[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 68 (Friday, May 14, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E857-E858]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        A TRIBUTE TO LISA DAVIS

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 13, 2004

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise in honor of Lisa Davis in recognition 
of her commitment to public service and help of those in greatest need.
  Lisa is the third of four children born to Blackwood and Eliza Davis. 
She is proud to have grown up in Crown Heights and is now a longtime 
resident of Bedford-Stuyvesant.
  A graduate of Ohio University, with a Bachelor of Science in 
Recreational Therapy, Lisa sought employment with the New York City 
Housing Authority as a Youth Community Center Director upon her return 
to Brooklyn. After 4 years, she left the Authority to work as a case 
manager for the Bureau of Child Welfare. Shortly afterward, she became 
a New York State Parole Officer, assigned to a special unit named 
S.H.O.C.K. This program managed only parolees younger than 22 years old 
and convicted of a drug-related crime. After several years of providing 
her services to the city and State, she left the public sector for 7 
years to assist with the management of the family business.

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  Five years ago, Lisa returned to the NYC Housing Authority as a 
Community Coordinator for Brooklyn South and quickly advanced to the 
position of Citywide Program Manager. She was soon promoted to Senior 
Program Manager.
  As Senior Program Manager, she develops, implements, manages and 
evaluates youth and senior center programs throughout the borough. Lisa 
is the creator of NYC Housing Authority Kids Walk, which is approaching 
its third event year. She is putting forth a great deal of effort to 
connect health care services to the Brooklyn Housing Developments, 
Brookdale University Hospital, adolescent obesity program, Fit for 
Life; SUNY Downstate Hospital, Asthma Mobile Unit and the Arthur Ashe 
Institute for Urban Health.
  Lisa has also committed herself to a number of volunteer activities. 
Currently, her highest priority is PowerPlay NYC Inc, which empowers 
young women through play.
  Lisa's mantra of ``Not everyone thinks like me, and that's okay,'' 
has allowed her to have a successful professional life as well as a 
fulfilling personal life.
  Mr. Speaker, Lisa Davis has dedicated virtually all her professional 
life to improving the lives of young adults and seniors in need. 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 person.

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