701
Oak Street
San
Francisco CA 94117
415.487.1616 phone
415.487.1617 fax
Monday
thru Friday
10 am to 6 pm
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Maria M. Ortega, C.H.O.W., Peer
Educator
Maria is not new to
BAY Positives. Prior to being hired, Maria was a
member of BAY Positives. She has been HIV+ since
2001. She is a Bay Area Native. Born in San Leandro
and raised in Hayward, her roots lie in White
Shield, North Dakota. She is a young 25 year old
Native American Trans woman. Lakota Sioux is the
nation/tribe in which where she comes from. She is
the first Native American, not to mention Trans
woman to be employed by BAY Positives. She
volunteered with us before becoming one of the new
Peer Advocates.
Maria has a Baby
Chihuahua named “Sugar”. Sugar is the love of our
agency. Sugar is the agency’s guard dog/mascot.
Everyone who’s ever met Sugar has fallen in love
with this cutie. She recently completed the ICHO-Institute
for Community Health Outreach training in August of
2006 becoming a certified C.H.O.W.-Community Health
Outreach Worker. Upon the completion of her training
she became the New Peer Educator. She has a great
love for her work and is dedicated to
serving/educating the community. She just wants the
chance to give back to the community she feels has
given her so much. |
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