[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 54 (Wednesday, March 28, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E679]
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                         HONORING MICHAEL HOWE

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                            HON. BARBARA LEE

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 28, 2007

  Ms. LEE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the extraordinary 
career of Michael Howe. Mike served as the president of the East Bay 
Community Foundation (EBCF) in Oakland from 1993 until 2006. Throughout 
his career, Mike has been known for his tireless work on behalf of the 
East Bay community. This year Mike, who currently serves as the EBCF 
president emeritus, celebrates his retirement after more than a decade 
of unparalleled service to that organization, and many more to the 9th 
Congressional District.
  Mike holds a B.A. in sociology from the University of San Francisco, 
as well as an M.A. and an ABD in sociology from the University of 
California, Davis. Before joining the EBCF, Mike was the senior 
planning and evaluation officer for the Marin Community Foundation from 
1986 until 1993. Prior to that, he was a professor of sociology and 
founding dean of the College of Professional Studies at the University 
of San Francisco, where he was also tenured as an associate professor.
  Mike came to the East Bay Community Foundation in 1993. Under his 
leadership, the EBCF evolved from a small grant-making organization 
into one of the top 50 community foundations in the country. Mike's 
work was central to the EBCF's transformation into an organization that 
is known for leading changemaking initiatives that successfully solve 
community problems. Working with government agencies, non-profit 
organizations, business leaders and civic groups, Mike has sought to 
improve afterschool programs for youth; prevent street crime and 
violence; provide arts education; enhance land-use planning to 
incorporate features for sustainable communities; and expand community 
philanthropy. Mike has attracted new expertise and funding to the EBCF, 
which now makes grants to more than 1,000 non-profit organizations, 
primarily in the East Bay. His efforts have made the EBCF a world-class 
institution for community leadership and social change, and have 
touched countless lives here in the 9th Congressional District and 
beyond.
  In addition to his stellar work leading the EBCF, Mike has been and 
continues to be heavily involved in a number of other boards and 
organizations here in the Bay Area. He serves on the boards of 
organizations such as the Institute for Community Peace; Northern 
California Grantmakers; the John Gardener Center at Stanford 
University, the Coalition of Community Foundations for Youth; and the 
Richmond Children's Foundation.
  Today the friends, family and colleagues of Mike Howe have come 
together to celebrate not only his retirement, but also his legacy of 
service, and his permanent and positive impact on our community. On 
this very special day, I join all of them in thanking and saluting Mike 
for his profound contributions to California's 9th Congressional 
District, our country and our world.

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