[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 5927-5928]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING MR. CRAIG WHITTOM

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                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 12, 2016

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Craig 
Whittom, who will retire after 27 years of public service with the City 
of Vallejo, California.
  Mr. Whittom completed his Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Public 
Policy at Duke University in 1983, before going on to earn his Master 
of Public Policy from the Graduate School of Public Policy at the 
University of California, Berkeley in 1985.
  After completing his graduate degree, Mr. Whittom spent more than 15 
years working for the cities of Berkeley and Vallejo in California in a 
variety of economic development roles. Mr. Whittom then served as the 
Redevelopment Agency Director for the City of Fremont from 2001 to 
2003, managing programs in commercial districts and affordable housing.
  Mr. Whittom led the City of Vallejo's Community Development 
Department from 2007 to 2011, overseeing housing, economic development, 
and planning programs during a difficult time for the local economy. As 
an integral

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member of the team that managed the city's entry into and exit from 
Chapter 9 bankruptcy, Mr. Whittom helped craft a plan for Vallejo's 
economic recovery. Mr. Whittom now serves as Assistant City Manager for 
the City of Vallejo, and has been an important leader in managing the 
city's economic plan, overseeing housing and information technology 
initiatives, and working with local labor groups on behalf of the city.
  Mr. Speaker, Mr. Whittom dedicated his career to promoting the 
economic success of the communities he has served. Therefore, it is 
fitting and proper that I honor him here today and extend my best 
wishes for an enjoyable retirement and many happy memories to come with 
his family.

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