[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 66 (Wednesday, May 5, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E757]
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                     IN RECOGNITION OF JULIE SWITKY

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                          HON. JACKIE SPEIER-

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Wednesday, May 5, 2010

  Ms. SPEIER. Madam Speaker, I rise to honor Julie Switky upon her 
retirement as executive director of the Hillsborough Schools 
Foundation.
  When Julie joined the Foundation in 1982, parent participation was 
about 64 percent with $242,000 raised that particular year. The 2009-
2010 Annual Giving Campaign will surpass $3.1 million with parent 
participation close to 80 percent. These statistics speak volumes about 
the dedication and hard work of Julie Switky over the past 28 years. 
Amazingly she worked alone for the first decade until she was joined by 
Judy Kagan in the early 1990s. Today the Foundation has three 
additional staff members and a camaraderie that is off the charts--
another testament to Julie's inspirational leadership.
  She was raised in the Bronx, earned a degree in elementary education 
at City College of New York and later taught first grade in New York 
City and Baltimore. She and her husband, Dan, have lived in my district 
(San Mateo) for the past 30 years where they raised three children.
  In this electronic age I want to note that Julie started her 
remarkable career at the Foundation without any technological tools. 
She went on to develop a computer tracking program and most currently 
was working to provide the Foundation with the most up-to-date online 
technology possible.
  I'll be candid. Other school communities in California look to Julie 
Switky as the shining star of raising money to support education. No 
wonder that she is often asked to speak at other school foundation 
conferences.
  Funds raised by Julie and her team go directly to school budgets and 
that helps maintain the level of excellence at Hillsborough's four 
schools. Madam Speaker, I am pleased to honor the dedication and 
leadership of Julie Switky and I wish her the best in her newest 
endeavor, retirement.

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