[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 13370]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               HONORING JENNIFER LOUISE STENGER MARINACE

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                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, September 6, 2017

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor 
Jennifer Louise Stenger Marinace, upon the occasion of receiving her 
award of Napa County Teacher of the Year for 2018.
  Ms. Marinace was born in Oakland, California and raised in Santa 
Rosa, California by her parents George and Patricia. She received her 
Bachelor of Arts degree in Liberal Studies with an emphasis in Teaching 
from Humboldt State University. She continued her education at Boston 
College, where she received her Masters of Arts degree in Curriculum, 
Instruction and Administration. Ms. Marinace lives in Santa Rosa with 
her husband, Bruce, and her children, Katherine and John.
  Ms. Marinace began her teaching career in 2003 at Robert Louis 
Stevenson Middle School in St. Helena, California, where she continues 
to teach today. She has taught classes in English, Drama and 
Journalism. She also coordinates the Advanced Via Individual 
Determination (AVID) Program, which prepares first generation college 
applicants to transition into higher education. Ms. Marinace brings art 
and community service into her classroom with the ArtSpring program.
  In addition to being an excellent teacher, Ms. Marinace is a 
dedicated leader and compassionate mentor. She is a member of the Napa 
County Reads Committee, the Superintendent's Cross-Cultural Committee, 
and the School Site Council. She is a founding advisor for the Unity 
Club, which works toward a more accepting educational environment for 
all people. Ms. Marinace fundraises for and leads the school's annual 
Washington, D.C. trip for eighth graders. She was honored as the St. 
Helena Public Schools Foundation Teacher of the Year in 2006 and 
received the American Literacy Corporation's Outstanding Contributions 
to Literacy in 2008.
  Mr. Speaker, Napa County Schools has awarded Jennifer Louise Stenger 
Marinace with the Napa County Teacher of the Year Award for 2018. She 
is Napa County's Nominee for California State Teacher of the Year. I am 
proud to have such an educator in our District. It is therefore fitting 
and proper that we honor her here today.

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