[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 31 (Tuesday, March 5, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E245-E246]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    TRIBUTE TO TINA GRAY CARSTENSEN

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                            HON. TOM LATHAM

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 05, 2013

  Mr. LATHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate and recognize 
Tina Gray Carstensen for being named a 2013 Forty Under 40 honoree by 
the award-winning central Iowa publication, Business Record.

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   Since 2000, Business Record has undertaken an exhaustive annual 
review to identify a standout group of young leaders in the Greater Des 
Moines area who are making an impact in their communities and their 
careers. Each year, forty up-and-coming community and business leaders 
under 40 years of age are selected for this prestigious distinction, 
which is based on a combined criteria of community involvement and 
success in their chosen career field. The 2013 class of Forty Under 40 
honorees join an impressive roster of 560 business leaders and growing.
   Tina Gray Carstensen is a lifelong Iowa native who grew up in Newton 
and received her Bachelor of Arts from Central College in Pella. Since 
2002, Tina has been a marketing coordinator for Shive-Hattery 
Architecture and Engineering in West Des Moines, a full service design 
firm. In this role Tina has built the marketing team and hired and 
trained other marketing coordinators in the firm's offices across Iowa 
and Illinois. Her passion for helping others has led her to become 
extremely involved with community organizations, including providing 
graphic design services for various animal rescue groups and serving as 
Chair of the West Des Moines Leadership Academy Board. Tina resides in 
the Beaverdale neighborhood in Des Moines with her husband Jay, her 
stepson Finn and their two cats Mo and Hershey. Her proud parents, 
James and Sandra Gray, continue to reside in Newton.
   Mr. Speaker, it is a profound honor to represent leaders like Tina 
in the United States Congress and it is with great pride that I 
recognize and applaud Mrs. Carstensen for utilizing her talents to 
better both her community and the great state of Iowa. I invite my 
colleagues in the House to join me in congratulating Tina on receiving 
this esteemed designation, thanking those at Business Record for their 
great work, and wishing each member of the 2013 Forty Under 40 class 
continued success.

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