[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 123 (Tuesday, September 14, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1610]
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                   HONORING COLLETTE JOHNSON-SCHULKE

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                          HON. DORIS O. MATSUI

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 14, 2010

  Ms. MATSUI. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Collette 
Johnson-Schulke, who has been a tireless advocate of quality health 
care in the Sacramento Region. As she retires from her position with 
Sutter Health, I ask all of my colleagues to join me in thanking 
Collette for her immeasurable service to the Sacramento community.
  Before serving as Director of Government Relations for Sutter Health, 
Collette worked as District Director for my late husband, Congressman 
Robert T. Matsui, from 1991 to 1997. For seven years, she coordinated 
his official duties and worked diligently on his behalf for the people 
of Sacramento. As Director of Government Relations for Sutter Health, 
she has been instrumental in supporting Sutter's commitment to the 
Sacramento community. In recent years, Sutter has started a major 
expansion of their Women and Children's Center, as well as 
comprehensive renovations of Sutter General Hospital and the Sutter 
Cancer Center.
  Collette has served on the Boards of Directors of numerous local non-
profits that serve the people of Sacramento. This includes the 
Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, Valley Vision, the 
Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission and Sutter's Sacramento 
Community Benefits Board. As part of Sutter's Sacramento Community 
Benefits Board, she helped identify and implement local community 
benefit activities through partnerships with government and non-profit 
agencies. Collette also served on the Board of Directors of the Midtown 
Business Association and as the Division Vice President of State and 
Municipal Legislation for the National Association of Realtors.
  Madam Speaker, as Collette, her husband, Francis Schulke, family, 
friends and colleagues gather to celebrate her retirement, I ask all my 
colleagues to join me in saluting this truly remarkable woman for her 
many years of service to the people of Sacramento.