autism, epilepsy and cerebral palsy. Learn more at <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4415290-1&amp;h=759866810&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rcocdd.com&amp;a=www.rcocdd.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.rcocdd.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg5a9fleft\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"width: 100%; text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg5a9fleft\" title=\"Regional Center of Orange County logo\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/2636287\/RCOC_FullColor_Logo.jpg\" alt=\"Regional Center of Orange County logo\" align=\"middle\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Photo &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4415290-1&amp;h=665276781&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F2675293%2FSandy_Martin_Fernando_Pena_and_Larry_Landauer.jpg&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F2675293%2FSandy_Martin_Fernando_Pena_and_Larry_Landauer.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/2675293\/Sandy_Martin_Fernando_Pena_and_Larry_Landauer.jpg<\/a><br \/>Logo &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4415290-1&amp;h=2756562514&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F2636287%2FRCOC_FullColor_Logo.jpg&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F2636287%2FRCOC_FullColor_Logo.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/2636287\/RCOC_FullColor_Logo.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  Regional Center of <span class=\"xn-location\">Orange County<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p class=\"prntac\"><b><i>10 Individuals and Organizations Honored for Work <\/i><\/b><b><i>on Behalf of People with Developmental Disabilities<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-location\">SANTA ANA, Calif.<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-chron\">April 29, 2025<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4415290-1&amp;h=1100966336&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rcocdd.com%2F&amp;a=Regional+Center+of+Orange+County\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Regional Center of &lt;span&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":270735,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-270734","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-salud"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/270734","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=270734"}],"version-history":[{"count":"1","href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/270734\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":270794,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/270734\/revisions\/270794"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/270735"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=270734"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=270734"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=270734"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}