[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 211 (Monday, December 14, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1141]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    HONORING SUPERVISOR SHIRLEE ZANE

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                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, December 14, 2020

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Madam Speaker, I rise today along with my 
colleague, Rep. Jared Huffman, to honor Supervisor Shirlee Zane in 
celebration of her 12 years of service on the Sonoma County Board of 
Supervisors.
  After graduating from Chico State University, Shirlee Zane earned 
Master's degrees in Theology from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School 
and in Family Counseling from Sonoma State University. She served as a 
minister, social worker, and special education professional before 
being elected to the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors in 2008.
  Supervisor Zane has drawn upon over 30 years of experience in human 
services to advocate for increased mental health services in the County 
of Sonoma. She worked tirelessly to pass Measure O in Sonoma County, 
which boosts spending on mental health and homelessness services, and 
expands the behavioral health mobile support team to assist law 
enforcement on mental health and substance abuse calls. Supervisor Zane 
is also an avid supporter of strong environmental policies, having 
served as a director of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District 
and played an important role in establishing Sonoma Clean Power.
  Perhaps the best testament to Shirlee Zane's dedication to her 
community is her exemplary work to assist people experiencing 
homelessness by providing them with a place to live. She was 
instrumental in creating Santa Rosa's Veterans Village, which houses 
fourteen formerly homeless veterans, and securing funding for The Palms 
Inn, which provides permanent supportive housing for 130 formerly 
homeless residents.
  Supervisor Zane's leadership has not gone unnoticed, having earned 
the National Alliance on Mental Illness's California Recovery 
Practitioner Award, the National Union of Healthcare Workers Patient 
Recovery Award, the Reverend Coffee Human Rights Award and the Hispanic 
Chamber of Commerce Community Service Award.
  Madam Speaker, Supervisor Shirlee Zane is the kind of citizen we 
should all strive to be. Sonoma County is certainly better as a result 
of her dedicated service. It is therefore fitting and proper that we 
honor her here today.

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