[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 137 (Tuesday, September 22, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S6892]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO MARGO WALSH

   Mr. KING. Mr. President, today I wish to recognize Margo 
Walsh, founder of MaineWorks, for her outstanding leadership and 
dedication to the State of Maine.
  Under Margo's leadership, MaineWorks is strengthening communities and 
developing infrastructure across our State by providing temporary 
employment in the industrial construction sector to vulnerable laborers 
seeking to re-enter the workforce. Margo's vision has grown MaineWorks 
into an inclusive and empowering community for recent immigrants, low-
income laborers, past nonviolent offenders, military veterans, and 
other Mainers recovering from substance abuse.
  Margo holds a BA in Psychology from Wheaton College and spent over 10 
years in New York City as a recruiter for Goldman Sachs's Investment 
Banking Division and as an international human resources consultant at 
Hewitt. She subsequently returned to her home State of Maine, 
determined to channel her passion for economic and social development 
towards the common good.
  Margo's accomplishments at MaineWorks, however, extend beyond her 
initial decision to found the company in 2010. Under her continued 
leadership, MaineWorks has received recognition across the State and 
nationwide. In 2014 and 2015, SCORE recognized MaineWorks as the most 
successful innovative business in the State of Maine, and in 2014, 
MaineBiz Magazine named Margo as one of five women to watch. 
Additionally, MaineWorks is featured on the Federal Minimum Wage 
Campaign's video and was recently certified as a B-corporation, a 
testament to the company's commitment to transparency, social 
development, and environmental sustainability.
  I would like to recognize and thank Margo for her ongoing commitment 
to the State of Maine. Our State owes Margo a great deal for her 
vision, leadership, compassion, and commitment to Maine's social and 
economic development. I look forward to Margo's continued service to 
MaineWorks and to the entire State of Maine.

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