[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 16266]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




      IN RECOGNITION OF YVONNE ``BONNIE'' GONZALEZ OF SOUTH TEXAS

  (Mr. HINOJOSA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. HINOJOSA. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Yvonne 
``Bonnie'' Gonzalez, an extraordinary public servant who has worked 
tirelessly to improve the lives of south Texas residents.
  As CEO of Workforce Solutions, she has played a vitally important 
role in leading transformational change in the Rio Grande Valley and in 
the workforce industry. In fact, due to her exemplary leadership, 
Workforce Solutions has become one of the highest performing workforce 
boards in Texas.
  Prior to joining Workforce Solutions as their CEO, Ms. Gonzalez 
served as founding president and CEO of the RGV Empowerment Zone 
Corporation. Under her direction, the Empowerment Zone took a $40 
million Federal investment and leveraged an additional $416 million in 
local, State, national, and private sector investment into the 
Empowerment Zone communities.
  As a devoted public servant, Ms. Gonzalez has inspired others to 
strive for excellence and to put the needs of our community first. 
Today I congratulate Ms. Bonnie Gonzalez on her new venture as 
president of the Knapp Community Care Foundation and thank her for the 
many years of public service to south Texas residents.

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