[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 194 (Wednesday, November 29, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1613-E1614]
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                            MARY ANNE FLEET

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                           HON. ED PERLMUTTER

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 29, 2017

  Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Mary Anne 
Fleet for being honored by the West Chamber of Commerce.
  Mary Anne Fleet received her bachelor's degree in music education 
from Temple University where she studied bassoon with members of the 
Philadelphia Orchestra. After moving to Colorado, she worked as a 
freelance musician with the Central City Opera Company and other 
professional musical ensembles while teaching woodwinds privately.
  Mary Anne later moved to the nonprofit sector and earned her Master's 
degree in nonprofit management from Regis University. She

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worked as Development Director for Hear Now and as Executive Director 
for Caring Connection. For the last 21 years, she has been a member of 
the bassoon section of the Lakewood Symphony. In 2010, she became the 
symphony's first Executive Director and has helped the symphony become 
a major force within Lakewood's performing arts community.
  Mary Anne maintains an active woodwind teaching studio at Music & 
Arts in Littleton, and has served as president of the South Lakewood 
Business Association, past president of the Rotary Club of Lakewood, 
and is currently a member of All Comforting Things, which provides 
hand-crafted items to people in need. She is also a proud mother of 
three and the grandmother of four. She and her husband recently 
celebrated their 51st wedding anniversary.
  I extend my deepest congratulations to Mary Anne Fleet for this well-
deserved honor from the West Chamber of Commerce.

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