[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 28 (Wednesday, February 27, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E207]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING LOIS M. SAHYOUN

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                            HON. JEFF DENHAM

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 27, 2013

  Mr. DENHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to acknowledge and honor San 
Joaquin County Clerk to the Board of Supervisors Ms. Lois M. Sahyoun, 
who is retiring after more than 33 years of outstanding service to our 
county.
  Ms. Sahyoun graduated from Edison High School and San Joaquin Delta 
College. She continued her education at the University of the Pacific, 
earning a Certificate of Completion for Public Management in Changing 
Environment. She also completed the San Joaquin County Human Resources 
Leadership Academy.
  In 1966, she began her career in county service as a Clerk Typist 
with the Department of Public Assistance, where she was promoted to 
Clerk Stenographer in Administration and worked for the Assistant 
Director. Lois was then hired by the Board of Supervisors and promoted 
to Board Secretary/Office Manager.
  In 1979, Lois took a job with Representative Norman D. Shumway and 
worked as his District Coordinator for nine years. She returned to the 
Board of Supervisors in 1991 as an Administrative Manager. In 1993, she 
was appointed by the Board of Supervisors as Clerk of the Board.
  The San Joaquin County Committees on which Ms. Sahyoun has served 
include the San Joaquin County-Wide Internet Security Committee, San 
Joaquin County Equal Employment Opportunity Coordinator, Department 
Head Retreat Committee, Diversity Luncheon Committee, San Joaquin 
County Mentor-Mentee Partnership Program, County Content Management 
System Committee, and the San Joaquin County Green Committee. Ms. 
Sahyoun is also currently in her fourth four-year term as a 
Commissioner with the San Joaquin County Parks and Recreation 
Commission.
  Additionally, Lois served on the City of Stockton Planning 
Commission, the Board of Directors of the Central Valley Asian-American 
Chamber of Commerce, and was the former President and District 
Commissioner of the Little League and Babe Ruth Sports Programs in 
Stockton, California. On the Statewide California Clerk of the Board of 
Supervisors Association, she served as Treasurer, Secretary, Vice 
President, and President. She has dedicated her time as Editor of the 
Capstone Publication and her efforts to the Education Committee, 
Nomination Committee, Mentor Committee, New Clerks Institute, and the 
New Supervisors Institute.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in honoring and commending Ms. Lois M. 
Sahyoun for her numerous years of selfless service to the betterment of 
our community.

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