[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 59 (Thursday, April 12, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E450]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  TRIBUTE TO ANASTASIA MANN--28TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT WOMAN OF THE 
                                  YEAR

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                          HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 12, 2018

  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, Anastasia Mann 
of Hollywood Hills, a unique neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.
   Anastasia Mann founded Corniche Travel in 1987 and successfully 
launched a new division called Anastasia's Africa in 2004, which 
specializes in customized trips to southern and eastern Africa. She 
later established Corniche Entertainment, which provides music and 
entertainment for private events around the world. Alongside the 
development of her own company, Anastasia has taken on several 
leadership roles in the travel industry, locally, state-wide, 
nationally and internationally. She is the founding chairman of the 
West Hollywood Visitors and Convention Bureau, and a founding member of 
the California Travel and Tourism Commission, where she served two 
terms as the sole representative for all travel management agencies in 
California and served on the Executive Committee. In addition, she is a 
member of the California Chamber of Commerce and spent ten years on the 
international board of directors of the Travel & Tourism Research 
Association, serving as President and Chair. Ms. Mann served as a 
California representative to the White House Conference on Tourism 
during the Clinton Administration and was a keynote speaker at both the 
2003 International Conference on Peace through Tourism in Geneva, 
Switzerland and the 2005 IIPT African Conference in Lusaka, Zambia.
   In addition to her impressive achievements in the travel industry, 
Ms. Mann is also actively involved in the community, serving as 
President of the Hollywood Hills West Neighborhood Council and as a 
Hearing Examiner for the Los Angeles Police Department's Board of 
Rights. She is a long-standing board member of the Hollywood Chamber of 
Commerce and was involved with the Hollywood Arts Council. Anastasia 
and her company support several organizations, including the Fred 
Jordan Mission in downtown Los Angeles, Program for Torture Victims, 
OneLegacy Foundation and Disabled American Veterans.
   Ms. Mann's noble deeds have not been overlooked as she has received 
numerous commendations by the Los Angeles City Council, Los Angeles 
Mayor, the Governor of California and the United States Senate for 
philanthropy and business achievements. She also received the Woman of 
Achievement Award from the Century City Chamber of Commerce in 2006, 
the prestigious Diamond Award from the Southern California chapter of 
the American Society of Travel Agents in 2017 and was the first 
recipient of the Anastasia K. Mann Leadership Award from the Travel and 
Tourism Marketing Association.
   I ask all Members to join me in honoring this exceptional, well-
respected woman of California's 28th Congressional District, Anastasia 
Mann.

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