[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 113 (Thursday, June 18, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E548]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  HONORING JEREMY THOMAS LANIER AS A DISTINGUISHED LEADER IN CENTRAL 
                        FLORIDA FOR PRIDE MONTH

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                            HON. DARREN SOTO

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 18, 2020

  Mr. SOTO. Madam Speaker, 4th generation Floridian, Jeremy Thomas 
Lanier has been a lifelong resident of Osceola County. For decades he 
has worked with his parents, Tom and Sharon Lanier, in their family 
antiques store located in the heart of Historic Downtown Kissimmee. 
Raised with a sense of civic duty, Jeremy is president of the Downtown 
Business Association of Kissimmee, an organization that both of his 
parents led at one time, and he also serves as a board member of 
various community organizations including Kissimmee Main Street, the 
Osceola County Historical Society, the Opportunity Center, and the 
Osceola County LGBTA.
  In 2017 Jeremy began his career in public health at the Florida 
Department of Health in Osceola County working primarily with HIV 
patients in the ASPECTS clinic. After graduating with a degree in 
psychology from Rollins College in Winter Park, Jeremy used his 
education to successfully counsel both newly diagnosed and long-term 
HIV survivors and assist them throughout the treatment process. In 
addition to his counseling position at the health department, he also 
began working in the AIDS Drug Assistance Program where he manages the 
medication regimens of over 200 Osceola County clients.
  Jeremy also manages the ADAP Copay and Premium Assistance program; 
assisting over 50 clients with the acquisition and management of their 
insurance acquired through the Healthcare Marketplace. Jeremy also 
assists in the oversight of the PrEP program through which over 100 
clients have been afforded access to pre-exposure prophylaxis. Recently 
he accepted the position of Public Information Officer at the FDOH-
Osceola where he manages media relations, internal and public messaging 
and public outreach for the health department. Jeremy and his partner 
Christopher May live in the business district of Historic Downtown 
Kissimmee where they are active in community organizations and proudly 
support LGBT causes throughout Osceola County.

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