TRIBUTE TO JANET WORKMAN--28TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT WOMAN OF THE YEAR; Congressional Record Vol. 166, No. 46
(Extensions of Remarks - March 10, 2020)
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TRIBUTE TO JANET WORKMAN--28TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT WOMAN OF THE YEAR
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HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF
of california
in the house of representatives
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
Mr. SCHIFF. Madam Speaker, I rise today in honor of Women's History
Month. Each year, we pay special tribute to the contributions and
sacrifices made by our nation's women. It is an honor to pay homage to
outstanding women who are making a difference in my Congressional
District. I would like to recognize a remarkable woman, Janet Workman
of the Elysian Valley neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.
Janet Workman is a devoted wife and community leader in Elysian
Valley. Ms. Workman was born and raised in Hermosa Beach and briefly
lived in Sao Paolo, Brazil as an exchange student during her teenage
years. While attending the University of Southern California, she
majored in French, after which she spent several years teaching French
and English at the high school level. She then moved to the City of
Pasadena in 1981, where she started her career in corporate and
emergency planning. An expert in her field, she ran her own company for
twenty years before working for Southern California Edison.
Additionally, she volunteered for eight years as a docent at the
historic Gamble House and seven years on the board of a domestic
violence shelter. Despite her full and active life in Pasadena, she and
her husband, Robert, decided to relocate to Elysian Valley to start a
new chapter in their lives.
Ms. Workman built a new sense of home in Elysian Valley for herself
and her husband. Never one to sit idly by, she started the Frogtown Art
Walk with a group of neighbors, of which she was an essential planner
for several years. To ensure the Art Walk's success, she and Robert
converted a small home into a meeting place for the event which
eventually became the social hub for the entire neighborhood. A lover
of art, she studied botanical drawing and watercolor, and produced her
own stained-glass art that was exhibited at the Frogtown Art Walk.
Ms. Workman was also instrumental in restoring the Elysian Valley
Community Garden, where she took a hands-on approach to rebuild the
garden back into a resource for local residents. She took charge of the
restoration by building and painting a tool shed, helping to construct
planting beds, and enlisted the City of Los Angeles to donate trees for
the garden's orchard.
Janet is currently a board member of Friends of Silver Lake Library,
a volunteer group dedicated in supporting special programs and cultural
events at this branch of the Los Angeles Public Library. As a very
active board member, Ms. Workman has increased the library's programs
for children and helped to organize the library's 10-year anniversary
celebration.
The Elysian Valley community and beyond has benefitted greatly from
the generosity of Ms. Workman. With a focus on giving back, she has
played a vital role in energizing her fellow community members to start
their own neighborhood projects and organizations.
I ask all Members to join me in honoring this exceptional, well-
respected woman of California's 28th Congressional District, Janet
Workman.
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