[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 66 (Tuesday, April 24, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E520]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                               FRAN BAKER

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                           HON. ED PERLMUTTER

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 24, 2018

  Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and honor Fran 
Baker for receiving the West Chamber's Jefferson County Hall of Fame 
Award. This award honors outstanding individuals who have had 
significant and long-lasting impacts on Jefferson County's economy, 
community and legacy.
   Fran Baker is the Executive Director of Enrichment for the Gold 
Crown Foundation where she oversees program development, community 
outreach and fundraising efforts. However, Fran's first love is 
fashion. She started her career as a fashion buyer for May Company in 
Denver, after receiving a marketing degree from The Fashion Institute 
of Technology at NYU. She left the fashion industry and dedicated 
several years to raising her children. While raising her children, she 
returned to school to receive her BA in Early Childhood Development and 
teaching certificate from Metro State University.
   For nine years, she worked as a Title One Reading Teacher and 
Literacy Coach in Jefferson County. From there, she went on to lead a 
needs assessment for the planning, designing and implementation of the 
Enrichment programs for the Gold Crown Foundation's Field House. Under 
Fran's direction, Gold Crown Enrichment was awarded licensing for the 
international after school program, ``The Clubhouse.'' She worked to 
develop the relationship with Jefferson County schools to establish 
programming during the school day, which has served thousands of 
students from neighboring elementary and middle schools. After 
providing Enrichment programs for 14 years at the Field House, Gold 
Crown recently opened a second Clubhouse in Edgewater. Fran currently 
serves on the board for the Clubhouse Network, which includes 100 
Clubhouse sites in 19 countries.
   Congratulations to Fran Baker for this well-deserved award, and I 
thank her for her continued dedication to our community.

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