[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 161 (Thursday, December 15, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2554]
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                  IN RECOGNITION OF BARBARA CONACCHIO

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                         HON. GARY L. ACKERMAN

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, December 15, 2005

  Mr. ACKERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Barbara 
Conacchio, who will be honored by the Queens Board of Elections on 
January 26, 2006 for her 25 years of dedicated service.
  Barbara's career with the Queens Board of Elections began in January 
of 1981, when she was hired as a temporary employee. Less than a week 
later, realizing what a great asset Barbara was, the Board of Elections 
offered her a permanent position. Seven years later, in 1988, the Board 
once again recognized her outstanding work and promoted Barbara to 
Administrative Assistant, where she performed masterfully. In June of 
1991, she was appointed as Chief Clerk of the Queens Board of 
Elections. Over the past fourteen years, Barbara has held this post 
with remarkable poise, leadership and distinction.
  Despite her hectic career, Barbara has voluntarily served our 
community through a number of organizations. She is a Past-President of 
the Knights of Columbus--General Father Sherman Shine Columbiettes, a 
member of the Queens Historical Society, and Secretary of the Board of 
Directors of the Mitchell Gardens Co-op.
  While Barbara has had a distinguished and praiseworthy career at the 
Board of Elections, and is celebrated as a community leader, her 
family--her husband of 30 years, Ronald, along with her two daughters, 
Amanda and Lisa, and two granddaughters, Brianna and Tiffani--remains 
the source of her greatest pride and inspiration.
  Mr. Speaker, it is with great satisfaction that I rise to commend 
Barbara Conacchio. The accolades bestowed upon her for the 25 years of 
outstanding service she has given to the Queens Board of Elections are 
entirely deserved. I know all my colleagues in the House will join me 
in honoring Barbara for her outstanding work and wishing her many more 
years of success.

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