[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 3 (Friday, January 7, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E42]
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A TRIBUTE TO SUSAN PETERS, CARMICHAEL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE'S 2011 PERSON 
                              OF THE YEAR

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                         HON. DANIEL E. LUNGREN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, January 7, 2011

  Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to 
recognize and honor Susan Peters, who on January 7, 2011, the 
Carmichael Chamber of Commerce honored as its 2011 Person of the Year.
  Susan Peters is currently serving her second term on the Sacramento 
County Board of Supervisors representing the third district, which 
includes the community of Carmichael. Susan was first elected in 2004, 
re-elected in 2008, and chosen by her colleagues to be chair in 2009.
  Susan also serves on a number of boards including the Sacramento Area 
Flood Control Agency, which she chaired in 2009, the Sacramento Area 
Council of Governments, where she currently serves as vice chair, and 
the Sacramento Transportation Authority, where she served as chair in 
2006.
  Her career started in banking, leading her to serve as treasurer of 
McCuen Properties beside her late husband, Peter McCuen. Susan also 
served as Board Chair of the Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of 
Commerce, where she was a forceful voice for business and private 
enterprise in the region. At the chamber, she worked to locate Raley 
Field in West Sacramento and was the founding chair of the Chamber's 
``Perspectives'' program, an annual conference hosting national and 
world leaders discussing topical subjects.
  In addition to her duties as a member of the Sacramento County Board 
of Supervisors, Susan currently serves as Board Chair of the Leland 
Stanford Mansion Foundation which restored the historic home of 
California's eighth governor.
  Susan has worked tirelessly to improve the quality of life for the 
Sacramento region in both the private and public sectors. She is a true 
public servant who is always accessible to her constituents.
  It has been my pleasure to know Susan Peters and more importantly, to 
call her my friend. I am pleased to congratulate her on being named the 
Carmichael Chamber of Commerce's 2011 Person of the Year.

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