NEW HAVEN— The Connecticut Hispanic Bar Association will honor Angel Fernández-Chavero, New Haven’s Acting Interim Director for the Commission on Equal Opportunities, with its 2017 Achievement Award.
The award will be formally presented at the association’s 24th Annual Awards Celebration later this month.
Fernández-Chavero’s history of community advocacy includes working with St. Rose of Lima’s Church to lead the fight against racial profiling. For that work, he and his pastor were jointly awarded the Graciela Olivarez “La Raza Award” for “courage and vision in defense of human rights for the immigrant community of New Haven” as well as the Robert Eisner Award for Community Service.
Additionally, Fernández-Chavero is the President of the Board of the Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center, which has provided health care services to underserved New Haven communities for nearly 50 years. Before his current position, he served as Senior Philanthropic Officer for the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven. He oversaw the launch of Progress Latino, the Foundation’s most successful emerging market fund.
Mr. Fernández-Chavero has previously chaired the Community Foundation Leadership Projects for the National Funders’ Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities. He also served on the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy’s Advisory Council and served on the Connecticut Advisory Council of the Corporation for Supportive Housing.
The Connecticut Hispanic Bar Association was founded in 1993 to promote the recognition of Hispanic lawyers throughout the state, provide mentors for up-and-coming attorneys, and encourage diversity in both public and private sector legal agencies. The CBHA has over 100 members and prioritizes community service and outreach to students from high school to law school.
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