[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 180 (Friday, December 11, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1778]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             CONGRATULATING LISA DRAKE UPON HER RETIREMENT

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                            HON. ANN WAGNER

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, December 11, 2015

  Mrs. WAGNER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Lisa Drake 
upon her upcoming retirement after 28 years with Monsanto.
  Since January 2007, Lisa has served as the Team Lead for U.S. State 
and Local Government Affairs for Monsanto. In that capacity, she has 
managed the company's government affairs and community relations teams 
in all fifty states and Puerto Rico. She also has served as Secretary 
of the Board of Colorado Biosciences Association.
  Prior to working in Government Affairs, Lisa was Director of Public 
Affairs for Monsanto's Agricultural Sector, managing global media 
relations and issues management for the company's leading herbicide, 
Roundup herbicide, and several of its biotechnology traits and seeds 
businesses.
  Before she joined Monsanto, Lisa earned a B.A. in technical 
journalism from Colorado State University and she worked for two trade 
associations in California. She also served as a reporter for several 
daily and weekly newspapers in Colorado, Mississippi and Alabama.
  As the Team Lead for U.S. State and Local Government Affairs, Lisa 
recruited, trained and developed an outstanding team of professionals 
to represent Monsanto before local and state governments. She and her 
team have built deep and effective relationships with legislative 
bodies, elected officials, and grower organizations throughout the 
nation. While she has had many accomplishments, one of note is her 
development and implementation of a strategy to engage and partner with 
communities around a number of Monsanto's facilities.
  Throughout her career, Lisa has represented Monsanto with 
professionalism, grace, and class and has been a strong advocate for 
American agriculture and farmers. After relocating from St. Louis some 
years ago, Lisa and her husband Jack and two children, Sam and Amanda, 
live and work in Denver, Colorado. In retirement, Lisa and Jack are 
looking forward to traveling and pursuing their hobbies and 
philanthropic activities. I wish them the best as they begin this 
exciting new chapter in their lives.

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