[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 35 (Tuesday, March 12, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E272]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   TRIBUTE TO ANGELA DETHLEFS-TRETTIN

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                            HON. TOM LATHAM

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 12, 2013

  Mr. LATHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate and recognize 
Angela Dethlefs-Trettin for being named a 2013 Forty Under 40 honoree 
by the award-winning central Iowa publication, Business Record.
   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.
   Angela Dethlefs-Trettin has been an active member of the 
philanthropic community in Iowa and across the country for nearly her 
entire life. Originally from Waterloo, she first served on the 
foundation board Teen Trust as a high school student. She went on to 
work at the Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa and helped to 
establish community foundations in many of the rural communities in 
that part of the state, working with local citizens to capture 
charitable dollars that will positively impact important community 
projects for generations to come. Her passion led her to the Iowa 
Council of Foundations, where she worked with grantmakers across our 
great state, and ultimately to her new role as Director of Community 
Investment and Initiatives at the Community Foundation of Greater Des 
Moines. Angela continues to volunteer her time for various 
philanthropic initiatives throughout her community and was recently 
named to the National Standards Board for U.S. Community Foundations. 
Outside of her personal and professional philanthropy efforts, Angela's 
focus is on her husband, Matt, and her son, Henry. In every facet of 
her life, Angela is an example of service and Iowa work ethic that our 
state can be proud of.
   Mr. Speaker, it is a profound honor to represent leaders like Angela 
in the United States Congress and it is with great pride that I 
recognize and applaud Mrs. Dethlefs-Trettin 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 Angela 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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