COUNTYWIDE : President Named by Bar Group
Attorney Jess J. Araujo has been elected president of the Board of Trustees of the Orange County Bar Foundation, known for its crime-prevention programs for youth.
As president, Araujo will oversee the nonprofit foundation’s fund-raising and crime-diversion programs for youth, including Programma Shortstop and Legal Education for Youth. He has been active with the group since 1989, when he became co-chair of Programma Shortstop, which has removed thousands of first-time offenders from the juvenile justice system by teaching the consequences of criminal behavior and helping minors to return to school and their families.
“We are all working for a common cause, and as president I encourage the entire community, from parents and teachers to legal professionals and corporate America, to embrace the Bar Foundation because our kids are the ultimate beneficiaries,” Araujo said in a statement.
Araujo is the 1995 national president of Latin American Voters of America and has served two terms as president of the Mexican-American Bar Assn. of Orange County. He is also a past president of the Orange County Fair Housing Council and past director of the National Council on Alcoholism.
He is general legal counsel to the Mexican Consulate for Orange County.
The Orange County Bar Foundation, founded in 1972, includes judges, lawyers and community representatives.
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