In the Fall of 1997, Evangelista co-authored a proposal to the State of California to establish a regional environmental support center for small businesses. The proposal was funded and the San Diego Regional Environmental Business Resource Assistance Center (SD/REBRAC) was born.
SD/REBRAC provided safety, health, and environmental training, technical support and 
regulatory compliance consultation to small businesses and maintained an electronic database of environmental laws and regulations. Evangelista remained involved as a SD/REBRAC Advisory Board
member.
