This is the first in a five-part series highlighting Wisconsin residents
of Latino heritage who have accomplished great things and made a real
impact in business, education, government, media and the nonprofit
sector.
Brenda González (Madison)
has worked for many years to help healthcare organizations move toward
health equity. She is currently diversity manager at Agrace, Wisconsin’s
largest nonprofit palliative care and hospice agency. She works to
implement strategies for Agrace to improve access to diverse and
underserved patients and assist the agency in ensuring that its staff
and volunteer workforce reflects the diversity of the communities they
serve. Gonzalez also oversees Agrace’s minority Certified Nursing
Assistant and Emergency Medical Technician scholarship programs for
graduating high school seniors and non-traditional students. Gonzalez
previously served on the Agrace Foundation’s board of directors and the
staff of Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin (GHC-SCW),
where she served as community marketing and health equity manager. She
has more than 20 years’ experience collaborating in the Madison
community helping people navigate the complexities of our healthcare
system, especially among linguistically and financially isolated
communities. She’s also a passionate and energetic dancer and shameless
evangelist for local music and dancing, serving several years on the
Board of Directors of Dane Dances.
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Source: http://madison365.com/
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