[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 171 (Tuesday, October 16, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1418-E1419]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 HONORING SHEILA TUCKER WITH CALIFORNIA'S THIRD DISTRICT WOMAN OF THE 
                               YEAR AWARD

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                          HON. JOHN GARAMENDI

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 16, 2018

  Mr. GARAMENDI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Sheila Tucker as a 
woman of the year. She is committed to improving her community both 
through her career and volunteerism. Ms. Tucker has served The Leaven 
organization faithfully as Vice President since 2014. Through her 
leadership the Leaven has become a national award-winning program 
providing after-school and summer tutoring for children living in 
underprivileged communities. The Leaven began with one center and has 
grown under Ms. Tucker's leadership to nineteen centers serving eight 
cities and will expand to twenty-five centers by the end of this

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year. Her work helps the Leaven to further its mission of supporting 
communities and inspiring neighborhoods to take on their challenges 
together. Ms. Tucker dedicates her time, talent, and expertise to an 
organization working to provide children with early education 
intervention and make a positive impact on their family and community 
for years to come. Outside of her work, she donates her time to such 
organizations as the Fairfield-Suisun Chamber of Commerce, the 
Soroptimists of Central Solano, the Napa/Solano Girl Scouts, and the 
Solano County Library Foundation. She is continuously generous with her 
time in service to her community and the positive difference she has 
made cannot be overstated.

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