[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 133 (Tuesday, September 6, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1194]
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                       IN HONOR OF ANDREA SKOREPA

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                            HON. JUAN VARGAS

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, September 6, 2016

  Mr. VARGAS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Andrea Skorepa for her 
leadership and her steadfast 45 years of service to the San Ysidro 
Community and the greater San Diego region.
  A San Ysidro native, Andrea Skorepa has dedicated her life to 
improving and empowering her hometown. Since 1980, she has been the CEO 
and President of the Board for Casa Familiar, a non-profit organization 
that offers social services, affordable housing, educational 
programming, and cultural programming to the community of San Ysidro. 
Prior to this position, Ms. Skorepa worked as an educator in the San 
Ysidro School District, where she organized the school district's first 
teachers union.
  Ms. Skorepa has served as part of the leadership on the City of San 
Diego Mayor's Latino Advisory Committee, the American Civil Liberties 
Union, the Chicano Executives Committee, the American Institute of 
Architects Regional and Urban Design Assistance Team, the San Diego 
Repertory Theater and numerous other groups. She is the first person 
from San Ysidro to receive the prestigious Ohtli prize on behalf of the 
Mexican government, in recognition of her efforts to improve the US-
Mexico border region.
  After 45 years of service, Ms. Skorepa will be retiring this fall. 
Her legacy is one of exceptional leadership, tremendous vision, and 
unwavering devotion to the San Ysidro community and the greater San 
Diego region.

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