[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 57 (Thursday, April 19, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E595-E596]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           IN RECOGNITION OF 
                              NATALIE BERG

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                           HON. JACKIE SPEIER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 19, 2012

  Ms. SPEIER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor Dr. Natalie Berg who today 
is receiving the 2011 Silver Spur Award from San Francisco Planning and 
Urban Research (SPUR). This award recognizes a lifetime of civic 
achievement of a San Franciscan.
  Dr. Berg has had parallel careers in higher education and land use 
issues. She is a member of the Board of Trustees at City College of San 
Francisco and she is the President of NKB Strategies, a consulting 
company specializing in strategies for land use.
  For twelve years, she was Senior Vice President of Forest City 
Development where she was responsible for obtaining the entitlements 
for the Westfield San Francisco Centre and now continues to be a 
consultant there. She also served as the president of the Yerba

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Buena Alliance, the vice president of the Market Street Association and 
numerous community and neighborhood groups.
  Dr. Berg has served City College for over 30 years as a professor, 
dean and an elected member of the Board of Trustees. In 1997, 2001 and 
2006 she was President of the board.
  She started in 1967 as an instructor in English, ESL, History and 
Civics. In 1976 she became administrative assistant to the President of 
the Community College Division. The following year she was appointed 
administrative assistant to the Vice Chancellor of Personnel. In 1980, 
she was named Coordinator of Personnel Relations and in 1984 became 
Director of Employee Relations.
  Dr. Berg was originally elected to the San Francisco Community 
College District Board of Trustees in 1996 and re-elected every four 
years since then. She chairs the board's Community Relations Committee 
and is a member of the Policy Implementation Committee. Before her 
service on the board, Dr. Berg was the Dean of the John Adams Campus 
and the School of Health and Physical Education.
  It is evident from Dr. Berg's career and service that she loves San 
Francisco and is committed to the highest quality of public policy and 
urban planning. Her outstanding leadership has earned her the title of 
one of ``The Most 100 influential Women in the San Francisco Bay Area'' 
from The San Francisco Business Times four times. The same paper chose 
her to be on the ``Forever Honor Roll'' of the most influential women 
in the Bay Area.
  Dr. Berg received her Ed.D. in Community College Administration/
Curriculum from Nova University in Fort Lauderdale in Florida, her MA 
in Educational Administration/College Finance from San Francisco State 
University and her BA in Economics from UC Berkeley.
  She lives in San Francisco with her husband Peter Finnegan. They have 
three children, eleven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask this body to rise with me to acknowledge the many 
contributions of Natalie Berg, a great community leader and my friend.

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