For Immediate Release
September 21, 2021
Amistad to Host Brewster County Judge as Keynote Speaker at Transportation Conference
Who: Amistad
What: 2021 West Texas El Paso (WTEP) Regional Transportation & Human Services Com-mittee Conference
When: Thursday, September 23, noon to 5 PM – Keynote Speaker, 1:45 PM
Where: Amistad – 3210 Dyer St., 79930
Why: Brewster County Judge, Eleazar R. Cano will be the keynote speaker at the 2021 WTEP Regional Transportation & Human Services Committee Conference. He will speak on challenges faced by people in rural counties seeking health and social services in El Paso. Judge Cano graduated from St. Edwards University in Austin with a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice and a master’s degree in Education from Sul Ross State University in Alpine.
The goal of the conference is to complete the 2022 – 2026 West Texas El Paso (WTEP) Regional Transportation Strategic Plan and approve the goals and objectives that will be implemented over the next five years. The plan is based upon an assessment of the needs of transit dependent populations with special emphasis on older adults, persons with disabilities, persons with low incomes, veterans, commuters, and children.
The WTEP Regional Transportation & Human Services Committee is made up of transportation and nonprofit agencies whose purpose is to improve coordination of transportation services within six West Texas Counties: El Paso, Culberson, Hudspeth, Davis, Webster, and Presidio.
Media Contact:
Vianey Esparza
Community Relations Manager
O: 915.532.3406 | C: 915.205.2525
[email protected]
Project Amistad is a not-for-profit 501 c 3 agency providing services to elderly residents, persons with disabilities and adults-at-risk.