[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 12697-12698]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  HONORING KATHLYN CARD-BECKLES, ESQ.

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                          HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, August 4, 2017

  Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor an attorney whose 
distinguished career and accomplishments both personally and 
professionally have earned her great esteem, Ms. Kathlyn Card-Beckles.
  Kathy, as she is best known, serves as the General Counsel for Card 
Services at JPMorgan Chase, which issues one of the largest credit card 
portfolios in the world. She leads teams responsible for all legal 
issues relating to credit cards, payments, digital and Chase merchant 
services. Prior to this, she led the global intellectual property team 
that oversaw patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets as they 
relate to JPMorgan.
  Kathy holds a law degree from George Washington University, where she 
graduated with honors, in addition to a Chemical Engineering degree 
from the University of Delaware. In fact, before beginning her legal 
career, she held positions in analytical chemistry at Cytec Engineered 
Materials and process engineering at Frito Lay.
  Upon deciding to pursue the field of law full-time, she joined the 
law firm of Kenyon & Kenyon, followed by stints at the U.S. Patent and 
Trademark Office and the Chambers of the Hon. Edward Darnich of the 
Court of Federal Claims. Kathy has also previously served as counsel 
for Tech for Social Good, a technology based philanthropy group.
  In her personal life, Kathy is a board member and co-founder of the 
TEHEKA scholarship, which supports women studying engineering, and is a 
past board member of the Metropolitan Black Bar Association, a steering 
committee member of the JPMC Corporate Sector Women's group, a proud 
member of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, and even finds time to teach 
Sunday School at Abyssinian Baptist Church. In 2014, Kathy was awarded 
the Trailblazer Under 40 Award by the National Bar Association; in 2015 
she was honored as a Black Achiever in Industry by the Harlem YMCA; and 
in 2016 she was honored with the Metropolitan Black Bar Association's 
Corporate Counsel of the Year Award.

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  Of course for all of her tremendous success, Kathy's true passion is 
family. She and her husband live with their 3 wonderful and energetic 
children together in Harlem. They are the apple of her eye.
  This year, the Westchester Black Bar Association is honoring Kathy at 
their 2017 Spring Gala. They have chosen an excellent honoree for the 
occasion. Congratulations to Kathy on receiving this well-deserved 
recognition.

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