[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 57 (Tuesday, May 1, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E672]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO DRINA COLLINS

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                            HON. ZOE LOFGREN

                             of california

                         HON. MICHAEL M. HONDA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 1, 2001

  Ms. LOFGREN. Mr. Speaker, we rise in gratitude to Drina Collins, who 
is leaving the Pacific Gas and Electric Company after more than twenty 
years of service.
  Drina Collins has helped the company and the community through 
countless crises: floods, mudslides, fires and more. Ms. Collins has 
been the tirelessly cheerful and efficient public face of PG&E for San 
Jose and Santa Clara County since long before the area was known as the 
Silicon Valley. During her tenure in the Government Relations 
department of Pacific Gas and Electric, Ms. Collins managed the public 
affairs programs, answering questions from customers and elected 
officials alike with accuracy and enthusiasm.
  A glance at Drina Collins' resume reveals a lifelong commitment to 
Santa Clara County. Before beginning her job at Pacific Gas & Electric 
she served as the Chief of Staff for the Honorable Dom Cortese, a Santa 
Clara County Supervisor. She is currently the Chairperson of the Santa 
Clara County Redistricting Committee 2000 and the Silicon Valley 
Economic Development Corporation. Ms. Collins serves on the board of 
the San Jose Conservation Corps and the Guadalupe River Park and 
Gardens Corporation.
  Drina Collins has a knowledge of and love for Santa Clara County that 
is unmatched, and we know she will be much missed at PG&E. Moreover, we 
want to say that we are both grateful to her for her caring friendship 
and wise counsel through our careers, which we are confident will 
continue through the years. Our families wish her nothing but the best 
in the next chapter of her life.

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