[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 10]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 14180]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    HONORING MS. DORIS HAYNES MILLER

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 8, 2014

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor an 
outstanding, highly driven professional, Doris Haynes Miller.
  Doris Haynes Miller was born, raised and educated in Clarksdale, 
Mississippi where she attended public schools until she graduated from 
Clarksdale High School. She was baptized at the age of 12 at Chapel 
Hill Missionary Baptist Church. After graduation, she left Clarksdale 
to attend Jackson State University where she earned a Bachelor's degree 
in Business Marketing. She later moved to Europe and lived there for 8 
1/2 years; primarily in Germany. While in Europe, she attended Boston 
University and the University of Southern California as she pursued a 
Master's degree in Human Resource Management. She was employed by the 
Department of Defense and the Department of the Army as a Social 
Service Representative until her return to the United States.
  Ms. Miller attests that it was the love of family and divine 
intervention that brought her back to Clarksdale. She lost her father, 
a cousin and two uncles to cancer within the past fifteen years. As a 
result of her loses, she has become strongly involved in cancer 
awareness. She is a champion for education and an advocate for youth, 
young people and the working class grassroots' community.
  She was previously employed by Comprehensive Urban/Rural Ensemble 
with Tourism, a non-profit agency she assisted in creating during 1998 
to spur positive economic and social change in Coahoma County and 
throughout the Mid-South Delta Region. It was primarily funded by the 
W. K. Kellogg Foundation.
  She served as the first Executive Director of the Mississippi 
Conference of Black Mayors. She is the first African-American female 
member as well as the first African-American President of the 
Clarksdale Exchange Club. She has served as Vice-President and 
President of Clarksdale-Coahoma County Crime Stoppers, Inc. She has 
served as Vice-President of the Clarksdale/Coahoma County Association 
of Educators. She is also a member of the Clarksdale Community Council 
of The Mastery Foundation where she has assisted in planning, 
organizing and coordinating Community Empowerment Meetings since 2002.
  As a result of her work and passion towards racial reconciliation and 
improving race relations in her community and the Delta Region, she was 
the only African-American selected to represent the state of 
Mississippi for the 2004 Ireland Intensive in Derry, Londonderry, 
Ireland. This global intensive was focused on bridging racial equality, 
religious beliefs and religion to positively impact lives 
internationally.
  During the 2005 Clarksdale mayoral election, Ms. Miller was the first 
woman to seek the position. She presently serves as Chairperson of the 
Voter Registration Committee for the Mississippi State Democratic Party 
as well as a member of the Mississippi Democratic Administrative 
Committee. She also presently serves as a member of the Coahoma County 
Democratic Committee.
  She is currently employed by a subsidiary of Homeland Security as a 
Field Research Traveler and the Alcorn State University Extension 
Program as a Marketing Associate. Ms. Miller has other ongoing 
contracts as an Independent Consultant in the areas of Research, 
Community Development, Evaluation, Public Relations, Marketing, 
Education and Event Planning.
  Ms. Miller enjoys traveling, cooking, entertaining family and 
friends, walking, attending concerts and watching good movies. She is 
the oldest of two sisters and one brother. Her favorite mottos are 
``always be true to yourself'' and ``wear life like a big t-shirt''.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing an amazing 
Professional Woman for her dedication and service to mankind, Ms. Doris 
Haynes Miller.

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