Salvador Balcorta

Chief Executive Officer
Centro de Salud Familiar La Fe, Inc.

Salvador Balcorta is CEO for Centro de Salud Familiar La Fe, Inc.   where he has been instrumental in transforming the community health center into a comprehensive health and human services organization. Balcorta has been appointed to and served on numerous local, state, and national advisory panels addressing the issues of communicable diseases, substance abuse, AIDS, teenage pregnancy, gangs, border health and social justice.  Salvador currently serves as a board member and executive committee member to the National Council of La Raza, the largest national constituency-based Hispanic organization and the leading voice in Washington, D.C. for the Hispanic community.  In 2005, Balcorta became a member of JPMorgan Chase National Community Advisory Board, and a member of the National Commission on Safety and Abuse in America’s Prisons.

     In 2004, the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) – El Paso Chapter recognized Balcorta with the highest honor, the Life Time Achievement Award. Later in the year, Balcorta received the state award from the NASW Texas State Chapter. 

     Balcorta has traveled across the country lecturing on various health and social issues. Most importantly, he holds on to his role as a social activist who continues to advocate and represent the Chicano community on the various issues affecting them.