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HONORING ANNETTE TAYLOR AS THE 2020 WOMAN OF THE YEAR
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HON. MIKE THOMPSON
of california
in the house of representatives
Friday, March 26, 2021
Mr. THOMPSON of California. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Annette Taylor, whom I have named the 2020 Woman of the Year in Solano County, California. Woman of the Year recognizes women who have made important contributions to California's 5th Congressional District in Arts and Culture, Professional Achievement, Entrepreneurship and Innovation or Community Service.
Born in Savannah, Georgia, Ms. Taylor's family moved to Vallejo in 1958. She attended the University of San Francisco and graduated in 1987 with a Bachelor of Science in Organizational Behavior. A member of the Vallejo Chamber of Commerce and the Solano County Black Chamber of Commerce, Ms. Taylor has prioritized nurturing local small businesses toward success and advocating for equity and equality for all. These efforts have not gone unnoticed, earning her dozens of accolades. Most notably, she was the recipient the Assemblywoman Pat Wiggins Woman of Achievement Award, not once but twice, in 2000 and 2002 and the Athena Award in 2004 from the Vallejo Chamber of Commerce.
Over the course of her life as a community leader, Ms. Taylor has had an immense impact on the people of Vallejo. A lifetime member and former president of the Vallejo Section of the National Council of Negro Women, Ms. Taylor has proven herself a leader amongst others. She has been an effective community advocate for communities of color in her roles as a life member and the former first vice president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's (NAACP) Vallejo Branch, receiving the President's Award in 1988.
Ms. Taylor currently serves as the Senior Community Development Analyst in the Economic Development Division in the city of Vallejo. In 2000 and 2020, Ms. Taylor received the California on Location Award as the Employee of the Year for Cities for her many years of professionally supporting the film industry and their activities. She has utilized her personal and professional successes to lift worthy causes in our community. Further, as a consummate philanthropist, Ms. Taylor has donated to the arts, public broadcasting and veterans.
Madam Speaker, Ms. Annette Taylor is a lifelong public servant, dedicated to giving back to our community of Vallejo, and a great friend. It is therefore fitting and proper that we honor Ms. Annette Taylor here today as Solano County's 2020 Woman of the Year.
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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 57
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