[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 17 (Wednesday, February 16, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E249-E250]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      IN HONOR OF LARRY McREYNOLDS

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                          HON. ROBERT MENENDEZ

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 16, 2005

  Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Larry McReynolds for 
his outstanding leadership and remarkable accomplishments in the field 
of health care administration. After almost 5 productive years, Mr. 
McReynolds moved on from his position as executive director of the 
Jersey City Family Health Center on Friday, January 28, 2005.
  A New Jersey resident since 1991, Mr. McReynolds has proven himself 
to be a valuable asset to health care organizations. During his 
impressive career, he has held a variety of positions with Clara Maass 
Medical Center and the Saint Barnabas Healthcare System. Since 2000, he 
has served as executive director of the Jersey City Family Health 
Center where he has been instrumental in the expansion and development 
of a wide range of health programs and initiatives.
  Under his strong guidance, the health center has expanded many of its 
services that aid the underserved or low income populations in the 
community, including an AIDS treatment center and the Healthcare for 
the Homeless Program. Additionally, it has established a pharmaceutical 
program that helps patients access medication, the Reach Out and Read 
Program for inner-city kids, and many outreach initiatives aimed at 
helping the Hispanic community. While serving as executive director, 
Mr. McReynolds has seen the health center almost double its budget and 
staff size. Other

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positive developments include receiving a March of Dimes grant for 
research purposes and obtaining funding for a program to assist 
parolees with re-entry into the community. With the help of 
contributions from the State, the Susan B. Koeman Foundation, and the 
banking industry, the Jersey City Family Health Center has established 
a mobile mammography program. I have had the pleasure of working with 
Mr. McReynolds, and he has been instrumental in making much needed 
health care services a reality. I am proud to have secured funding for 
a pilot program at the health center, and thanks to him and his team, 
the community enjoys the benefits of a successful program for 
minorities with cancer.
  Apart from working in administration, Mr. McReynolds has taught as an 
adjunct professor at New York University where he was the author of a 
course textbook in the Wagner Graduate School of Public Service.
  Born and raised in Indiana, Mr. McReynolds spent much of his 
undergraduate career studying and traveling abroad before graduating 
from Wheaton College with a degree in English literature. He also holds 
a master's degree in hospital administration from the Washington 
University School of Medicine.
  Today, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring Larry McReynolds 
for his impressive ability to spearhead and develop worthwhile health 
care programs, his drive to improve access to vital patient services, 
and his passion to help those in need. His work has touched the lives 
of countless individuals in Jersey City and the greater community. I am 
confident that he will continue to have great success in his new 
position as the executive director of the Sunset Park Health Center 
Network at the Lutheran Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York, and I 
wish him all the best.

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