[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 172 (Friday, October 19, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1430]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 HONORING VERNEAL BRUMFIELD WITH CALIFORNIA'S THIRD DISTRICT WOMAN OF 
                             THE YEAR AWARD

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                          HON. JOHN GARAMENDI

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 19, 2018

  Mr. GARAMENDI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Verneal Brumfield 
as a woman of the year. She is committed to serving her community and 
devotes her time to help further the development of Solano County. She 
retired as a Correctional Administrator with 28 years of service to the 
State of California, where she was responsible for thousands of inmates 
and staff over the years. She has gone on to become actively involved 
in many community service organizations where she advocates for causes 
she believes in. She has served in leadership positions with the 
National Council of Negro Women, the Tri-City NAACP, the Solano County 
Chapter of The Links, Incorporated, and Democratic Women in Action. 
During her time as President of the Solano County Chapter of Links, 
Inc., she worked to secure a large grant which funded a STEM 
collaboration benefitting Solano County students. She also worked with 
the National Council of Negro Women and Campfire Girls of America to 
put on an event providing a holiday meal and gifts to underserved 
children in her area. Throughout her years of service to her community, 
Ms. Brumfield has been an integral part of many such projects 
benefitting the people of Solano County. She is always willing to serve 
wherever there is need and consistently does so with kindness and 
compassion.

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