[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 38 (Tuesday, April 12, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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[Congressional Record: April 12, 1994]
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                        TRIBUTE TO LONI HANCOCK

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                         HON. RONALD V. DELLUMS

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 12, 1994

  Mr. DELLUMS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Loni 
Hancock, who was honored on April 10 by the National Women's Political 
Caucus of Alameda North. I believe that Loni's career of dedicated 
public service should be an inspiration to those who would try to serve 
their community and to improve the quality of life for all.
  Loni recently resigned as mayor of the city of Berkeley in order to 
take the position of regional representative to the U.S. Secretary of 
Education--region 9. With this, she returns to the Federal service that 
she so ably undertook as the regional director of Action during 
President Carter's administration. Her tenure at Action was marked by 
innovation, an attention to grassroots and community-focused 
voluntarism, and a deep commitment to the betterment of our communities 
and especially our youth.
  Now, as regional representative she can reengage her considerable 
talent and energy on behalf of the Federal Government effort to improve 
education and to offer our children hope for the future.
  Her experiences as mayor--working constructively with the 
administration of the University of California at Berkeley on long-term 
planning, developing a revitalization of downtown and neighborhood 
commercial areas, seeking and successfully implementing affordable 
housing strategies, developing a community campaign against drug abuse, 
creating school-lined programs on health and job services, and 
developing a comprehensive strategy for at-risk youth--will serve her 
well in her new responsibilities. Her accomplishments during her tenure 
as mayor are sufficient for any person to be proud for a lifetime, but 
for Loni they seem only a beginning and a prelude to her new 
responsibilities.
  Loni also brings to her job the skills that she learned as executive 
director of the Shalan Foundation, from which she funded projects to 
achieve economic policies that increase social justice and 
environmental balance.
  Most importantly, perhaps, she also brings to her work her commitment 
to activism and leadership in the community. Loni will never be far 
from the neighborhood and civic activism that led directly to her 
successful candidacy for the Berkeley City Council in 1971.
  I am pleased to have served alongside Loni during her early career--
as a member of the Berkeley City Council, her foundation directorship, 
her role at Action, and, finally, her job as mayor. I believe that her 
life and her public service stand as exemplars of selfless dedication 
to the common good. I very much look forward to working with her in her 
new responsibilities and know that the Nation will be better served by 
her association with the Federal Government.

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