[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 167 (Thursday, December 16, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2165]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           HONORING GAIL NEAL

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, December 16, 2010

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Madam Speaker, I rise today to commend and 
congratulate Gail Neal upon her retirement as the Mariposa County Chief 
Probation Officer.
  Ms. Neal began her career with Mariposa County as clerk II for the 
District Attorney's office in April 1978. In September 1981, she 
transferred to the Sheriff's Office, where she was a dispatcher and 
then a jail officer. In November 1987, Ms. Neal transferred back to the 
District Attorney's office, where she served as a Clerk III for a short 
time before being promoted to legal secretary. Ms. Neal began in 
Probation as a probation aide in May 1989. From there, she received a 
number of promotions: to Acting Deputy Probation Officer in September 
of 1990, Deputy Probation Officer in January of 1991, Deputy Probation 
Officer II in January of 1993, Deputy Probation Officer III in May of 
1995, Deputy Chief Probation Officer in January of 2001, Interim Chief 
Probation Officer in March of 2001 and Chief Probation Officer two 
weeks later in March of 2001.
  Ms. Neal has displayed outstanding leadership, organization and 
commitment in her time with Mariposa County Probation. Her duties 
included planning, organizing, directing, supervising and administering 
actives and operations of the County Probation Department and Juvenile 
Hall. She also developed and oversaw the Revenue & Recovery Division.
  Besides her commitments to Mariposa County Probation, Ms. Neal served 
as a member of a number of groups, including of the Chief Probation 
Officers of California, California Probation, Parole and Corrections 
Association, American Probation and Parole Association, Mariposa County 
Domestic Violence Coordinating Council, Mariposa County Alcohol & Drug 
Advisory Board, and was Chair on Mariposa County Juvenile Justice 
Coordinating Council. In her free time, Ms. Neal also ran a side 
business as a candle maker.
  Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Gail Neal for her dedicated 
service to the people of Mariposa County. I invite my colleagues to 
join me in wishing Ms. Neal many years of continued success.

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