[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5479]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    IN RECOGNITION OF WENDY SPENCER

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                          HON. DORIS O. MATSUI

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, April 29, 2016

  Ms. MATSUI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Ms. Wendy Spencer, 
Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National Community 
Service (CNCS). As the Co-Chair of the National Service Congressional 
Caucus, it is my pleasure to recognize Ms. Spencer for her leadership 
and dedicated commitment to service programs.
  Wendy Spencer was nominated by President Obama and was unanimously 
confirmed by the U.S. Senate in April 2012. Under her leadership, CNCS 
has launched new public-private partnerships, including FEMA Corps, 
School Turnaround AmeriCorps, STEM AmeriCorps, Justice AmeriCorps, and 
Financial Opportunity Corps. Wendy has also increased the agency's 
focus on reaching veterans and military families, overseen the national 
service response for many severe disasters, and strengthened 
relationships with public officials and local leaders.
  Wendy Spencer's efforts to engage local leaders includes creating the 
annual Mayor and County Recognition Day for National Service, where 
city mayors, county officials and tribal leaders express their 
appreciation for Senior Corps, AmeriCorps, and volunteerism in general. 
When first launched in 2013, the Mayor and County Recognition Day for 
National Service included 830 city mayors and local officials 
recognizing and celebrating service across the country. On April 5, 
2016, 3,539 mayors, county officials and tribal leaders participated in 
the Mayor and County Recognition Day for National Service--making it 
the largest one day gathering among public officials in history.
  Through her innovative leadership and collaboration, Wendy Spencer 
has led national service programs in transforming lives and improving 
communities while implementing local solutions. Wendy Spencer is a 
pioneer of national service. Mr. Speaker, as community members, and 
various national and state community service leaders gather at OneOC in 
Orange County, California, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring 
Ms. Wendy Spencer for her significant contributions and commitment to 
the Corporation for National Community Service (CNCS).

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