[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 6797-6798]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    ON THE OCCASION OF THE RETIREMENT OF ANN COMISKEY FROM THE TROY 
        COMMUNITY COALITION AFTER A DECADE AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

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                          HON. GARY C. PETERS

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 5, 2011

  Mr. PETERS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Ms. Ann Comiskey 
on the occasion of her retirement from the Troy Community Coalition 
after nearly 10 years of dedicated and passionate service to the 
community as its Executive Director.
  Ms. Comiskey's 38-year career has been one of advocacy and service 
for causes and programs which have impacted countless individuals in 
communities across Southeast Michigan. In her role with the Michigan 
Department of Social Services, Ms. Comiskey provided key support to 
many residents of Wayne County. After 10 years of dedicated service in 
that role, Ms. Comiskey then joined the Highland Park School District, 
where she worked with at-risk youth and adults to ensure they were able 
to complete their primary education via alternative programs. In her 
time with the School District, Ms. Comiskey demonstrated strong 
leadership skills, developing the Job Club program, which aided high-
risk students in their professional development. As part of this work, 
Ms. Comiskey developed an in-depth knowledge of substance abuse 
treatment and prevention programs, which has greatly aided in her work 
with the Troy Community Coalition, when she joined in 2002 as its 
Executive Director.
  As a Troy resident, Ms. Comiskey's service to her community began 
long before she joined the Coalition. Her volunteer work includes 
involvement in the Troy Chamber of Commerce and the Troy Women's 
Association, of which she is a Lifetime Member. In recognition and 
appreciation of her volunteer advocacy within the community, she was 
selected as Troy's Distinguished Citizen in 2000. Additionally, she 
also serves on the advisory board for the Michigan Nonprofit 
Association and is Co-Chair of the Prevention Coalition of Southeast 
Michigan.
  In her role as Executive Director of the Troy Community Coalition for 
nearly the last decade, Ms. Comiskey has continued to build on the 
Coalition's nationally recognized track record of substance abuse 
prevention in the community. Under her leadership, the Coalition has 
continued to bring all sectors of the Troy community together to 
promote positive social norms and implement programs to advocate for 
changes which create a stronger and healthier substance free community. 
With her strong stewardship of the Coalition, Ms.

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Comiskey has become nationally recognized within the substance abuse 
prevention community and in 2006 she was designated Advocate of the 
Year by the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing the 
invaluable contributions Ms. Comiskey has made to both the residents of 
Troy and the greater community of southeast Michigan. While I know she 
will be sorely missed by all who work with her, she will undoubtedly 
have many years of productive volunteer service to our community to 
come.

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