[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 17020]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       RECOGNIZING LISA SANTERAMO

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                         HON. TIMOTHY H. BISHOP

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 12, 2012

  Mr. BISHOP of New York. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to rise to recognize 
a departing member of my original district staff, Lisa Wieber 
Santeramo.
  Since I opened my first district office in Coram, New York, Lisa has 
distinguished herself as among the most competent and hard working 
members of my staff. Over the course of this past decade, I watched her 
develop and rise from a staff assistant answering the telephones at my 
reception desk to her ultimate position as the highest ranking member 
of my district staff, District Office Director.
  Lisa was born and raised in Holbrook. She attended Sachem High 
School, the largest high school in the township, where she first 
developed her talent for public affairs as a leader in student 
government. She brought her enthusiasm and passion for leadership to my 
first campaign and to my congressional office after graduating from 
Stony Brook University where she was also involved in student 
leadership. While an undergraduate at Stony Brook, Lisa spent a 
semester interning with Minority Leader Gephardt.
  Having skillfully proved her ability to manage casework and the many 
important responsibilities of my constituent services operation, Lisa 
was promoted to manage special projects and coordinate 
intergovernmental affairs. She excelled in these areas and built a 
reputation for solving problems and delivering outstanding service to 
my constituents. Thus, her promotion to District Office Director in 
January of 2012 was well earned and richly deserved.
  Lisa has proven time and again that she is self-motivated and is 
constantly striving to assume ever greater responsibility. I have such 
tremendous confidence in Lisa that I asked her to take an official 
leave of absence to manage my campaign for re-election in 2008. Lisa 
has since managed my past two campaigns in 2010 and 2012, which were 
the two most challenging races in my congressional career. Lisa 
presided over each of these three consecutive campaigns with skill, 
determination and an unparalleled work ethic.
  Lisa has indeed proven invaluable and achieved all of this success by 
the age of only 30. She became a mother earlier this year and now moves 
on to become the Assistant Deputy County Executive for 
Intergovernmental Affairs for the County of Suffolk on Long Island. 
Lisa will be missed very much, but my staff and I are comforted in 
knowing that she will remain nearby and continue to serve a mutual 
constituency in her new capacity.
  Mr. Speaker, on behalf of New York's first congressional district, I 
thank Lisa Santeramo for her many years of outstanding service and wish 
her continued success in serving the residents of Suffolk County in the 
years ahead.

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