[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 18 (Friday, February 3, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E130]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
A TRIBUTE TO MR. GLENN ELLIS, SR.
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HON. ROBERT A. BRADY
of pennsylvania
in the house of representatives
Friday, February 3, 2012
Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Mr.
Glenn Ellis, Sr. Mr. Ellis is an internationally respected health
educator, complementary medicine consultant and author.
A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Mr. Ellis attended the University of
Pennsylvania more than three decades ago. It was just the first step in
his lifelong commitment to ensuring the health and well-being of
others. Mr. Ellis continued his studies at the International College of
Bio-Dynamics and the Atlantic Academy of Classical Homeopathy.
He maintains a busy lecture schedule in the U.S. and abroad, where he
highlights health disparities and medical ethics. Mr. Ellis speaks at
churches and community centers and is a popular and well sought-after
university guest lecturer. He has made scientific presentations in
Belgium, Germany, Cuba, and The Netherlands.
For years, health-conscious Philadelphians have tuned into his weekly
radio broadcasts and commentary, where Mr. Ellis can be relied upon to
dispense practical medical information. Mr. Ellis' unique broadcasts
are now heard in 53 U.S. markets and 53 countries around the world.
Mr. Ellis serves on the Institutional Review Board and the Ethics
Committee of Mercy Health Systems in Philadelphia. In 2005, he became a
member of the Institutional Review Board of Thomas Jefferson Health
Systems. He was a part of the Black Media Delegation at the 2010
International AIDS Conference in Vienna, Austria, and presented
recently presented on Inclusion and Retention of African Americans in
Clinical Trials in Havana.
In addition to serving on the Board of Universal Charter Schools and
Communities in Schools Philadelphia, he was recently appointed to serve
on the Blue Ribbon Commission on Youth Violence by the Mayor and School
superintendent of Philadelphia.
Mr. Ellis was a Borough Councilman in Yeadon, Pennsylvania until
2001, serving as Chair of the Public Health and Safety Committee.
Currently he is President of Strategies for Well-Being, LLC, a health
education and consulting company headquartered in Philadelphia, where
he consults with national corporate clients on promoting and providing
health education for consumers and providers.
Mr. Speaker, I ask that you, and my other distinguished colleagues
join me in recognizing Mr. Glenn Ellis, Sr. for his accomplishments and
service.
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