Ventura Huerta
Midwest Stream Participant
- Position:
- Health Center Leader | Clinic Operations Director
- Location:
- Rio Grande, TX
- Health Center:
- Community Action Council of South Texas
- Website:
- www.cacst.org
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- Rachel A. Gonzales-Hanson
- Velma Hendershott
- Ed Hendrickson
- Alejandra Hernandez
- Azucena Hernandez
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- Virgilio Licona
- Bill Martin
- John W. McFarland
- Robert Najr
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“I think that leadership is based on commitment, and it’s a commitment to people as human beings. When I was a poor farmworker, I didn’t know I was poor, because everyone was in the same situation. I went to school in raggedy pants and no shoes, but when I grew up and learned that I was poor, it was no longer acceptable. I think we could say the same about farmworker health – we’re human beings and we deserve health care at the same level as everyone else.”