[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 18]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 23786]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   HONORING SANDRA E. ULSH, PRESIDENT OF THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY FUND

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                        HON. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, December 7, 2006

  Mr. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in 
honor of Sandra E. Ulsh. Sandra is president of the Ford Motor Company 
Fund, a philanthropic organization funded largely by Ford Motor Company 
profits. Ford Fund supports innovative programs that focus on 
education, American heritage and legacy, and safety. Under her 
leadership, Ford Motor Company Fund has also dedicated itself to 
celebrating cultural diversity and supporting programs that stimulate 
cross-cultural exchanges.
  Sandra received a bachelor's in mathematics and economics from 
Gettysburg College and an MBA from Lehigh University. She joined Ford 
as an economic analyst in 1978. She held numerous positions in Finance, 
including vehicle pricing manager, vehicle program finance manager, 
manager of business analysis and business plans for Truck Operations, 
and manager of Investor Relations.
  Sandra joined Ford's Governmental Affairs organization in 1996 as a 
strategic issues associate in the Corporate Economics and Strategies 
Issues office, and later became a legislative manager on Healthcare and 
Financial Service matters in Washington, DC. Prior to assuming her 
current position, Sandra was the director, Public Policy, Governmental 
Affairs.
  Along with her work at Ford Motor Company Fund, Sandra serves on 
various other nonprofit and advisory boards, including the Council of 
Michigan Foundations, ConnectMichigan Alliance, Charles H. Wright 
Museum of African American History, U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce 
Foundation Corporate Advisory Board, Dennis Archer Foundation, and 
America's Promise Leadership Council.
  Sandra will be retiring from her position at Ford Motor Company Fund 
on December 31st. I'm sure I'm not the only one impressed with her 
professionalism, dedication and the achievements reached by Ford Motor 
Company Fund during her leadership tenure. I wish to thank her for her 
exceptional service and wish Sandra well on all her future endeavors.

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