[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 132 (Tuesday, September 15, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1281]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       RECOGNIZING RITA SCARDACI

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                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 15, 2015

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize 
Rita Scardaci, who has had a distinguished career working in the public 
health profession in Northern California. She will be retiring from her 
position as the Director of Health Services in Sonoma County after a 
decade of service.
  Ms. Scardaci is a lifelong resident of Northern California, where she 
has given back to the community as a leader and pioneer in health 
services. She is a Registered Nurse, and has a degree in Public Health 
and Nursing, certification as a Health Education Specialist, and a 
Masters of Public Health. She has used her degrees to better the health 
of the residents of Santa Cruz County, and most recently Sonoma County 
through her work with the Health Services Department. Ms. Scardaci is 
an instructor at both University of California Santa Cruz and San Jose 
State University. She is a founding member of the California State 
Rural Health Association and sits on the board of the California 
Endowment and Sonoma-Mendocino-Lake County United Way, as well as three 
different health boards in Sonoma County.
  Ms. Scardaci's additional community involvement includes: member and 
past President of the County Health Executives Association of 
California; Commissioner Sonoma First Five, an organization charged 
with promoting, supporting and improving the early development of 
children from the prenatal stage through five years of age; member 
Santa Rosa Family Medicine Residency Consortium Board of Directors; 
Past President and Board Member at the California Telehealth 
Telemedicine Center, which works to achieve the fully optimized use of 
telehealth and other technology enabled health care services.
  Mr. Speaker, Rita Scardaci is a beloved and vitally important member 
of the community and it is appropriate that we acknowledge her today.

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