Mike Texada and Javier Antezana
The three current Case Managers are Michael Texada, Javier Antezana, and Rubén Márquez. Mr. Texada has been with Wraparound since 2005. Mr. Antezana joined our staff in November, 2006. Based on a needs assessment, we recognized the importance of lobbying for a third Case Manager given our limited capacity with two Case Managers. Ricardo Garcia-Acosta therefore joined us mid-year in 2008. He was replaced in July, 2009 by Rubén Márquez. All of these men have had their own experiences with urban violence and have grown into well-respected beacons of hope in local communities. Some of their qualifications are not easily identified from the resumes below. All three have effectively rendered seamless the gaps between community and San Francisco General Hospital and have become invaluable not only to clients but to hospital staff. They are frequently called upon by nurses, physicians, social workers and administration to assist in situations where just their presence can make a difference. They have served to educate, both formally and informally, medical students, doctors and nurses in the appreciation of violence prevention and the reality of the uphill battles on our streets. They have made staff more sensitive to the risks for injury that our victims face daily and have added an incredible humanity to our Trauma Center.
Javier Antezana
Phone: 415.206.8762
FAX: 415.206.6932
jantezana@sfghsurg.ucsf.edu
Rubén Márquez
Phone: 415.206.8771
FAX: 415.206.6932
marquezr@sfghsurg.ucsf.edu
Michael Texada
Phone: 415.206.4482
FAX: 415.206.6932
mtexada@sfghsurg.ucsf.edu
Michael Texada was born in San Francisco's Western Addition neighborhood and learned about life on the streets at an early age. His involvement with gangs and drugs lead to several encounters with San Francisco's Juvenile Justice System and the realization that he was headed down a path with little likelihood of a good outcome. It was during a time of incarceration that Mike, missing his family and friends, came to the conclusion that he needed to change the direction his life was taking. Mike began working with Casey Clark of the City's Drug Diversion Program and Julie Shannon of the Children's Art Factory. Julie gave Mike the opportunity to start working with and mentoring youth.
Mike had long been good friends with Shawn Richards, founder of Brothers Against Guns, and the two started working together shortly after Shawn's brother was slain in 1995. It was also about this time that Mike lost five close family members to interpersonal violence over a two year period and decided to dedicate his life to helping others avoid similar situations. During his tenure at Brothers Against Guns, Mike worked extensively in the school system as well as juvenile detention facilities to provide mentoring and case management to at-risk youth.
Wanting to facilitate change at the city-wide level, Mike began working with the Wraparound Project at San Francisco General Hospital in 2005. Started by Dr. Rochelle Dicker, a trauma surgeon at SFGH, the Wraparound Project strives to reduce injury recidivism among the City's at-risk youth through placement into a comprehensive array of services. The cornerstone of the program is the case management team, of which Mike is an integral part. By quickly providing culturally competent mentoring and assistance in accessing services to victims of interpersonal violence, Wraparound fills a need not currently met by existing agencies.