[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15852]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


                        RECOGNIZING SONIA CULVER

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                            HON. SAM GRAVES

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 25, 2006

  Mr. GRAVES. Mr. Speaker, I proudly pause to recognize Sonia Culver of 
Saint Joseph, Missouri. Sonia is the President of Enrichment Therapies, 
a company that provides speech and developmental therapy services, and 
she has been chosen to receive the YWCA Women of Excellence Emerging 
Leader Award.
  As a speech-language pathologist and developmental therapist, Sonia 
has worked closely in the community to aid children and families facing 
speech and language challenges as well as the problems associated with 
autism. Sonia contracts with school districts to provide training and 
case management to speech implementers. She is also the Co-Founder of 
Connecting the Pieces, a seminar that is designed to help educators and 
families learn about Autism Spectrum disorders. Sonia is also on the 
Regional Interagency Coordinating Council for First Steps and is the 
author of a book series to be published in 2007, focusing on eliciting 
speech and language from children.
  Mr. Speaker, I proudly ask you to join me in recognizing Sonia 
Culver. Her commitment to speech therapies and enhancing the quality of 
life for children and families is highly appreciated. I am honored to 
represent her in the United States Congress.

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