[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 22896-22897]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      A TRIBUTE TO ANDREA W. EVANS

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 29, 2009

  Mr. TOWNS. Madam Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Andrea 
Evans, Chairwoman of New York State Board of Parole and Chief Executive 
Officer New York State Division of Parole.
  Ms. Evans has worked the majority of her professional career in the 
borough of Brooklyn. For the past 25 years, she has been a member and 
served in a leadership capacity as the business administrator at the 
Rehoboth Cathedral, which is pastored by Bishop Gerald Seabrooks. Ms. 
Evans was most recently Director of the Division of Parole for Region 
II, an area encompassing Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island. In this 
position, she was responsible for the operation of nine area offices, 
and the Queensboro Correctional Facility. Prior to this role, Ms. Evans 
served as Deputy Regional Director for Region I, where she managed the 
operation of five field offices in Bronx County.
  From 2000 to 2006, Ms. Evans served as Special Assistant to the 
Downstate Director of

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Operations. From 1997 to 2000, she worked as an Investigator in the 
Division of Parole's Office for Professional Responsibility, where she 
conducted investigations into allegations of professional misconduct. 
From 1994 to 1997, Ms. Evans was a Senior Parole Officer and served as 
Acting Supervisor in the Bronx Area Office. Additionally, she worked as 
a Parole Revocation Officer from 1990 to 1994. Ms. Evans began her 
career with the Division in 1986 as a Parole Officer. Prior to joining 
the State Division of Parole, Ms. Evans worked for the Central Brooklyn 
Coordinating Council from 1979 to 1986, a community-based family 
services and support organization dedicated to foster care.
  Ms. Evans holds a B.A. in Psychology from the City College of New 
York. She is a Queens resident and is the proud mother of one adult 
daughter.
  Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join me in recognizing Andrea 
Evans.

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