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[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 177 (Thursday, November 20, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2304]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                HONORING CESILIA LOMELI-PEREZ, FNP, MPH

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 19, 2008

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Madan Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Cesilia 
``CeCe'' Lomeli-Perez upon being awarded with the ``Community Health 
Champions Award'' at the 2008 West Fresno Health Care Coalition's 4th 
annual ``This is Your Life of Service'' dinner and award ceremony. This 
year the ceremony will be held at the Radisson Hotel Conference Center 
in Fresno, Calitbrnia on Friday, October 24th.
  CeCe Lomeli-Perez grew up in Patterson, California. She attended 
Patterson High School and Modesto Junior College where she received her 
Associate's of Science and Registered Nurse degrees. She moved to 
Fresno, California to further her education and earned her Bachelors of 
Science degree in nursing (BSN) from California State University, 
Fresno. After completing her Bachelors degree she started working at 
Valley Children's Hospital in the neo-natal intensive care unit. She 
worked there for five years and decided to continue her education. She 
returned to California State University, Fresno to earn her Masters in 
nursing with a specialty in family practice, a Masters in public health 
and is currently working on her Ph.D. in public health.
  Mrs. Lomeli-Perez is a nurse practitioner for the Holy Cross Clinic 
in Fresno, a community outreach clinic of Saint Agnes Medical Center 
located within the Poverello House. The clinic provides free medical 
and dental services to the poor and homeless; the only eligibility 
requirement is that patients cannot have medical insurance. Throughout 
her career she has run health fairs, health screenings for schools, 
eyeglass programs and taught classes on diabetes and prenatal care. She 
has also served as Chair of the Adult Task Force to help secure funding 
for mental health services for Fresno County. She is very involved in 
her church, the Poverello House, the Rescue Mission, the Salvation Army 
and the Youth Orchestra of Fresno. She has organized the ``Mujeres de 
Valor,'' a group of women of color who walk annually in the Komen 
Foundation's Walk for the Cure. In 2005 she received a ``Top 10 
Business and Professional Women of the Year'' award from the Marjaree 
Mason Center, and the University of California, San Francisco Fresno 
Latino Center Award for medical education and research. She has also 
received the annual Leadership Award in honor of Hispanic Heritage 
Month. In 2008 she was a presenter at the annual Veritas Forum at 
California State University. Fresno. Mrs. Lomeli-Perez has been a 
champion in reaching out to those who are poor, homeless and uninsured. 
She has served the community for over fifteen years.
  Madam Speaker, I rise today to commend and congratulate Cesilia 
``CeCe'' Lomeli-Perez upon being awarded with ``Community Health 
Champions Award''. I invite my colleagues to join me in wishing Mrs. 
Lomeli-Perez many years of continued success.

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