[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16447]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      HONORING MRS. DEBORAH MOORE

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 2, 2014

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a 
remarkable Unsung Hero in Cleveland, Mississippi.
  Deborah Moore is the Associate Vice President of Community Relations 
at Delta Health Alliance. Mrs. Moore is assigned to the Indianola 
Promise Community where she provides administrative oversight and 
technical assistance to the community and organizations. Mrs. Moore 
worked one year as Project Manager IV at Delta Health Alliance before 
being promoted to Assistant Vice President and then to Associate Vice 
President.
  Mrs. Moore is a retiree from the state of Mississippi where she 
served 27 years in community and economic development. She spent the 
last 12 years of her career before coming to Delta Health Alliance at 
Delta State University's Center for Community and Economic Development 
in Cleveland, MS where she served as AmeriCorps director for two 
programs and then as director of the Center for Community and Economic 
Development the last five years. In her role as director of the Center 
for Community and Economic Development she assisted grass-root 
communities by empowering individuals, strengthening relationships and 
developing projects and programs to strengthen communities. Moore has 
extensive work with proposal writing having secured grants in excess of 
$15,000,000.00.
  Mrs. Moore is a member of several nonprofit boards, the Mississippi 
Center for Nonprofits, Cleveland Youth Council and Friends of the 
Environment. She currently serves as chair of the board for the Delta 
Fresh Foods Initiative. Moore serves in an advisory capacity for the 
Breast Education-Early Detection Project and the School-based Asthma 
Management Project at Delta State University. She also serves on the 
advisory board of the Excel By 5 program in Cleveland, MS and is a 
member of the Excel By 5 Coalition in Indianola, MS.
  Mrs. Moore works tirelessly in assisting: the elderly by running 
errands and doing other tasks they may desire; mentoring youth in 
diverse subject areas, so they can become an asset to society and work 
faithful with her husband's ministry to enhance congregants both 
spiritually and naturally.
  Mrs. Moore is a native of Cleveland, MS. She is a graduate of Delta 
State University with a B.B.A. degree and a M.B.A. degree. She has a 
certification as an Economic Development Finance Professional from the 
National Development Council (NDC) and received her PhD from the 
University of Southern Mississippi in Human Capital Development.
  Mrs. Moore is married to Dr. Billy Moore and they are the proud 
parents of two daughters, A'ndrea and Alicia.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Mrs. 
Deborah Moore, an amazing Unsung Hero, for her dedication and service 
to mankind.

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