[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 2]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 2995-2996]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      A TRIBUTE TO JILL NISWANDER

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                            HON. DAVID YOUNG

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, February 16, 2017

  Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and 
congratulate Jill Niswander for being named a 2017 Forty Under 40 
honoree by the award-winning central Iowa publication, Business Record.
  Since 2000, Business Record has undertaken an exhaustive annual 
review to identify a standout group of young leaders in the Greater Des 
Moines Area that are making an impact in their communities and their 
careers. Each year, forty up-and-coming community and business leaders 
under 40 years of age are selected for this prestigious honor based on 
a combined criteria of community involvement and success in their 
chosen career field. The 2017 class of Forty Under 40 honorees will 
join an impressive roster of 680 past business leaders and growing.
  With a passion for volunteering, Jill left the world of corporate 
finance and co-founded Dress for Success Des Moines in 2011. Jill

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later became an advocate for refugees when her career took her into 
business development at an Iowa community health organization. Now she 
is the Director of Communications and Fund Development at EMBARC, an 
advocacy and resource center for Burmese refugees. Additionally, Jill 
works to empower women by serving on the Board of Directors for the 
Beacon of Life. Jill is also a proud wife and wonderful mother to four 
beautiful children.
  Mr. Speaker, it is a profound honor to represent leaders like Jill in 
the United States Congress and it is with great pride that I recognize 
and applaud her for utilizing her talents to better both her community 
and the great state of Iowa. I ask that my colleagues in the United 
States House of Representatives join me in congratulating Jill on 
receiving this esteemed designation, thanking those at Business Record 
for their great work, and wishing each member of the 2017 Forty Under 
40 class a long and successful career.