Raquel Quezada (Cambiando el Mundo de Personas con Discapacidad)
Raquel Quezada, a writer from Dominica in the United States, is married and has four beautiful children. Raquel Quezada, who has a son with cerebral palsy, understands the difficulties that many parents experience while seeking resources for their special needs children.
That experience has inspired her to spend the last five years teaching and fighting for families facing similar problems, particularly those in immigrant communities.
During her upbringing in the Dominican Republic, she experienced a complicated environment.
Graduated from Northern Essex Community College Liberty Art Psychology, Neurocoach at NCI, presenter and producer of the Radio and Television program Changing the World of People with Disabilities, and founder of the non-profit organization CEMDPCD and works in various fields of disability, contributing his knowledge to the city.
Previous Winners
2024 -
Raquel Quezada, Cambiando el Mundo de Personas con Discapacidad
2023 -
Chad Johnston, CreaTV
2022 -
Maine Community Media Association
2021 -
Peter Albert Williams, Northampton Open Media
2020 -
Alan Bushong
2019 -
Open Media Foundation
2018 -
Curtis Henderson, Jr.
2017 -
jesikah maria ross, Capital Public Radio
2016 –
Ed Markey, U.S. Senate
2015 –
Adrianne Furniss, Benton Foundation
2014 –
Suzanne St. John-Crane, CreaTV San Jose
2013 – David C. Olson
2012 – Prometheus Radio Project
2011 – Susan Fleischmann, CCTV
2010 – Barbara Popovic
2009 – Randy VanDalsen
2008 – Margie Nicholson
2007 – Lauren-Glenn Davitian
2006 – Sam Behrend
2005 – Reclaim the Media, and Fred Cohn
2004 – Homer Baldwin, WCTV, Wadsworth, OH
Amy Goodman, “Democracy Now!”
2003 – Wanda Baer
2002 – The City of McMinnville, Oregon
2001 – The City of Brunswick, Ohio and Brunswick Township, Ohio
2000 – Dirk Koning, Grand Rapids (MI) Community Media Center
1999 – Sheriff B.J. Barnes
1998 – Anthony Riddle and Paula Manley
1997 – Eric Barnou
1996 – Shea & Gardner
1995 – Tremeleau County Cable Commission
1994 – Alan Dachman
1993 – Joe Van Eaton and Bob Devine
1992 – Herb Schiller
1991 – Dee Dee Halleck
1990 – The Benton Foundation
1989 – Alternative views, Austin, TX
1988 – Michael Myerson
1987 – Tom Borrup
1986 – Eugene Shirk, Mayor of Reading, PA
1985 – Nicholas Johnson
1984 – Roxie Cole
1983 – Diana Peck
1982 – Reverend Everett Parker
1981 – Jean Rice
1980 – Sue Miller Buske