[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 12 (Tuesday, February 8, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E174]
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            HONORING THE EXEMPLARY SERVICE OF MARGARET KOLAR

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                        HON. FORTNEY PETE STARK

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 8, 2005

  Mr. STARK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Margaret (Marge) 
Kolar's 29 years of exemplary service with the Fish and Wildlife 
Service. For the past 10 years Marge has served as the project leader 
for the San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Complex, whose 
administrative offices are located in Newark, CA.
  As project leader, Marge has overseen seven unique San Francisco Bay 
and Monterey Bay area refuges. Her most recent projects include her 
active collaboration on the Project Management Team for the South Bay 
Restoration Project. In February 2005, Marge will move from her current 
position to serve as assistant manager for the Refuge Program in the 
California Nevada Regional Office.
  Marge has served in a variety of programs, geographic areas, and 
organizational levels. She started her federal career with a 3-year 
stint in the Peace Corps as a teacher in Sierra Leone, West Africa. 
After several years in the private sector, Marge joined the U.S. Fish 
and Wildlife Service in 1976. She joined the Office of Biological 
Services in Washington DC, working on the National Wetlands Inventory 
and other wetland issues. In 1980, she moved to the Service's 
Washington/ Oregon Area Office as the assistant area manager for 
Environment and Endangered Species, supervising three field stations. 
During her time in the Area Office, Marge also worked as the Habitat 
Protection Coordinator, including developing proposals for refuge land 
acquisition. Her next move was to the East Lansing, Michigan Field 
Office, where she was the assistant field supervisor and acting field 
supervisor from 1982 to 1989. Marge returned to the Washington office 
in 1989 to work in the Branch of Federal Activities and Habitat 
Conservation. Her last 3 years in this office were as Branch Chief.
  I applaud Marge's extensive experience and impressive career in 
public service. Her contributions and leadership as Refuge Complex 
Manager of the San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge have left an 
indelible mark. I join her colleagues in thanking her for her dedicated 
service to the Refuge Complex and wish her every success in her new 
position within the Fish and Wildlife Service.

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