"Colette Choates, a founding member of Milpitas' Juneteenth celebration and Black History Month flag-raising ceremony, was among community leaders in Santa Clara and Alameda counties honored Feb. 14 at a Black History Month celebration. The event was co-hosted by state Assemblymember Alex Lee, San Jose-Evergreen Community College District Board Trustee Tony Alexander and Fremont City Councilmember Desrie Campbell."
"Choates is also the founder of Parenting With a Purpose, which equips parents with resources and support to raise resilient and compassionate children. She serves as co-chair of San Jose Women in Business for Good and is a former member of the Sunnyhills Neighborhood Association Board of Directors."
"Also recognized were Marion "Cookie" Cozine, assistant program director at Mission Bay Works, a behavioral adult day program in San Jose for individuals with disabilities; Dr. Jan Von Dickey from Bay Area Community Health in Fremont; John Muragu, a resource teacher and the special education department chair at Washington High School in the Fremont Unified School District; Bettina Strickland, an administrative assistant of human resources for the Berryessa Union School District in San Jose; Danielle Cranon-Jones, a recreation coordinator for Newark's Recreation and Community Services Department; and Pastor Jason Reynolds, senior pastor at Emmanuel Baptist Church in San Jose."
A Black History Month celebration on February 14 recognized multiple community leaders from Santa Clara and Alameda counties for their contributions. Colette Choates, a founding member of Milpitas' Juneteenth celebration, was among those honored. She founded Parenting With a Purpose and serves as co-chair of San Jose Women in Business for Good. Other honorees included Marion Cozine from Mission Bay Works, Dr. Jan Von Dickey from Bay Area Community Health, John Muragu from Washington High School's special education department, Bettina Strickland from Berryessa Union School District, Danielle Cranon-Jones from Newark's Recreation Department, and Pastor Jason Reynolds from Emmanuel Baptist Church. The event was co-hosted by state Assemblymember Alex Lee, San Jose-Evergreen Community College District Board Trustee Tony Alexander, and Fremont City Councilmember Desrie Campbell.
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