[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5398]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  CONGRATULATING LUCY MONTINOLA ALCORN ON BEING NAMED THE 2007 SMALL 
   BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION SMALL BUSINESS PERSON OF THE YEAR FOR GUAM

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                       HON. MADELEINE Z. BORDALLO

                                of guam

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 5, 2007

  Ms. BORDALLO. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize, congratulate 
and honor Ms. Lucy Montinola Alcorn on her selection as the U.S. Small 
Business Administration's 2007 Small Business Person of the Year for 
Guam. Lucy's dedication and commitment have made her company, Global 
Food Services, LLC, a growing and continuing success. Lucy is a fitting 
recipient of this honor.
  Lucy, the fifth child born to Luis J. and Helen C. Montinola, is of 
Filipino and Chamorro descent. After finishing her education in the 
Philippines in 1979, she returned to Guam and worked in various sectors 
of the service industry, including customer support, sales, real estate 
and insurance. She never hesitated to help her husband, David Alcorn, 
in the management and operations of local food service providers.
  In July 2003, Lucy fulfilled a dream by starting her own business, 
Global Food Services, LLC. With the support of the Guam office of the 
Small Business Administration, Global Food Services Group earned its 
certification as a Minority/Woman owned 8(a) and HUBZone Certified 
Small Disadvantaged Business. With the increase in military activities 
on Guam provided Lucy an opportunity to expand the operations of Global 
Food Services by competing successfully for contracts let by the 
Department of Defense.
  Since its inception, the Global Food Services Group has maintained 
the distinction of being the first Guam-based, locally owned company to 
provide both direct and indirect support (quality of life) services to 
the U.S. Navy Bases on Guam. Presently, Global Food Services' focus has 
been on the management and operations of the Navy Family and Bachelor 
Housing Program; Morale, Welfare and Recreation programs; and providing 
food services, including the Department of Defense Education Activity 
(DoDEA) School Lunch Program.
  Today, as part of her ongoing vision to expand her company, Lucy is 
leading Global Food Services in the pursuit of additional military and 
commercial projects on Guam with an ultimate goal of expanding its 
operations to the mainland U.S. and abroad. With a continued focus on 
long term sustainability of the company, she is dedicated to employee 
training and certification and exploration of new opportunities for her 
organization and individual employees.
  Lucy has received the praise and admiration of Guam's entire business 
community. She is recognized not only for her tireless business drive, 
but also for her civic activities, which include her membership in the 
Guam Memorial Hospital Volunteers Association, the American Red Cross 
and the Parents Advisory Board for Father Duenas Memorial High School. 
Recognized by her colleagues in the Guam Chamber of Commerce for her 
business acumen and enthusiasm, Lucy was nominated for the Chamber's 
prestigious ``Executive of the Year for 2004'' and was elected to the 
Chamber's Board of Directors for 2007 to 2009. Though she dedicates 
much energy and time to the Global Food Services Group and to numerous 
civic activities, Lucy is ever mindful that she came from a closely 
knit family. Imbued with these family values, Lucy is devoted to her 
husband David and always a dedicated mother to her children, Dereck, 
Cassy and Nick.
  Her dedication to the Guam community, her leadership in the business 
world, her contributions to the quality of life for members of the 
armed services, and her ability to balance her career with the 
responsibilities of raising her three children, make her recognition as 
the Small Business Person of the Year very fitting.

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