[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 50 (Thursday, March 21, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E274]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 HONORING AMBER ADAMS AS A DISTINGUISHED LEADER IN CENTRAL FLORIDA FOR 
                         WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH

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                            HON. DARREN SOTO

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 21, 2024

  Mr. SOTO. Mr. Speaker, Amber Adams is the Osceola County regional 
president and senior vice president for SouthState Bank. She has worked 
in the banking industry for over 21 years and spent the last 12 years 
working in Osceola County, Florida. During her time in the Osceola 
County community, she has served as the chair of the Poinciana Area 
Council Board, chair of the Poinciana Medical Center Board of Trustees, 
advisory board member for the Poinciana YMCA, chair of finance for 
Community Vision, and is a graduate of Leadership Osceola. Amber 
currently serves in various organizations, including as a board member 
of the Osceola County Education Foundation and a champion trustee of 
the Osceola Chamber of Commerce.
  Mrs. Adams is an active member of the Rotary Club of Kissimmee and is 
a multiple Paul Harris Fellow recipient. She has chaired the annual 
Operation Outdoor Freedom charity sporting clay shoot for the Rotary 
for the past three years. This event has raised over $150,000 for 
Florida wounded veterans. It is the largest fundraiser for Operation 
Outdoor Freedom--an organization supported by the Florida Department of 
Agriculture and Consumer Services through the Florida Forest Service. 
It provides recreational and rehabilitative activities to wounded 
veterans.
  Amber is proud to work for a company with strong core values that 
support her efforts to give back to her community. She is also thankful 
for her husband, Robert, and two daughters, Madison and Mckenzie, who 
have spent numerous hours volunteering for these great organizations 
alongside her. She is committed to continuing to do her part in making 
Central Florida and her local community a better place.

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