[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 19, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E335]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                      IN HONOR OF MARSHA B. JETTE

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                           HON. JOE COURTNEY

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 19, 2013

  Mr. COURTNEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to offer my heartiest 
congratulations and sincere thanks to Marsha Jette of Norwich. For more 
than four decades she has assisted the farmers of Connecticut. This 
past January, Marsha retired after more than 41 years of working for 
the U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency in Connecticut.
  After graduating from Norwich Free Academy, Marsha attended Johnson 
and Wales Junior College in Providence, RI where she took courses in 
bookkeeping. Between 1969 and 1971 Marsha worked at various companies 
as a bookkeeper. In 1971, Marsha began her career at USDA with the 
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASCS), now the 
Farm Service Agency (FSA) as a Program Assistant in the New London 
County office in Norwich. In 1973 Marsha was made Acting County 
Executive Director in her office which led her to enter the County 
Office Training program the following year in order to become a County 
Executive Director.
  Marsha became County Executive Director of the New London County ASCS 
Office on May 11, 1975. During her tenure in the county office, Marsha 
also served on the 2007 National CED Classification Review Committee 
and served as the State Communications Coordinator. In her role as 
State Communications Coordinator, Marsha coordinated various events 
including a visit from the FSA Administrator and Washington, DC staff, 
as well as educational tours from the Connecticut State and County 
Committee members. Mrs. Jette also compiled an education text for state 
and county committee members in order to provide them with a better 
understanding of FSA and its mission.
  In August, 2009, Marsha Jette was appointed as State Executive 
Director of FSA in Connecticut by President Barack Obama. In her 
capacity as Executive Director, Marsha worked tirelessly to promote 
agriculture in the state and support her staff in Connecticut. The 
final three and a half years of her tenure at USDA crowned an 
impressive career. My staff and I called on Marsha countless times--
whether to assess damage after a hurricane hit the state or to 
determine the status of FSA payments, Marsha always had the answer. 
Mrs. Jette's absence at the Farm Service Agency will be felt both 
within and outside the agency for some time to come. I thank her for 
her many years of service to the agricultural community, congratulate 
her on her retirement, and wish her well in all of her future 
endeavors.

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