![]() ![]() Corpuz was Vice President of Government & Civic Relations for Vanguard Health Systems, Chicago Market. ❮ ❯ CloseĮsther Corpuz is a seasoned healthcare executive with over 30 years of experience in both community health centers and hospital markets. She is fluent in Chinese and conversational Spanish. Rebecca emigrated from China when she was 10 years old. Rebecca was the campaign manager for Illinois’ SB 957 “Road Safety, Mandatory License and Insurance for All Act.” She led the successful passage of SB 957 by building a broad coalition of Illinois CEOs, chambers of commerce, law enforcement, faith and immigrant leaders to license and grant mandatory insurance to 450,000 undocumented immigrants in Illinois.Ī graduate of the University of Chicago, Rebecca was named a “20 in Their 20s” by Crain’s Chicago Business. ![]() IBIC has been extraordinarily effective in moving the politics of the state, winning public bipartisan support from the majority of Illinois’s Congressional delegation. Carmen Velásquez, Alivio Founder and First Executive DirectorĮxecutive Director, Illinois Business Immigration CoalitionĪs Illinois Business Immigration Coalition’s executive director, Rebecca Shi works directly with a steering committee of 68 Illinois-based CEOs, University presidents, chambers of commerce and immigrant advocates to develop and implement strategy that support the passage of immigration reform. This site became the home of Alivio’s very first clinic.Įvery human being has the right to access education and has the right to access healthcare, no matter what their color, and no matter if they’re rich or poor. That day, they launched a campaign to raise $2.1 million for the lot, the construction of the clinic and all necessary equipment. When Ms.Velasquez went in and asked the owner if the lot was for sale, he said, “Offer me something.” So she did and offered the owner an amount which Project Alivio did not yet even have. Soon after, while walking through Pilsen in search of clinic space, she saw a muffler shop parking lot bursting with trucks. In 1988, Ms.Velásquez was hired as Alivio’s first Executive Director. ![]() When Sister Sheila supported the creation of a community health center to address the issues of access to health care, the work of Alivio Medical Center was initiated. Ann Garcelon, a colleague of Ms.Velásquez and former Alivio board member, approached Mercy Hospital’s CEO, Sister Sheila Lyne. Troubled by the fact that the medical needs of so many Mexicans living in Pilsen, Little Village and Back of the Yards were being severely neglected, she garnered the support of fellow Latino community members and spearheaded a drive called Project Alivio. In the mid-1980s, she was very passionate and involved with issues surrounding barriers to healthcare. Carmen Velásquez is the founder of Alivio Medical Center and the immediate past Executive Director. ![]()
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