[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 74 (Tuesday, June 14, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                  GERARD L. MALOUIN, COMMUNITY LEADER

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                          HON. RICHARD E. NEAL

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 14, 1994

  Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts. Mr. Speaker, today I would like to honor a 
man whose service to his community cannot be underestimated. That man 
is Gerard L. Malouin. At the end of this month, Mr. Malouin will be 
retiring as president and CEO of Brightside for Families and Children, 
a position he has held for the past 16 years. During that time 
Brightside has grown from a residential child-welfare agency to a 
successful, complex, managed behavioral health network. Mr. Malouin has 
been instrumental in the growth of this nonprofit organization which 
touches the lives of over 250,000 people in western Massachusetts.
  Mr. Malouin grew up in western Massachusetts. He attended schools in 
Chicopee and Easthampton, earned a B.A. from St. John Seminary College, 
and an M.S.W. from the University of Connecticut. Before his tenure at 
Brightside, Mr. Malouin taught clinical administration to doctoral 
students at Smith College for 6 years. He is the proud father of two 
children: Matthew is a freshman at the U.S. Air Force Academy, and 
Laura is a junior at Northamption High School.
  As president of Brightside, Mr. Malouin has been instrumental in 
obtaining millions of dollars in Federal grants, as well as hundreds of 
thousands of dollars in foundation grants, and over $1 million annually 
in financial support from the community. He has been an experienced and 
knowledgeable administrator in a broad range of areas including 
operations, planning, program development, marketing, and system 
design. He has directed Brightside to a leadership position in the 
advancement of child welfare behavioral health services.
  Mr. Malouin has decided to leave Brightside in order to explore new 
challenges and leadership opportunities, but his impact on Brightside 
and on the community will not soon be forgotten. As Brightside Board of 
Trustees Chairman Dennis Fitzpatrick stated, ``His dynamic leadership 
has transformed Brightside into a center that creates innovative 
cutting-edge programs to help families and children.'' Mr. Malouin has 
been a pillar of the western Massachusetts community, and deserves the 
utmost respect for all he has done with Brightside. I wish him luck in 
all his future endeavors.

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