Adopt Commendation for Lori Ramos Chavez for her 30 years of service and devotion to improving lives, expanding opportunity, and strengthening communities throughout Santa Clara County. (Duong)

County of Santa Clara Board of Supervisors Supervisorial District Two Supervisor Betty Duong 130028 DATE: August 11, 2026 TO: Board of Supervisors FROM: Betty Duong, Supervisor SUBJECT: Commendation for Lori Ramos Chavez RECOMMENDED ACTION Adopt Commendation for Lori Ramos Chavez for her 30 years of service and devotion to improving lives, expanding opportunity, and strengthening communities throughout Santa Clara County. (Duong) ATTACHMENTS: • Lori Ramos Chavez Commendation (PDF) Board of Supervisors: Sylvia Arenas, Betty Duong, Otto Lee, Susan Ellenberg, Margaret Abe-Koga County Executive: James R. Williams Page 1 of 1

Docusign Envelope ID: 8A7E3A2F-8728-8907-8157-CADBB68967D7 WHEREAS, Lori Ramos Chavez has spent three decades working at ConXión to Community focused on improving lives, expanding opportunity, and strengthening communities throughout Santa Clara County; WHEREAS, ConXión to Community was founded in 1977 as the Center for Training and Careers, committed to providing educational opportunities and job programs for underserved and marginalized communities in Santa Clara County, including immigrants and the formerly incarcerated; WHEREAS, before transitioning to a career in nonprofit organizations, Lori Ramos Chavez worked in the space and systems defense industry, where she developed the organizational, operational, and leadership skills that she would subsequently use as an instructor with the Center for Employment Training— empowering individuals with the skills needed to achieve meaningful employment—and later at the nonprofit group, Economic & Social Opportunities; and WHEREAS, in 2025, Lori Ramos Chavez became CEO of ConXión to Community, working to ensure that disconnected youth, adults, and families in Santa Clara County continue to have access to the programs and services...