From left: Assembly Minority Leader Kristin Olsen, 70th District Assemblymember Patrick O’Donnell, Signal Tribune publisher Neena Strichart, 58th District Assemblymember and Vice-Chair of the Women’s Caucus Cristina Garcia and Assembly Speaker Toni G. Atkins on the State Assembly floor Monday
“In celebration of her tireless dedication to community service and in honor of Women’s History Month, I am proud to recognize Neena Strichart as our Woman of the Year,” O’Donnell said.
In addition to being the publisher of the Signal Tribune, Strichart has worked as a longtime volunteer with organizations such as the Friends of Long Beach Animals, the Long Beach/Bellflower Elks Club, the Susan B. Anthony chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution and Fast Friends.
“I am both extraordinarily happy and humbled to be named Woman of the Year,” Strichart said. “As my 95-year-old mother Marjorie Grommé likes to say, ‘There is a big difference between being in your community and being of your community.’ I am proud to be of my community. I want to thank Assemblymember O’Donnell for this recognition.”
Strichart will also be acknowledged on Saturday, March 21 at O’Donnell’s 2015 Women of Distinction event at California State University, Long Beach. It is there that O’Donnell will recognize women from throughout the 70th District who have been deemed to go above and beyond for the community. Event information and the nomination form are available at asm.ca.gov/a70 . For more information, call his district office at (562) 495-2915.
Source: O’Donnell’s office
