[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 134 (Friday, October 11, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1826-E1827]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      IN HONOR OF RICHARD MUSELLA

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                            HON. JANE HARMAN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 10, 2002

  Ms. HARMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Richard Musella 
on the occasion of his retirement as the Executive Director of the 
Westchester/LAX-Marina del Rey Chamber of Commerce.
  Rich has been an active member of the greater Westchester community, 
for more than three decades. As Executive Director, a position he held 
for seven years, Rich oversaw the daily operations of the more than 
650-member chamber, one of the largest in Los Angeles county. Among his 
many accomplishments is the implementation of the consolidation of the 
Westchester/LAX Chamber and the Marina del Rey Area Chamber to create 
the Westchester/LAX-Marina del Rey Chamber of Commerce in 1998. Rich 
has served on the board of the Westside Council of Chambers of Commerce 
and the South Bay Association of Chambers of Commerce.
  In addition to his Chamber work, Rich has also made other important 
contributions to his

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community, serving on the boards of the Westchester Vitalization 
Corporation and the Flight Path Learning Center of Southern California, 
and as treasurer of the Rotary Club of Westchester. He has also served 
as the chair of the LAX Area Advisory Committee, president of the 
Marina del Rey Area Chamber of Commerce, and president of the 
Westchester Association.
  On a personal note, Rich was instrumental in working with me and my 
staff to arrange important community meetings, including several forums 
related to homeland security in the wake of the September 11 attacks. 
He also helped host a highly successful small business forum which 
attracted more than 100 business owners from the area. Most notably, 
Rich was instrumental in bringing the community together for a 1997 
event with then-U.S. Secretary of Defense William Cohen.
  I want to thank Rich for his years of dedicated service to the 
greater Westchester community and his personal commitment to improving 
the quality of life in his hometown of Westchester and throughout the 
South Bay.

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