[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 17, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E342]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  A TRIBUTE TO LYNDA RESCIA--28TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT WOMAN OF THE 
                                  YEAR

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                          HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 17, 2015

  Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of Women's History 
Month. Each year, we pay special tribute to the contributions and 
sacrifices made by our nation's women. It is an honor to pay homage to 
outstanding women who are making a difference in my congressional 
district. I would like to recognize a remarkable woman, Lynda Rescia of 
Silver Lake, a unique neighborhood in Los Angeles, California.
   Lynda Rescia was born in Ludlow, Massachusetts, and attended Ludlow 
High School. She went on to study Communications with a specialization 
in Film at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. When Lynda 
moved to Los Angeles, California, she worked for a few years in the 
film industry in editing, and then for a commercial house working on 
television commercials.
   In 1984, Lynda married Michael Miller, who is a freelance 
photographer, and had a son, Byron, in 1986. Ms. Rescia continued to 
work freelance on commercials until the birth of her daughter, 
Haviland, in 1988. Soon after, Lynda went back to school part time to 
complete a degree in Child Development, and graduated magna cum laude 
with a Bachelor of Arts and received her teaching credential in 1994.
   Ms. Rescia has been passionate about education for many years. She 
worked in the Pasadena Unified School District and did substitute work 
for the Los Angeles Unified School District, before she was hired by 
Ivanhoe Elementary School as a kindergarten teacher in 1995. Since 
then, she has remained at Ivanhoe Elementary School spending most of 
her years as a primary teacher, then as a coach/coordinator, and 
currently as Principal. Under her leadership, the school, which is 
well-known for its high level of parent involvement, was honored as a 
``California Distinguished School'' in 2014, and has maintained its 
glorious reputation for academic excellence. In addition to dedicating 
herself to Ivanhoe Elementary School, Lynda has volunteered with The 
Great Los Angeles River CleanUp.
   I ask all Members to join me in honoring an exceptional woman of 
California's 28th Congressional District, Lynda Rescia.

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