[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 13352]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  CELEBRATING THE 50TH BIRTHDAY OF MS. KERI LEE SMITH OF ROSEVILLE, CA

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                          HON. TOM McCLINTOCK

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 29, 2015

  Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Keri Lee 
Smith of Roseville, CA, as she celebrates her 50th birthday today, July 
29, 2015.
  A fourth generation Californian, Keri Lee is an active member in the 
community of Roseville. Keri graduated from CSU Chico in 1988, earning 
a BS in Business with a minor in Recreation Administration. She 
received her teaching credentials from CSU Chico in 1991. She later 
earned a Masters of Education from the University of LaVerne and 
received a G.A.T.E. certificate from UC Davis. Keri has been teaching 
for over a decade in the greater Roseville area, and currently teaches 
math and life sciences at Western Sierra Collegiate Academy in Rocklin 
and educates future teachers as a professor at Chapman University.
  Agriculture has long been a part of Keri Lee's life. She was born in 
Chico and raised on a family farm her great-grandfather began in 1918 
in Clarks Valley, part of the California coastal range. Later, the 
farming operation moved to Butte City near the Sacramento River, where 
her siblings continue the enterprise today. When she's not teaching, 
Keri finds time to be an active member of the California Women in 
Agriculture.
  Keri Lee is a loving wife to her husband Scott and a dedicated mother 
to their three children: Emma, Garret, and Maddox. Keri spends much of 
her time shuttling the children between sports and scouts, cheering 
them on at ball fields, and shaping them into confident future leaders. 
Her role as a mother also includes service as the President of the 
Roseville High School Parents Club, a Girl Scout Troop Leader, and a 
member of the Parent-Teacher Council. In her limited spare time, Keri 
enjoys to read, bake, and travel.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in congratulating Ms. Keri Lee Smith on 
this special day, and in wishing her a happy 50th birthday.

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