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Adele Hughes Receives
Cameron Award
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 will be 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 is presented annually to individuals and organizations that embrace collaboration and epitomize a commitment to working across multiple sectors of the community. Established in 2005, the Award was named after Charlie Cameron to honor his leadership and to inspire others to embrace the collaborative vision he repeatedly demonstrated. Mr. Cameron was Washington County administrator from 1986 to 2005 and was a founding board member of the Vision Action Network.
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!"