[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6172]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




       CENTRE COUNTY VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR WINNER CHERYL JOHNSON

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise in honor of Cheryl 
Johnson, a resident of Centre County in Pennsylvania's Fifth 
Congressional District, who was recently named Centre County Volunteer 
of the Year by the county's Chamber of Business and Industry.
  For more than 20 years, Cheryl has been the executive director of the 
Private Industry Council of the Central Corridor, or PICCC, a nonprofit 
organization which focuses on improving workplace effectiveness and 
preparing people for either first-time employment, making career 
changes, or returning to the workforce. It is estimated that PICCC and 
its staff impact more than 15,000 people annually in Bedford, Blair, 
and Centre Counties.
  During her time with PICCC, Cheryl has dealt with challenges, 
including the county's transition from being a manufacturing economy to 
being one that is more service driven. As evidence to PICCC's success 
and the good work of other organizations, the county regularly has the 
lowest unemployment rate in Pennsylvania.
  Cheryl's good work in Centre County extends beyond PICCC, to 
volunteer efforts with the United Way, Leadership Centre County, and 
the Juniata Valley Council Boy Scouts of America. She is an essential 
part of our community, and I congratulate her on earning this 
recognition which came as a result of her hard work.

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