[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 42 (Wednesday, March 12, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E359]
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                        HONORING PAMELA BONNETT

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 12, 2008

  Mr. TOWNS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Pamela Bonnett, 
who immigrated from British Guiana, South America to the United States 
in 1969 when there was an urgent need for Registered Professional 
Nurses. She graduated from St. Joseph's College with a bachelor of 
science in health administration and a masters degree in public health 
education from Hunter College, City University of New York.
  Currently a patient service manager at the Visiting Nurse Service of 
New York, Inc., she is responsible for a team of registered 
professional nurses providing care to the chronically ill and the 
geriatric community. Prior to holding this position, Ms. Bonnett was an 
administrator/associate administrator with Nurse Referrals Inc., 
responsible for their license program, professional development, 
utilization and standards of care, to ensure agency compliance with the 
New York State Department of Health Regulations. She chaired the 
Quality Assurance Committee of Certified Home Health Care Agencies and 
other professional staff. Moreover she evaluated contract compliance 
and made recommendations to the NYC Health and Hospital Corporation and 
acted as a liaison and marketing agent between the Nurse Referrals 
Inc., and NYC Health and Hospital Certified Home Care Agencies.
  Among other positions held were assistant director of nursing/
director of in service education at the Woodland Rehabilitation Center, 
New Rochelle; executive director, Bushwick Stuyvesant Heights Home 
Attendant Agency; community health nurse, Beth Israel Hospital and; 
clinical manager of the Community Geriatric Clinic at the Brookdale 
Hospital Medical Center.
  Pamela Bonnett is currently a member of the National Coalition of 100 
Black Women, Inc., Member of the Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc., past 
member of the board of directors for the Boys and Girls of America, 
Hempstead Boys and Girls Club, and a past member of the community board 
of St. John's Episcopal Hospital in Brooklyn.
  Madam Speaker, Pamela Bonnett epitomizes what is good about public 
health service and we should recognize her for being a role model to 
young boys and girls in the community. She is a person who is making a 
difference in people's lives.

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