[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 944]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   A TRIBUTE TO MR. GLENN ELLIS, SR.

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                          HON. ROBERT A. BRADY

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, February 3, 2012

  Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Mr. 
Glenn Ellis, Sr. Mr. Ellis is an internationally respected health 
educator, complementary medicine consultant and author.
  A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Mr. Ellis attended the University of 
Pennsylvania more than three decades ago. It was just the first step in 
his lifelong commitment to ensuring the health and well-being of 
others. Mr. Ellis continued his studies at the International College of 
Bio-Dynamics and the Atlantic Academy of Classical Homeopathy.
  He maintains a busy lecture schedule in the U.S. and abroad, where he 
highlights health disparities and medical ethics. Mr. Ellis speaks at 
churches and community centers and is a popular and well sought-after 
university guest lecturer. He has made scientific presentations in 
Belgium, Germany, Cuba, and The Netherlands.
  For years, health-conscious Philadelphians have tuned into his weekly 
radio broadcasts and commentary, where Mr. Ellis can be relied upon to 
dispense practical medical information. Mr. Ellis' unique broadcasts 
are now heard in 53 U.S. markets and 53 countries around the world.
  Mr. Ellis serves on the Institutional Review Board and the Ethics 
Committee of Mercy Health Systems in Philadelphia. In 2005, he became a 
member of the Institutional Review Board of Thomas Jefferson Health 
Systems. He was a part of the Black Media Delegation at the 2010 
International AIDS Conference in Vienna, Austria, and presented 
recently presented on Inclusion and Retention of African Americans in 
Clinical Trials in Havana.
  In addition to serving on the Board of Universal Charter Schools and 
Communities in Schools Philadelphia, he was recently appointed to serve 
on the Blue Ribbon Commission on Youth Violence by the Mayor and School 
superintendent of Philadelphia.
  Mr. Ellis was a Borough Councilman in Yeadon, Pennsylvania until 
2001, serving as Chair of the Public Health and Safety Committee. 
Currently he is President of Strategies for Well-Being, LLC, a health 
education and consulting company headquartered in Philadelphia, where 
he consults with national corporate clients on promoting and providing 
health education for consumers and providers.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that you, and my other distinguished colleagues 
join me in recognizing Mr. Glenn Ellis, Sr. for his accomplishments and 
service.

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