[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 11133-11134]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   A TRIBUTE TO DR. JEFFREY A. McKOY

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 17, 2010

  Mr. TOWNS. Madam Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Dr. Jeffrey 
A. Mckoy for his dedication to educational pursuits and his work in the 
field of psychotherapy.
  Dr. Jeffrey A. Mckoy was born in Kingston, Jamaica. He migrated to 
the United States and later moved to Brooklyn, New York to join his 
family. He attended several universities and obtained a Bachelor's 
degree and Master's degree and a Doctor of Science in Clinical 
Psychology.
  At the age of 15, Dr. Mckoy began to realize the importance of 
education and by the time he was 17, he migrated to the United States. 
He enrolled in an alternative program night school and worked part-
time. He found out quickly that a minimum wage job was not going to get 
him through college. This created a need to fund his educational 
pursuits. In 1980, he joined the Board of Education as a Family 
Paraprofessional, where he was able to gain valuable experience and 
support for his education. In the years in the Department of Education, 
he was able to attend college and graduated in 1989. He did not stop 
there; he later enrolled in Brooklyn College.
  In 1989, he joined the family District Council 37, Local 372 and 
served as Released Time

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Representative for approximately 8 years. It was there that he met and 
fell in love with his wife Gloria. He later reentered the Board of 
Education in 1996 as a teacher. He taught Social Studies and various 
subjects in middle school and High School. His wife has been supportive 
of his efforts through the years.
  Dr. Mckoy is a psychotherapist; he currently owns and operates the 
mental health clinic Visionary Mental Health Counseling Service, P.C. 
in Brooklyn. The clinic offers counseling and psychotherapy treatments, 
evaluations, treatments for ADHD, ADD, ODD, anxiety, grief and loss, 
work and career issues, stress, and autism and Aspergers disorders.
  Dr. Mckoy is a Diplomat and Board Certified member of the American 
Psychotherapy Association. He is also a member of American 
Psychological Association and a clinical member of American College of 
Counselors. He is a Lion and a member of the F & A.M., New York, and 
served as a worshipful Master of Publicity Lodge 1000.
  His youngest daughter, Sheria, is 30 years old. She is a graduate of 
Rutgers University and the Naval Academy. She is now pursuing a medical 
degree. The oldest, Melissa, is 32 years old. She is a graduate of New 
Jersey Technical Institute. She is an Army Reservist, with a degree in 
finance and marketing. She is currently pursuing her dreams.
  Dr. Mckoy has always placed a great importance on education. He would 
like to see his children continue their educational interests. He has 
lived a life based on hard work, education, and responsibility. It is 
these principles that he believes can have the greatest impact on 
anyone's success.
  Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join me in recognizing the 
achievements of Dr. Jeffrey A. Mckoy.

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