[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 21916]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO PATRICIA WILLIAMS

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, November 13, 2006

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Patricia 
Williams, a community leader and entrepreneur. It behooves us to pay 
tribute to this outstanding woman and I hope my colleagues will join me 
in recognizing her impressive service.
  Born to the Honorable Kathryn Williams and the late James Williams, 
Patricia Williams credits living and growing up in evolving 
neighborhoods like Harlem, Bedford Stuyvesant and East New York as an 
inspiration to work for social and economical change.
  Ms. Williams knows hard work is an investment. She currently is the 
President/CEO of Ecotech Enterprises, Inc., a firm she established to 
provide consultant services to government agencies, private sector 
corporations, and small, minority-owned business enterprises. In the 
past, Ms. Williams provided community outreach and event planning for 
the Brooklyn Museum of Art Construction Project. She has delivered 
bottom line services such as marketing and sales to well known small 
businesses and she provides fundraising and workshop development 
assistance to several non-profits. Ms. Williams has been called upon as 
a panelist and guest speaker on numerous occasions and is considered an 
authority on business development.
  Prior to starting her own consulting firm, Ms. Williams was executive 
Director of the Minority Business Opportunity Center under the U.S. 
Department of Commerce, Minority Business Development Agency where she 
provided business services to more than 70,000 minority/women-owned and 
small businesses. As senior Administrator of Equal Employment 
Opportunity and Diversity for Morse Diesel International, she 
successfully implemented policies to ensure 100 million dollars of 
contracting opportunities for minority-owned and small businesses where 
she exceeded labor force and contracting goals set for women and 
minority skilled workers at JFK Airport's Terminal 4 construction 
project. She was Senior Employment Specialist and Career Development 
Instructor for Non-Traditional Community College, Operations Manager 
for Madison Avenue firm Durham Temporaries Inc., and has several years 
of experience at the U.S. Small Business Administration, Finance 
Division.
  Ms. Williams attended John Jay College where she majored in Criminal 
Justice and Labor Law. Her work has not gone unnoticed. Ms. Williams 
has been recognized by several government agencies and community 
organizations. She is also the recipient of the Columbia University 
Non-Profit Executive Management Scholarship. Ms. Williams is the proud 
mother of two, Leah and John.
  Mr. Speaker, I believe that it is incumbent on this body to recognize 
the work of Patricia Williams. Her deep commitment to her community 
makes her most worthy of our recognition today.

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