[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 54 (Monday, April 16, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E520]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




A TRIBUTE TO CAROLYN INGRAM SEITZ, 29TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT WOMAN OF 
                             THE YEAR--2012

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                          HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, April 16, 2012

  Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of Women's History 
Month. Each year during the month of March, we pay special tribute to 
the accomplishments made by our Nation's most distinguished women.
  Today, I pay tribute to Carolyn Ingram Seitz of Altadena, California. 
A zoning and planning consultant who has worked on many projects in 
Altadena for the last two decades, Carolyn moved to Altadena in 2000.
  Not long after she moved into Altadena, Ms. Seitz became involved in 
the community, advocating for community safety, and working with the 
Altadena Sheriff's Department and community members on neighborhood 
nuisance and other issues. She worked with her neighbors to form a 
neighborhood watch, and helped other neighborhoods prepare and be 
organized for cataclysmic events or natural disasters. Carolyn has also 
assisted with organizing Community Emergency Response Team, CERT, 
trainings, which offers drills, trainings and refreshers throughout the 
year. She is the Altadena Sheriff's Station CERT Coordinator, a member 
of the Regional CERT working group and sits on the Los Angeles County 
Operational Area Disaster Corps Volunteers Advisory Council. When the 
Station Fire occurred, Ms. Seitz worked tirelessly for many hours to 
ensure that the community had updated information on the fire, and the 
probable impacts caused by the rain that would result in flooding and 
mudflows.
  Carolyn was appointed as the Chairwoman of the Altadena Sheriff's 
Community Advisory Committee in 2007. In 2010 she brought together the 
California Highway Patrol, American Red Cross, Pasadena Police 
Department and community members to a successful Neighborhood Watch 
Conference, which she organized at Loma Alta Park in Altadena. Along 
with her extensive volunteer work with the Altadena Sheriff's 
Department, Carolyn contributes many hours to organizations such as the 
Quality of Life Center, Inc., Mentoring and Partnership for Youth 
Development, the Altadena Chamber of Commerce and the Central Altadena 
Little League. Recognized for her work in improving sheriff-community 
relations, Ms. Seitz has also been honored with the Altadena Chamber of 
Commerce's Outstanding Citizen of the Year Award in 2010.
  I ask all Members to join me today in honoring an outstanding woman 
of California's 29th Congressional District, Carolyn Ingram Seitz.

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