[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 25, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E711]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            TRIBUTE TO HONOR KATHLEEN KING ON HER RETIREMENT

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                           HON. ANNA G. ESHOO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 25, 2023

  Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Kathleen King who is 
retiring as CEO of the Healthier Kids Foundation, a non-profit 
foundation focused on the health needs of underserved children and 
youth in Silicon Valley. She served the Foundation and the children of 
Santa Clara County for 15 highly productive years.
  Kathleen King is a native Californian. She attended public schools in 
San Jose and graduated from West Valley College and Santa Clara 
University. She is married to Mark Stark and has 5 children: Marie, 
Allyssa, Nick, Matthew, and Robert.
  Kathleen worked for nearly 20 years at Applied Materials and was a 
member of the Saratoga City Council and twice the City's Mayor. She is 
also a member of several other state and community boards including the 
Valley Medical Center Foundation, Lincoln Law School Silicon Valley and 
the California State Dental Board. She also served on the Housing Trust 
Board and is a member of the American Leadership Forum. She was a 
founding member of Bay Area Women's Sports Initiative. She was 
described by Mark Pearl, M.D., a professor at Stanford University and 
former CEO of The Permanente Medical Group, as dynamic, visionary and 
highly effective.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask the entire House of Representatives to join me in 
honoring Kathleen King on her retirement from the Healthier Kids 
Foundation and in thanking her for her extraordinary service to the 
children of our community. She is a national treasure.

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