[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 57 (Friday, March 26, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E308]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         HONORING ANNETTE TAYLOR AS THE 2020 WOMAN OF THE YEAR

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                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, March 26, 2021

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor 
Annette Taylor, whom I have named the 2020 Woman of the Year in Solano 
County, California. Woman of the Year recognizes women who have made 
important contributions to California's 5th Congressional District in 
Arts and Culture, Professional Achievement, Entrepreneurship and 
Innovation or Community Service.
  Born in Savannah, Georgia, Ms. Taylor's family moved to Vallejo in 
1958. She attended the University of San Francisco and graduated in 
1987 with a Bachelor of Science in Organizational Behavior. A member of 
the Vallejo Chamber of Commerce and the Solano County Black Chamber of 
Commerce, Ms. Taylor has prioritized nurturing local small businesses 
toward success and advocating for equity and equality for all. These 
efforts have not gone unnoticed, earning her dozens of accolades. Most 
notably, she was the recipient the Assemblywoman Pat Wiggins Woman of 
Achievement Award, not once but twice, in 2000 and 2002 and the Athena 
Award in 2004 from the Vallejo Chamber of Commerce.
  Over the course of her life as a community leader, Ms. Taylor has had 
an immense impact on the people of Vallejo. A lifetime member and 
former president of the Vallejo Section of the National Council of 
Negro Women, Ms. Taylor has proven herself a leader amongst others. She 
has been an effective community advocate for communities of color in 
her roles as a life member and the former first vice president of the 
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's (NAACP) 
Vallejo Branch, receiving the President's Award in 1988.
  Ms. Taylor currently serves as the Senior Community Development 
Analyst in the Economic Development Division in the city of Vallejo. In 
2000 and 2020, Ms. Taylor received the California on Location Award as 
the Employee of the Year for Cities for her many years of 
professionally supporting the film industry and their activities. She 
has utilized her personal and professional successes to lift worthy 
causes in our community. Further, as a consummate philanthropist, Ms. 
Taylor has donated to the arts, public broadcasting and veterans.
  Madam Speaker, Ms. Annette Taylor is a lifelong public servant, 
dedicated to giving back to our community of Vallejo, and a great 
friend. It is therefore fitting and proper that we honor Ms. Annette 
Taylor here today as Solano County's 2020 Woman of the Year.

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