[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 129 (Wednesday, July 26, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E725]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 TRIBUTE TO BARBARA MELTZER--30TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT WOMAN OF THE 
                                  YEAR

                                 ______
                                 

                          HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 26, 2023

  Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I rise today as we pay special tribute to 
the contributions and sacrifices made by our Nation's women during 
Women's History Month. It is an honor to pay homage to outstanding 
women who are making a difference in my Congressional District. I would 
like to recognize a remarkable woman, Barbara Meltzer of West 
Hollywood, California.
  Barbara Meltzer has had an illustrious career, which began in her 
hometown of New York City, where she worked on NBC-TV's The Tonight 
Show Starring Johnny Carson for a decade as Assistant to the Producer. 
She went on to serve as Associate Producer of several ABC-TV comedy 
specials, and later moved to Los Angeles to rejoin The Tonight Show for 
a brief period, before becoming Director of NBC-TV's Creative Services 
Department, where she oversaw major corporate and affiliated station 
special activities and events. Barbara went on to open her own public 
relations and marketing agency, specializing in non-profit 
organizations and aging related projects and programs, and joined the 
Los Angeles Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America, where 
she served as vice president of the Board of Directors.
  Ms. Meltzer is passionate about serving and advocating for people who 
are 50 years of age and older. She is a longstanding member of Life 
Planning Network, an organization committed to shaping the future of 
aging through information, dialogue, and expertise. In 2007, she was 
appointed as a Commissioner on the Los Angeles County Commission for 
Older Adults, where she serves to this day, and has been honored 
several times for her outstanding volunteer service for Los Angeles 
County's older adult population. Most recently, Barbara was appointed 
to serve on the American Society on Aging's Ageism & Culture Advisory 
Council. Based upon Barbara's suggestion, the Council launched the 
nation's first Ageism Awareness Day, which was on October 7, 2022, and 
the Council is currently making plans for Ageism Awareness Day for 
October 7, 2023.
  Over the years, Barbara has selflessly dedicated her time to serving 
West Hollywood in several capacities. In 2010, she produced a half-day 
symposium for the city, titled Pathways to Positive Aging: Creating 
Communities for a Lifetime. In 2013, Barbara was appointed to the Human 
Services Commission, where she currently serves as chair. In addition 
to overseeing the city's provided services and programs, the Commission 
at that time was given the lead in the planning and implementation of 
the West Hollywood Aging in Place/Aging in Community Initiative, to 
support the quality of life, well-being, and health of older adults. 
Devoted to raising awareness about Alzheimer's disease and other 
dementias, Ms. Meltzer was instrumental in creating a West Hollywood 
community event titled Matters of the Mind: A Community Forum on 
Understanding and Responding to Alzheimer's and Other Types of 
Dementia. She also serves as Vice President of the Friends of the West 
Hollywood Library's Board of Directors.
  I ask all Members to join me in honoring this exceptional, well-
respected woman of California's 30th Congressional District, Barbara 
Meltzer.

                          ____________________