[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 95 (Thursday, June 21, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1109]
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                       HONORING DEBORAH J. MAGGS

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                            HON. TOM MARINO

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 21, 2012

  Mr. MARINO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of my constituent, 
Deborah J. Maggs, on the occasion of her retirement.
  Deborah was hired in May of 1975 as a Caseworker 2 for the Lycoming 
County Children and Youth Services. She has served for 37 consecutive 
years, 34 of which were full time. She worked part time for three years 
from 1979 to 1982 in order to raise her two children.
  In 1985, she was promoted to Casework Supervisor 1 in the General 
Protective Services Unit, a unit she led until 2005. Deborah's 
extensive training, experience and skills helped her develop expertise 
in the area of Child Protective Service investigation.
  In 2005, Deborah was instrumental in the development, implementation, 
and supervision of the County's Integrated Assessment Units, composed 
of caseworkers cross-trained to perform Child Protective Services, 
General Protective Services and Mental Health Assessments.
  Throughout her career, Deborah has supervised and mentored over 30 
staff, many of whom have gone on to become supervisors themselves.
  Deborah has dedicated a significant part of her life to service 
casework, having either supervised or conducted over 21,000 
investigations and assessments protecting the health, safety and 
wellbeing of well over 38,000 children. In 2010 she was recognized with 
the ``Excellence in Human Services'' award as nominated and selected by 
her staff and peers.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Deborah J. Maggs, and ask my 
colleagues to join me in praising her commitment to Pennsylvania's 10th 
Congressional District.

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