[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 118 (Tuesday, September 9, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1707]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO MARCELLE MIRANDA

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, September 9, 1997

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Marcelle Miranda, 
director of community affairs for the East New York Diagnostic 
Treatment Center in Brooklyn. Marcelle performs the critical function 
of community education and outreach and spreading the message of 
primary care and preventive medicine in the East New York and 
Brownsville communities. Ms. Miranda also coordinates and performs 
liaison with other community based organizations.
  The eldest of four children born to Ida and Frank Miranda, she 
emigrated from Georgetown, Guyana, to Brooklyn, New York, in 1966. 
Marcelle graduated from Stuyvesant High School, attended Bennett 
College, and the School of Dentistry at University of North Carolina at 
Chapel Hill.
  Ms. Miranda began a new career in journalism when she became an 
editorial trainee at Newsday. Since that time, she has been an 
effective journalist, marketing consultant, and spokeswoman. Marcelle 
is the chairwoman of Cypress Hills West Block Association, serves as a 
tutor, and is a strong advocate on behalf of individual health care 
rights. She is the mother of two children, and resides in Cypress 
Hills, Brooklyn. I am pleased to recognize her accomplishments.