[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 86 (Friday, June 26, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1247]
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                        HONORING MAUREEN WALKER

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                          HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 25, 1998

  Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, public service, when done honestly and done 
well, is the noblest of callings. Thus, I rise to honor a public 
servant who shows that definition to be true.
  Maureen Walker has demonstrated unwavering integrity and an ardor for 
fiscal responsibility as Comptroller of the City of Mount Vernon. She 
has also shown a dedication to helping others throughout her community.
  Her success has the quality of myth surrounding it. She was born in a 
village in Guyana to Caleb and Mildred Headley and perhaps it was 
living in a village that gave her the strong sense of community service 
that she has shown in her adoptive country.
  She came to America and attended Brooklyn College, graduating Magna 
Cum Laude and received scholarships from Chase Manhattan and the 
National Association of Black Accountants. Maureen is a Certified 
Public Accountant with more than ten years experience. She was a senior 
financial analyst with Equitable Life Assurance and an auditor with 
Arthur Anderson & Company before becoming Mount Vernon's gain.
  She has received numerous awards and has served on the Board of 
Estimate, the Urban Renewal Agency, the Board of Assessment and Review 
and, of course, on the Board of Junior Achievers. She is also a member 
of the Board of the Community Aid Club.
  Working with Maureen over the years I came to appreciate her ability 
and dedication. She gave herself to helping her community. Mount Vernon 
is better not only because she has served as its Comptroller, but 
especially because she lives there and cares.

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