[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 HECTOR B. FERNANDEZ

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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 Hector B. 
Fernandez, an accomplished professional and model citizen of New York. 
It behooves us to pay tribute to this outstanding man and I hope my 
colleagues will join me in recognizing his impressive service.
  Hector B. Fernandez was born in the Dominican Republic to Mercedes 
and Benjamin Fernandez. At the age of 7, his family immigrated to the 
United States and settled in the borough of Manhattan, New York. He was 
reared in a traditional Latino home where hard work and education is 
valued and rigorously enforced.
  Mr. Fernandez received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the 
Metropolitan College of New York and has over 25 years of professional 
experience with the New York City Health and Hospital Corporation and 
local not-for-profit organizations. He has dedicated the past 20 years 
of his life to serving individuals and their families afflicted with 
the illness of addiction. His strong convictions and compassionate 
nature serves him well in supporting those individuals that are less 
fortunate.
  As the Addiction Program Administrator for Chemical Dependency 
Services in the Department of Psychiatry at the North Brooklyn Health 
Network, Mr. Fernandez is responsible for planning, creating and 
delivering innovative programs and initiatives. He is driven by the 
affirmations of the successes and accomplishments of those he serves. 
One of his strongest attributes is his ability to build and sustain 
relationships with key stakeholders to increase the quality of services 
and resources at Woodhull Medical Center. His determination to succeed 
is supported by his team of staff as they collectively develop ideas 
and strategies for the clients and the community at large.
  Mr. Fernandez is a certified New York State Alcoholism and Substance 
Abuse Counselor, and he has been recognized for his exemplary work 
ethic by the North Brooklyn Health Network Department of Social Work. 
His success is built on a strong family nucleus consisting of his wife 
Nancy, and three children of whom he is very proud: Jeremy, Natalie and 
Xavier.
  Mr. Speaker, I believe that it is incumbent on this body to recognize 
the work of Hector B. Fernandez. His deep commitment to family and 
community makes him most worthy of our recognition today.

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