[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 135 (Friday, September 19, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1487-E1488]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING MICHELLE SCULLY

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                          HON. JOHN GARAMENDI

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 18, 2014

  Mr. GARAMENDI. Mr. Speaker, I submit the following:

       Michelle Scully (Educator, agriculture and economic 
     development advocate; Lake County): Michelle has a 20-year 
     history of service to Lake County, particularly in the areas 
     of education, agriculture, and economic development. When 
     Michelle and her husband relocated to Lake County as he went 
     to work in the family's pear packing and farming businesses, 
     she quickly immersed herself in community activities. She was 
     appointed to an advisory board tasked with researching the 
     divisive issue of genetically modified crops. She also served 
     on the steering committee that developed Lake County

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     AgVenture, a program to educate community leaders on the 
     importance of agriculture to Lake County. To address the 
     issue of hunger, Michelle organized a very successful 
     Bountiful Gift Box fundraiser for the county's Hunger Task 
     Force. She brings creativity and solid business ideas to the 
     table of the Regional Economic Development Committee with a 
     style that keeps community members excited and engaged in 
     realizing opportunities. She was a member of the Advisory 
     Council appointed to be a driving force behind the opening of 
     Marymount California University's Lakeside Campus and now 
     serves as the campus's inaugural executive director.
       Michelle has weathered storms, professional and personal, 
     with infinite grace and a smile on her face. When she fell 
     and broke her back riding her horse on their ranch, Michelle 
     dragged herself, using only her arms, a quarter mile home 
     where she laid on the floor until her husband arrived and 
     insisted on taking her to the emergency room. Once home from 
     surgery she missed just three lectures of teaching her 
     biology class at Mendocino College, where she is still an 
     instructor. Michelle personifies grit--she is able to work 
     hard, overcome adversity, and bring long-term passions and 
     community goals to fruition.

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