08 LC 95
1063
House
Resolution 2121
By:
Representative Fludd of the
66th
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
Pota Coston and congratulating her upon the occasion of her upcoming retirement;
and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Pota Coston has long been recognized by the citizens of this state for the vital
role that she has played in community leadership and her deep personal
commitment to public service and the State of Georgia; and
WHEREAS,
she has diligently and conscientiously devoted innumerable hours of her time,
talents, and energy toward the betterment of her state as evidenced dramatically
by her 28 years of exemplary service as director of field operations for IRS
Criminal Investigation, Southeast Area; and
WHEREAS,
she began her federal career on November 27, 1979, as a student trainee with the
Criminal Investigation Division in Charleston, West Virginia, holding several
positions of increasing responsibility during her career in various
cities including Detroit, Atlanta, New Orleans, and Washington, D. C.; and
WHEREAS,
as director of field operations for IRS Criminal Investigation, Southeast Area,
she is responsible for planning, directing, and evaluating criminal
investigation programs and activities in her geographical area that includes 12
states in the Southeast and the U.S. territories of Puerto Rico and the Virgin
Islands; and
WHEREAS,
her career has afforded her many challenges while also bestowing upon her many
coveted awards including Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the Year and
Special Agent in Charge of the Year; and
WHEREAS,
she is a graduate of the 2003 Executive Development Program and ranks as one of
only two African American females in the country selected in the Senior
Executive Services program of the Criminal Investigation Division;
and
WHEREAS, she is native of Elkins, West Virginia, and earned a Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice from Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia; and she is married to Bernie Coston and the mother of Bernard II; and
WHEREAS, she is native of Elkins, West Virginia, and earned a Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice from Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia; and she is married to Bernie Coston and the mother of Bernard II; and
WHEREAS,
she is a very active member of the East Point College Park Alumnae Chapter of
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.; a member and supporter of AIM-IRS, Women in
Federal Law Enforcement (WIFLE); and a member of the National Organization of
Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE); and
WHEREAS,
it is abundantly fitting and proper that the exemplary achievements of this
outstanding Georgian be recognized.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body join together to recognize Pota E. Coston for her outstanding
achievements; congratulate her on her upcoming retirement; and extend their most
sincere wishes for continued health and happiness.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Pota E.
Coston.