our next honoree could not be here. on his behalf we have his daughter, bianca gutierrez, who as agreed to be here tonight to accept the award on his behalf. [applause] thank you very much for being with us here tonight, bianca. [applause] thank you, carlos. our next presenter, it's quite a treat for me to be able to invite him up to the stage. i've been embarrassed quite often in crowds when he's called me out, but our next category is health and medicine. and as vice chairman of the citizens oversight committee for the california institute for regenerative medicine, my father, senator art torrez, now retired, is a great person to hand off these awards to our two very accomplished honorees. [applause] >> thank you. [applause] >> senator, would you like to say a few words? >> my son said i wasn't allowed to speak. so the program must go on. >> i have the honor of welcoming our new director of public health in san francisco. [applause] as of the last 20 minutes, this is all past tense, barbara garcia has been the deputy

he will introduce our second honoree. >> good evening.half of mayor gavin newsom, thank you for being here tonight. it is a great honor for me to be here tonight to celebrate with all of you our local heroes. i just want to recognize tosean elsbernd and supervisor ross mirkarimi. thank you for being here to celebrate with us tonight. on to our next local hero. it is my pleasure to introduce our second honoree, michael durant. michael joined the indian health center

he will introduce our second honoree. >> good evening.behalf of mayor gavin newsom, thank you for being here tonight. it is a great honor for me to be here tonight to celebrate with all of you our local heroes. i just want to recognize tosean elsbernd and supervisor ross mirkarimi. thank you for being here to celebrate with us tonight. on to our next local hero. it is my pleasure to introduce our second honoree, michael durant. michael joined the indian health center as a substance abuse prevention counselor. he was promoted in -- to department director. he earned his master's degree at san jose state university. he completed his undergraduate work in history with an emphasis on native american studies at the university of california at santa cruz. he was previously employed at the center for training and careers as a center for youth services, and after 18 years of substance abuse and several years of incarceration, michael decided to dedicate his life to helping youth and adults find alternative ways to deal with substance use. michael

he will introduce our second honoree. >> good evening.half of mayor gavin newsom, thank you for being here tonight. it is a great honor for me to be here tonight to celebrate with all of you our local heroes. i just want to recognize tosean elsbernd and

he will introduce our second honoree. >> good evening

it is my pleasure to introduce the third honoree. they are enrolled member of the great nation of montana. she is a great wife, sister, mother. the teacher and practitioner of cultural traditional wellness and spirituality. she has worked in various roles at the native american health center in san francisco. some of these roles include hiv outrage, medical assistance, and prevention work. she has had critical roles in spirituality and practitioners. she helps the agency address complex needs. they are reaching, finding, and assisting those most vulnerable. the most essential healing element is developing and fostering positive relations with community building activities, cultural arts, spiritual practices, community gatherings, and many more. once a timber 4, 2010, she received an award and was recognized as a cultural preservationist. she is one of the five co- founders which began in 1998. since then, she has taught the members of the healing way is of dancing. she is facilitating yet another pow wow dance class in san diego. she

those four honorees, joined our dancers. and good to see all these dancers out here rocking.ncisco, looking good. go, dancing good singers. oh, yeah. ♪ all right, one more time, put it together for our dancers and our singers. coming to you live. all right. have our dancers get ready for their exit, so we will have larry harrison, will you lead our dancers out? robert leroy will be the last one to exit. and we do that because after our dancers leave, as they are making their way out, a veteran should be the last one to leave that arena. when you are ready. please stand if you are able as our dancers make their exit. i want to thank each and every one of these dances for coming out, helping us to honor our own. no. traditional dancers, string dancers, grass dancers, no. -- northern traditional, southern coif, gene will dancers, seven traditional as well. our bets the war dancer. thank you. good singing, good dancing, all right, one more time. let's hear it for our singers and our dancers. looking good. all right, good job. all right. we are calling all our veterans to come up.

one of the things that we share with the honorees tonight is that we strive to create a sustainable and of the community. -- healthy community. i would like to present our fourth honorinee. marvin grew up in a rural community in arizona and has been living in san francisco for nine years. he is a member of the navajo nation and has dedicated his life to serving the usyouth of the community. by creating a true partnership with them and their families, he honors the building programs with community that highlights the role of leaders today and the potential to give back as global citizens of this ever increasingly connected world. marvin has influenced the development of progressive and youth-driven projects for generations to come. i like to invite those who would say a few words about marvin. [applause] >> hey. it is our honor to present this award to someone who is truly special to us. working. y -- working with youth is not an easy task. not only must we be there to support them in their studies, we are there to advocate for them and help them to become strong individuals. to allow ki

[applause] >> we are asking the four honorees to come on up. photo-op. it's not really over yet. until i say so. we give thanks this day, the opportunity to gather and honor our own today. blessings upon all those as they travel home