[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 137 (Tuesday, September 27, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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[Congressional Record: September 27, 1994]
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                       HONORING BARBARA SHIPNUCK

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                             HON. SAM FARR

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 27, 1994

  Mr. FARR of California. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise today to 
recognize the many contributions and achievements of Barbara Shipnuck. 
As a 16-year veteran of the Monterey County Board of Supervisors and 
the first woman to serve in that body, Barbara has had, by all 
accounts, and unparalleled career in public life. She is known by all 
who work with her as an extremely capable leader.
  I personally have had the pleasure of working with Barbara on a good 
many occasions, dating back to the time I served as a supervisor. In 
the late 1970s', she and I led successful drives to help save Natividad 
Hospital and open the county's advisory committees to a new era of 
leadership. Later, as a State assemblyman, I worked with Barbara to 
help realign California's State and local social services to deliver 
greater benefit at lower cost. At that time, Barbara served as chair of 
the County Supervisors Association.
  Now chairwoman of the Monterey County Board of Supervisors, Barbara 
is looking forward to life after government. Fortunately, we have much 
to remember her by. Aside from her work on the board of supervisors, 
Barbara currently serves on the board of directors of the National 
Association of Counties and is on the executive committee of the 
California State Association of Counties.
  In addition, Barbara serves on both associations' health and human 
services committees and chairs the Children's Initiative Task Force for 
the National Association of Counties.
  She is a graduate of Brandeis and Harvard Universities, the mother of 
two, and just a wonderful person.
  In honor of her retirement from the Monterey County Board of 
Supervisors, I call upon my colleagues in this House to salute Barbara 
Shipnuck for all that she has done for the people she has so remarkably 
served.

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