[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 43 (Tuesday, March 18, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                  A TRIBUTE TO CHRISTINE RENEE RANDALL

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 18, 2003

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise in honor of Christine Renee Randall in 
recognition of her commitment to helping community members gain new 
workplace opportunities.
  Christine was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. She is the 
daughter of two educators, the late Julius T. Randall, Jr., formerly a 
Director of Cooperative Education, and Ann Knight Randall, an Associate 
Professor of Library and Information Sciences at Pratt Institute.
  She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Howard University, with a major in 
French and a minor in Public Relations, and received a Master of 
Business Administration from Hofstra University.
  In 2002, Christine joined the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration 
Corporation as the Director of the RITE Center, a community technology 
center in Brooklyn. The Center provides free and low cost technology 
training for a broad range of community residents, including 
adolescents, entrepreneurs, and senior citizens. Its goal is to help 
clients utilize computer technology for job preparation, 
entrepreneurship training, research, and communications.
  Christine believes that 21st Century technology offers incredible 
workplace opportunities for community residents. She firmly holds that 
everyone has the potential to learn these new skills. Christine's 
expertise in marketing and public relations has already yielded 
fantastic results for the Center. Through new partnerships and outreach 
activities, she has helped the Center double its attendance in the past 
year. This accomplishment has already earned recognition and additional 
support for the RITE Center and the Greater Harlem Real Estate Board 
Development Fund.
  Previously, Christine worked for the Draft Worldwide Advertising 
Agency and Madison Square Garden. Additionally, she founded Constant 
Interaction, a marketing consulting firm. She is a member of the Direct 
Marketing Association, African Americans in Advertising, and the Howard 
University Alumni Association.
  Christine worships at St. Paul's Community Baptist Church and Concord 
Baptist Church where her family has long established ties.
  Mr. Speaker, Christine Renee Randall is dedicated to her community. 
As such, she is more than worthy of receiving our recognition today and 
I urge my colleagues to join me in honoring this truly remarkable 
woman.

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