[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 8540]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   IN RECOGNITION OF MR. SEAN NELSON

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 6, 2012

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the good work and 
achievements of Sean Nelson, who is leaving the U.S. Department of 
Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) in Cleveland. Sean is leaving 
the VA after nearly a decade of service to the Veterans of Northeast 
Ohio.
  Sean Nelson is a 2001 graduate of Bradley University in Peoria, 
Illinois, with a degree in Biology and a 2003 graduate of the 
University of Memphis with a Master of Health Administration. Mr. 
Nelson began his career at the VA Boston Healthcare System in 2003 as 
an Administrative Fellow. He transferred to the Cleveland VAMC in 2004.
  He held numerous line and staff positions of increasing 
responsibility in Cleveland, including Chief of Quality and Information 
Management starting in 2005 and Chief of External Affairs and Facility 
Planning beginning in 2007. He later served as Assistant Director and 
Acting Associate Medical Center Director before his appointment as the 
Deputy Medical Center Director of the Cleveland VAMC in January 2011.
  Sean is a graduate of the 2011 Executive Career Field Program and 
graduate of the 2008 Cleveland Bridge Builders flagship program. He is 
an active member of the American College of Healthcare Executives.
  During his tenure, Sean has been part of the leadership team at the 
Cleveland VAMC that has overseen tremendous expansion with the opening 
of the Parma outpatient facility and the growth of the Wade Park 
facility as it was consolidated with the now-defunct Brecksville 
hospital. My staff and I have come to depend on Sean's eagerness to 
serve our nation's veterans and his ability to solve problems.
  Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me in wishing Sean Nelson 
much success as he takes his tremendous skills and dedication to 
service to the next steps in his career.

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