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RECOGNIZING THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF DR. MICHAEL EDUARDO CORTES
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HON. JASON CROW
of colorado
in the house of representatives
Friday, November 12, 2021
Mr. CROW. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the accomplishments of Dr. Michael Eduardo Cortes and congratulate him on his retirement. Throughout his career, Dr. Cortes has played an integral role in strengthening and empowering our district's Latino community.
Cortes' career in academia has taken him across the nation, with faculty and administrative appointments at the University of Colorado Denver, the University of San Francisco, and the University of California, Berkeley, where he taught graduate courses in social policy advocacy and public policy analysis. Cortes also served as Scholar in Residence and Special Community Member at the University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work where he tackled questions surrounding income security and care for disabled Latino elders, policy analysis and advocacy by public charities, and improvement of curricula in schools of social work.
His contribution to the community did not stop there. Dr. Cortes spends much of his time outside work volunteering to help Latinos in Colorado solve problems facing their communities. Recently, Dr. Cortes was honored by the Latino Caucus in the Colorado General Assembly for his work as executive director at the Colorado Latino Leadership, Advocacy, and Research Organization (CLLARO). In this role, he led the organization in its effort to empower Latinos across Colorado through leadership development, advocacy, and policy research.
Dr. Cortes' extraordinary career and service to our community has caused a positive ripple effect across our community that has certainly not gone unnoticed. I congratulate Dr. Cortes on his retirement and thank him for his incredible dedication to our community.
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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 197
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