[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 114 (Thursday, July 14, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1119]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING MS. KATHLEEN KANE

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                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 14, 2016

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor 
Kathleen H. Kane, the Executive Director of the Sonoma County Community 
Development Commission, upon her retirement from an impressive career 
in affordable housing and community development that has spanned 30 
years.
  Ms. Kane, a New Jersey native, completed her Bachelor of Arts in 
Urban Studies and a Certificate of Proficiency in French at Franklin & 
Marshall College before administering federally-funded programs for 
municipalities in Vermont between 1986 and 1991.
  Ms. Kane then joined the Sonoma County Community Development 
Commission (CDC) in 1992, and has held a number of positions during her 
24 years with the CDC. She joined the office as a supervisor of the 
Housing Rehabilitation loan and grants programs, and served as the 
Community Development Manager before assuming her current position as 
the CDC's Executive Director. Throughout her time with the CDC, Ms. 
Kane has overseen the administration of federal, state and local funds 
for affordable housing, homelessness, and community development 
activities while tirelessly working to improve our community through 
redevelopment.
  As an unwavering advocate of social justice, Kathleen is renowned 
among her peers for her intelligence, speed, and determination to 
improve the lives of those in need in our community. During her tenure 
with the CDC, she has worked to create 1,211 new apartments and 250 new 
ownership properties in Sonoma County, with several hundred more 
currently under development. Ms. Kane also sits on the Sonoma County 
Workforce Investment and Upstream Investments boards and the California 
Association of Housing Authorities. She has served the National 
Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials as an executive 
board member since 2004 and the Northern California/Nevada Executive 
Directors Association as Treasurer since 2009.
  Mr. Speaker, Ms. Kane has dedicated her career to creating safe, 
secure, and healthy housing for the people of Sonoma County. Therefore, 
it is fitting and proper that we honor her here today and extend our 
best wishes for an enjoyable retirement and many happy memories to come 
with her husband, Bob, and children, Christopher and William.

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