[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 73 (Friday, May 4, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E955]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  PAYING TRIBUTE TO MARY BETH HARTLEB

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                           HON. JON C. PORTER

                               of nevada

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 3, 2007

  Mr. PORTER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Ms. Mary Beth 
Hartleb who was awarded the Small Business Administration's Women in 
Business Champion of the Year Award.
  Mary Beth received this award in recognition of the ``Women Mean 
Business Expo,'' an event she created and organized to showcase women 
business owners. Mary Beth is the founder, owner, and President of 
PRISM Human Resource Consulting Services, LLC, a consulting firm that 
offers a wide-range of human resources services to a variety of 
businesses. PRISM offers its clients, among other services, benefit 
program analysis and design, training program development, translation 
services, and OSHA/Safety program development.
  Mary Beth, who earned her JD from the William S. Boyd School of Law, 
a Master's Degree in Human Resource Management, and a Bachelor's Degree 
in Marketing and Business Administration from Upsala College, has spent 
more than fifteen years in the human resources field working for both 
Fortune 500 companies and smaller companies. While working with 
smaller, entrepreneurial ventures, she has been instrumental in 
developing human resource departments, strategies, and measures. Mary 
Beth was President of the Southern Nevada Human Resource Association 
and currently serves as chairperson for the Business Development 
committee of the National Association of Business Women, is a member of 
the Henderson Chamber of Commerce, and volunteers with Big Brother/Big 
Sisters of Southern Nevada.
  Madam Speaker, I am proud to honor Mary Beth Hartleb. Her dedication 
to the business and civic community are commendable and I wish her 
every continued success.

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