[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 148 (Thursday, September 21, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1828-E1829]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               TRIBUTE TO DOROTHY DAVIS, COMMUNITY LEADER

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                          HON. CARRIE P. MEEK

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 21, 1995

  Mrs. MEEK of Florida. Mr. Speaker, it is my honor to extend best 
wishes to Dorothy Davis, a truly remarkable public servant who has had 
a huge impact on Dade County. Her retirement from government service as 
executive director of the Dade County Community Action Agency will take 
place on September 29, 1995.
  Dorothy graduated from Clark College in Atlanta, GA, in 1962 with a 
bachelor of arts in social science. She began her career in community 
service as a social investigator at the New York City Welfare 
Department.
  In 1964, Dorothy joined the Miami office of the Florida Department of 
Public Welfare. She quickly advanced through the ranks, eventually 
becoming community organizing officer for the metropolitan Dade County 
Office of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Community 
Services Division.
  In 1975, Dorothy joined the team at metropolitan Dade County's 
Community Action 

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Agency. Here, she began her grass-roots efforts to develop programs 
desperately needed in the Dade County community.
  During her tenure, Dorothy coordinated and implemented programs in 16 
low-income areas related to community planning, citizen participation, 
and the delivery of social services. In 1982, Dorothy returned to 
school and earned a masters degree in Social Work from Barry University 
in Miami, FL.
  In 1986, her hard work and dedication earned her the position of 
executive director of the Dade County Community Action Agency. Our 
community would not be what it is today without her hard work, personal 
integrity, and leadership.
  Mr. Speaker, this remarkable woman has dedicated many years of her 
life to our community. I join with all our citizens in extending to her 
our thanks and congratulations for a job well done. I know that my 
colleagues join me in honoring Dorothy Davis on this special day and 
wishing her continued success in whatever she decides to do in the 
future.

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