Phil Lopes

Background

Lopes, Phil was born on June 30, 1941 in Dos Palos, California, United States.

Education

Associate of Arts, West Hills College, California, 1961. Bachelor in Latin America Studies, University of California at Los Angeles, 1965. Master of Arts in Anthropology, University Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 1967.

Career

Instructor University Phoenix, 1981. Founding faculty member, instructor Pima Community College, Tucson, 1969—1973. Executive director Health Systems Agency Southwestern Arizona, 1981—1987.

Assistant director rural health office University Arizona, 1987—1994. Senior lecturer University Arizona College Medicine, 1989—1994. Assistant director, bureau chief Arizona Department Health Services, 1994—1998.

Executive director Arizona School-Based Health Care Council, 1998—2003. Member District 27 Arizona House of Representatives, since 2003, former minority leader, member health and human services committee, member public employees, retirement and entitlement reform committee. Interim executive director El Pueblo Clinic, Tucson, 2000—2001, executive director, 2002—2004.

Founder, board directors Arizona Health Care Campaign.

Achievements

• Philosophy Lopes has been listed as a noteworthy state legislator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Volunteer Peace Corps, Colombia, 1961—1963, staff Brazil, 1963—1965, country director Ecuador, then co-director Brazil, 1976—1981. Member American Civil Liberties Union (company Arizona chapter), 1974—1976, National Association Public Health Policy, 1994—2000. Member of American Health Planning Association, Arizona Public Health Association (board directors since 1982), American Public Health Association.

Connections

Married Pamela Lopes. Children: Tobin, Mark.

Spouse:

Pamela Lopes

child:

Tobin Lopes

child:

Mark Lopes