[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 172 (Thursday, November 3, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1103]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    IN RECOGNITION OF MR. RICHARD KOEPKE ON HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE 
           INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR TRAUMATIC STRESS STUDIES

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                          HON. DANNY K. DAVIS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, November 3, 2022

  Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois. Madam Speaker, it is my great 
pleasure to congratulate Mr. Richard Koepke of Oak Park, Illinois, on 
his retirement earlier this year from the International Society for 
Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS).
  With its headquarters in Chicago, ISTSS is the premier, global, 
interdisciplinary, professional organization promoting the advancement 
and exchange of knowledge about traumatic stress.
  As Executive Director of ISTSS for over two decades, Mr. Koepke 
worked tirelessly with ISTSS leaders to advance the traumatic stress 
field and promote healing and recovery among survivors of trauma.
  Prior to joining ISTSS, Mr. Koepke served in other non-profit 
management roles across Chicago, including with the American Hospital 
Association and the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago.
  As a social worker, Mr. Koepke also provided front-line clinical 
services for mental health consumers and their families.
  I join the members of ISTSS in congratulating Mr. Koepke on his 
outstanding career, and wish him much health and happiness in his well-
deserved retirement.

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