[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 102 (Wednesday, June 15, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E629]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                TRIBUTE TO JEAN McCOWN ON HER RETIREMENT

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                           HON. ANNA G. ESHOO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 15, 2022

  Ms. ESHOO. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Jean McCown, her 
career in public service, and as Associate Vice President of Government 
Affairs at Stanford University. Jean is a graduate of the University of 
Michigan and Boalt Hall Law School. Before joining Stanford in 2004, 
she was a partner at the law firm of Ritchey Fisher Whitman & Klein, 
where she focused on land use, environmental and real estate matters.
  Jean was a member of the Palo Alto City Council from 1990 to 1998 and 
served as mayor in 1993. She previously served on the Palo Alto 
Planning Commission and on regional transportation committees including 
the CalTrain Joint Powers Board and the Metropolitan Transportation 
Commission.
  Jean McCown served on the board of the Greenbelt Alliance for many 
years and is now a board member of the Palo Alto Community Foundation 
and Alta, formerly the Palo Alto Housing Corporation.
  The honors she has earned include the John W. Gardner Leadership 
Award in 1994 from American Leadership Forum Silicon Valley, and the 
Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce Athena Award in 2004.
  As Associate Vice President within the Office of Government Affairs 
at Stanford, Jean McCown focused on the University's government and 
community affairs efforts and initiatives at the city, county and state 
level. She maintained relationships with community-based organizations, 
government officials, local businesses and citizens to support 
effective communication and dialogue within the Stanford community and 
between Stanford and its neighbors. While at Stanford she provided 
strategic leadership for the Searsville Watershed Restoration project 
and provided strategic guidance for the Middle Plaza Housing Project in 
Menlo Park. She helped build supportive relationships with the Palo 
Alto Unified School District and secured the fire services contract 
between Stanford and the Palo Alto Fire Department. Jean led multiple 
General Use Permit negotiations with Santa Clara County, provided 
strategic guidance for the Hospitals Renewal projects for the Stanford 
adult and children's hospitals, and helped spearhead the Palo Alto 
Mayfield agreement creating new public playing fields and housing for 
the City.
  Madam Speaker, I ask the entire House of Representatives to join me 
in honoring Jean McCown for her extraordinary work and in wishing her 
every blessing in her well-deserved retirement.

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