[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 19]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 27058]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     CONGRATULATIONS TO MEL JOSEPH

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                          HON. SANDER M. LEVIN

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 10, 2007

  Mr. LEVIN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Mel Joseph as 
he receives the March of Dimes 2007 ``Alexander Macomb Citizen of the 
Year'' award.
  Mr. Joseph is currently the General Manager for Kem-Tee & Associates 
in Macomb County. He worked to expand the company, which today covers 
over 21 counties, and has become one of the largest surveying and 
engineering businesses in southeast Michigan.
  Combining his love of sports and work experiences, Mr. Joseph is 
deeply involved in a variety of community and professional 
organizations. He is an active member of the Michigan Mortgage Lender's 
Association, Michigan Mortgage Bankers Association, Women's Council of 
Realtors, Commercial Real Estate Women of Detroit, National Association 
of Mortgage Brokers, Detroit Association of Realtors, Western Wayne & 
Oakland Consolidated Association of Realtors, North Oakland County 
Board of Realtors, Grosse Pointe Board of Realtors and Downriver 
Association of Realtors.
  He has served as chairperson for the Continental Amateur Baseball 
Association, a board member for the Macomb Community College Surveying 
Advisory Board, and a member of the Luxury Suite Advisory Committee for 
the Detroit Tigers.
  Mel Joseph was born and raised in the lower east side of Detroit. He 
attended St. Martin's school where he played basketball and was captain 
of the football team. He worked his way through college at his father's 
trucking business, and earned his bachelor's degree in communication 
from Wayne State University.
  After graduation, Mr. Joseph went to work for Phillip Morris U.S.A. 
as a sales and marketing representative and advanced through the 
company to Divisional Sales Manager for the State of Illinois. He left 
Phillip Morris to pursue his love of sports and became the executive 
vice president of Professional Sports Representatives for Professional 
Management and Consultants.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Mel 
Joseph for his commitment to excellence, as well as his professional 
and personal devotion to his community.

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