[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 181 (Friday, October 15, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1096-E1097]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 IN RECOGNITION OF SOUTHERN WAYNE COUNTY REGIONAL CHAMBER ENTREPRENEUR 
                       AWARD RECIPIENT AYANA KING

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                          HON. DEBBIE DINGELL

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 15, 2021

  Mrs. DINGELL. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Ayana King, 
CEO at Maximum Communications as she is awarded the Entrepreneur Award 
at the Southern Wayne County Regional Chamber's 5th annual Women of 
Achievement Awards. Her significant contributions to our community are 
worthy of commendation.
  Ms. King founded Maximum Communications, LLC in 2018 after working as 
Corporate Communications Manager at American House Senior Living 
Communities in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan where she worked for over 4 
years. A graduate of University of Michigan--Dearborn, Ms. King is a 
consultant and a leader in diversity, equity, and inclusion. She began 
her journey assisting business in social media management, but found 
her calling in giving diversity, equity, and inclusion workshops. To 
her, inclusion is more than a word to be thrown around, she is unafraid 
to have tough conversations about difficult topics. She helps everyone 
do better and look inwards to recognize their own unconscious bias.

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  Her expertise in communications and diversity, equity, and inclusion 
is sought after in our community and nationally. Ms. King is known by 
others to be strong, driven, and passionate--never missing an 
opportunity to educate those around her. Her creative, entrepreneurial 
spirit has helped Michigan businesses find innovative ways to reach new 
customers through social media, helping grow the local economy. In 
starting her own business, she discovered her enthusiasm for helping 
others by providing an inclusive education to businesses and executives 
all over Metro Detroit.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Ayana 
King and in congratulating her for being the recipient of the 
Entrepreneur Award. We are grateful for her service to our community in 
Wayne County and beyond. We join with Ayana's friends, family, and 
colleagues in thanking her for her hard work and dedication to helping 
others thrive and make our workspaces for inclusive for all.

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