[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 24 (Tuesday, February 27, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E217-E218]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                        HONORING CLAUDIA STANLEY

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 27, 2001

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Claudia Stanley 
for being

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named a 2001 Top Ten Business Woman. She will receive the award at the 
annual convention of the American Business Women's Association (ABWA) 
in Atlanta, GA.
  Claudia was nominated by the local Ponderosa Chapter of ABWA in 
Fresno. She has served as President, Vice-President, Treasurer, 
Bulletin-Committee Chairman, and Ways and Means Chairman for the 
Ponderosa Chapter.
  For nearly a decade Claudia has effectively run her successful 
business, the certified public accounting firm C. Stanley CPA & 
Associates. Her business currently serves more than 350 clients.
  Stanley is originally from the Boston area. She moved to Fresno with 
her family at the age of 12. She attended the former Queen of the 
Valley Academy. After high school she worked at a minimum-wage job 
before deciding to tackle college. She earned a bachelor's degree in 
business with an emphasis on accounting from Fresno State University. 
It took her 11 years to finish college because she held a full time job 
while attending class at night.
  Her career and philanthropic achievements include teaching Sunday 
School for 24 years and membership in the local chapter of the Society 
of California Accountants.
  Mr. Speaker, I want to recognize Claudia Stanley for being named a 
2001 Top Ten Business Woman. I urge my colleagues to join me in wishing 
Ms. Stanley many more years of continued success.

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