[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 43 (Tuesday, March 13, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E532]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       A TRIBUTE TO SARAH TRAMEL

                                 ______
                                 

                          HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 13, 2007

  Mr. SCHIFF. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Ms. Sarah Tramel, of 
Altadena, California. Each year in March, in recognition of Women's 
History Month, we pay special tribute to the contributions and 
sacrifices made by our Nation's women.
  Sarah was born in Johnson City, Tennessee, and relocated to Altadena, 
California in 1981. She earned her bachelor of arts degree in urban 
studies from California State University, Los Angeles. She worked for 
the Los Angeles Unified School District for 24 years until she retired, 
in 2003, from her position as telecommunication manager.
  Sarah was instrumental in the opening of the Los Angeles City Child 
Care Center and the Pasadena Coalition for Better Schools. She also 
represents William Blair High School on the Pasadena Unified School 
District Superintendent's Advisory Board and is a Merit Badge Counselor 
for the Boy Scouts of America, Troop 40.
  Currently, Sarah is the president of the Pasadena City College Parent 
Teacher Student Association. Pasadena City College is proud to be the 
only community college in the country with a Parent Teacher Student 
Association. This group is responsible for several tasks including 
hosting the Honors at Entrance Scholarship Program, supporting the 
Pasadena City College Child Development Center, and recognizing 
exceptional service to Pasadena City College.
  Ms. Tramel is also the first vice-president of Women in Action, a 
group whose purpose is to work toward stimulating citizen 
participation, to increase community awareness, and to make minority 
representation in government a reality. She is an alumnus of the Gamma 
Phi Delta Sorority and has served at the local, regional, and national 
levels. She is a member of the Altadena United Methodist Church and 
volunteers on the Staff-Parish Relations Committee and the Finance 
Committee.
  Most importantly, Sarah is noted for her ability to ``look after the 
unders of this world: the under-represented, the under-served, the 
under-privileged, the under-educated, and more.''
  Ms. Tramel's devotion to her career and her long-time commitment to 
the prosperity of our community serves as a true inspiration to us all. 
I ask all Members of Congress to join me today in honoring an 
extraordinary woman of California's 29th Congressional District.

                          ____________________