Congressional Research Employees Association

CREA Awards Record Number of Loan Grants and Scholarships

mals — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:52:21 +0000

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The CREA Scholarship and Loan Repayment Grant Committee is very pleased to report that a record number of applicants in the latest round of the program have received funding. Congratulations are offered to all.

Loan repayment grant recipients include Cheryl Beaver, Jared Brown, Vanessa Burrows, Amalia Corby-Edwards, Sam Garrett, Mark Keightley, Peter Meyer, Rena Miller, Umar Moulta-Ali, David Pham, Charlie Stern, and Jessica Tollestrup.

Scholarship recipients include Umar Moulta-Ali for study at the Alliance Francaise, Barbara Torreon for study at Georgetown, and NeeCole Womack for professional training at a travel forum.

CREA looks forward to continuing this program and encourages all members to review the program guidelines and consider applying in the next round.

CREA Offers Student Loan Grants and Scholarships

mals — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:27:35 +0000

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All CREA members are eligible for and invited to apply for the CREA Scholarship and Loan Repayment Grant Program.

Deadline: Friday, February 24, 2012

If you are paying student loans, or would like to pursue career-related education, please consider applying for support from the CREA Scholarship and Loan Repayment Grant Program. Guidelines and applications are available at the links below.

Guidelines for Eligibility
Scholarship Application Form
Loan Grant Application Form

To apply, please print the appropriate application, complete and sign it, and bring it to the CREA office in LM 412 by COB Friday, February 24.

If you have any questions, please call or e-mail a member of the Scholarship and Loan Repayment Grant Committee.

D. Andrew Austin, 7-6552
Carol Hardy-Vincent, 7-8651
Vastine Platte, 7-7975
Mallary Stouffer, 7-8767
Sibyl Tilson, 7-7368

CREA is Happy to Announce 2011 Holiday Donation Recipients

mals — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 22:07:05 +0000

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Given the continuing difficult times, CREA has again decided to forgo a catered holiday party and make a $1,000 donation to local charities in lieu. After discussion of various worthy efforts, a decision was made to donate $250 each to the following four groups:

Capitol Hill Group Ministry (http://www.chgm.net/)

N Street Village (http://www.nstreetvillage.org/)

Operation Homefront – D.C. Metro (http://www.operationhomefront.net/dcmetro/default.aspx)

Share Food Network (D.C., Maryland, Virginia) (http://www.sharedc.org/)

Happy Holidays to all.

CREA 2011 Election Results Announced

mals — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 18:19:53 +0000

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Congratulations to our new Officers and Board and our Delegates

Executive Officers
President: Dennis M. Roth
Vice President for Policy and Dispute Settlement: Julius C. Jefferson Jr.
Vice President for Training and Liaison: John D. Moteff
Treasurer: D. Andrew Austin
Secretary: Mallary A. Stouffer

Board of Governors
David H. Bradley (DSP)
Phillip B. Brogsdale (FIN)
Valerie Bailey Grasso (FDT)
Vivian (Cathi) Jones (FDT)
Chris W. Lewis (PUB/CIP)
Martinez Majors (IMT)
Libby Perl (DSP)
Brian Reeder (IC/CIP)
Abigail B. Rudman (KSG)

Delegates to the IFPTE 2012 Convention
Julius C. Jefferson Jr.
Dennis M. Roth

Thank you to everyone who voted in this year’s election.

President Roth Testifies Before Appropriations Subcommittee

jack — Thu, 12 May 2011 20:37:10 +0000

CREA President, Dennis Roth, testified before the Legislative Branch Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday, May 11. A copy of President Roth’s testimony can be found here.