[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 7390]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   IN RECOGNITION OF ADRIENNE TISSIER

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                           HON. JACKIE SPEIER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Wednesday, May 5, 2010

  Ms. SPEIER. Madam Speaker, I rise to honor an outstanding leader and 
treasured friend, Adrienne Tissier, a life-long resident of San Mateo 
County and a current member of the San Mateo County Board of 
Supervisors.
  Adrienne will be receiving a much deserved public service award from 
the Peninsula Coalition at its 6th Annual Honors dinner on May 6. She 
first assumed office in January 2005 after serving eight distinguished 
years as a councilmember in Daly City, including two terms as mayor. In 
four short years she has displayed keen leadership and consensus 
building skills that have benefited residents of the county. She 
created a nationally acclaimed, first of its kind program for the 
proper disposal of pharmaceuticals to prevent medication errors, drug 
abuses and environmental harm. She's developed outreach programs in 
which the California Highway Patrol works with older drivers. She 
created the annual countywide Disaster Preparedness Day and co-chairs 
the Blue Ribbon Task Force on Adult Health Care Expansion.
  She has been especially active in providing transportation and 
mobility options for senior citizens. She is the current vice-chair of 
the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and she serves on the 
SamTrans Board of Directors. She is also the board liaison to the state 
Commission on aging and the state Commission on the Status of Women. 
Supervisor Tissier was instrumental in planning the Women's Criminal 
Justice Summit and the Livable Communities for Successful Aging 
conference. She also set up a resources day in May of 2009 for 
residents concerned about the foreclosure crisis.
  Madam Speaker, I have been fortunate to work with Adrienne on 
countless issues during my career of public service. Without question, 
her dedication to her work has been remarkable and this award she is to 
receive is fitting thanks for all those late nights and trips to 
Sacramento that she incurred in the name of improving daily life in San 
Mateo County.

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