[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 30 (Thursday, March 16, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E329]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            IN RECOGNITION OF ALICE CARDONA'S 70TH BIRTHDAY

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                        HON. NYDIA M. VELAZQUEZ

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 16, 2000

  Ms. VELAZQUEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Alice Cardona 
on her 70th birthday and to take this opportunity to thank her for her 
life-long dedication and service in helping others in our community.
  W.A. Nance once said ``No person can be a great leader unless he 
takes genuine joy in the successes of those under him.'' Through her 
work in education advocacy and with Hispanic women, Alice's joy is 
evident.
  Born and raised in New York City, Alice has had a long and 
distinguished career in public service. She was former Governor Cuomo's 
Assistant Director of the New York State Division for Women where she 
represented the Division at the Minority and Women Business Enterprise 
Advisory Council and various conferences, conventions and public 
affairs events, including serving as Ombudsperson to the Department of 
State. There she networked and reached out to community-based 
organizations and State agencies and national Latino organizations.
  Alice had an equally long career in education advocacy where she was 
the ASPIRA of New York Director of the Parent Student Guidance Program 
and she served as a member of Commissioner Ambach's New York State 
Education Department, Bilingual Education Advisory Council for six 
years.
  Alice has also founded several prominent organizations for Hispanic 
women including the Puerto Rican/Latino Education Roundtable, National 
Conference of Puerto Rican Women, New York City Chapter, National 
Latina Caucus, HACER, Inc., Hispanic Women's Center, Hispanic AIDS 
Forum, Women AIDS Resource Center, Queens Women's Network, the National 
Latina Institute for Reproductive Health, the New York State Spanish 
Domestic Violence Hotline, New York Women's Foundation, Sister Fund, 
New York Women's Agenda, and she is presently Chair of the Board of 
Puerto Rican Association for Community Affairs.
  In recognition for her community service work, Alice not 
surprisingly, is the recipient of numerous honors and awards.
  It is especially today, on her 70th birthday, that I thank Alice for 
all her hard work, time and energy she has spent over the years 
contributing to her community and wish her a very special birthday this 
year and in the years to come.




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