[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 36 (Monday, March 7, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E283]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





 TRIBUTE TO HELEN LEUNG--28TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT WOMAN OF THE YEAR

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                          HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 7, 2016

  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, Helen Leung, of 
Elysian Valley, a unique neighborhood in Los Angeles, California.
   Helen grew up in Elysian Valley and attended local public schools. 
After high school, she moved east to attend the University of 
Pennsylvania, where she received her Bachelor's Degree in Political 
Science and Communications, after which she attended Harvard's John F. 
Kennedy School of Government and obtained a Master's Degree in Public 
Policy and Urban Planning.
   With a passion for redefining the connection of social equity and 
community development, Helen worked at Living Cities in Washington, 
D.C., a national funders collaborative focused on systemic impact in 
low-income communities. She then served as a White House Intern in 
2010, a Fellow at the Department of Housing and Urban Development in 
2012, and gained extensive community-based experience working for 
former Los Angeles City Council President Eric Garcetti, in policy, 
planning and neighborhood development. Currently she is Co-Executive 
Director of LA-Mas, a non-profit community design organization 
headquartered in Elysian Valley. In this role, Ms. Leung ensures that 
all LA-Mas projects, such as the Futuro de Frogtown and Elysian Valley 
Knowledge Hub projects, are grounded in community need and policy 
potential.
   Helen's past volunteer involvement includes serving on the boards of 
the Elysian Valley Riverside Neighborhood Council and the Wildwood 
Foundation. Currently she serves on the Los Angeles Police Commission's 
Police Permit Review Panel, the Community Advisory Board of Genesis LA 
and the board of the Elysian Valley Arts Collective.
   I ask all Members to join me in honoring an exceptional woman of 
California's 28th Congressional District, Helen Leung, for her 
extraordinary service to the community.

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