[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 9 (Thursday, January 13, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E35-E36]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     IN RECOGNITION OF HOLLY JAREK

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                          HON. RICHARD E. NEAL

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, January 13, 2022

  Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to 
honor Holly Jarek, a leader in the field of providing compassionate 
care to children and young adults who are severely developmentally 
delayed and with complex medical needs. Holly recently retired, and I 
would like to take a moment to highlight just a few of her 
accomplishments.
  After graduating from Cathedral High School in Springfield, 
Massachusetts, Holly went on to attend Boston University's School of 
Nursing, where she received a B.S. and M.S. in Child Health Nursing. 
From there, she received her Doctorate from the University of Alabama 
in Health Services Administration. Her doctoral work explored the 
administrative challenges facing pediatric long-term care 
administrators.
  Holly's experience includes a decade working with the University of 
Massachusetts Medical Center in a variety of leadership and educational 
roles. She was also a full-time faculty member at the University of 
Massachusetts Nursing School during this time, specializing in 
pediatrics and technology-based care. After leaving UMass Medical, she 
spent ten years in the private sector, where she established home care 
programs for medically fragile children throughout the United States 
and Canada in her capacity as a National Program Manager with Olsten 
Health Services. From there, she returned to the non-profit sector with 
the Franciscan Children's Hospital. She served as Vice President of 
Seven Hills Foundation and Administrator at Seven Hills Pediatric 
Centers in Groton and Hopedale, Massachusetts.
  I had the pleasure of meeting Holly on several occasions in 
Washington during her time as Chair of the Intellectual and 
Developmental Disabilities Committee of the American Health Care 
Association. She was a strong advocate on behalf of the most vulnerable 
in our society, and her leadership will be truly missed.
  Madam Speaker, in light of Holly's many accomplishments in her field, 
I would like to thank her for her steadfast service, and offer my 
personal best wishes for a long, happy, and healthy retirement.

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