HR0958 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives wish to congratulate Eira Corral Sepulveda of Hanover Park on being named Citizen of the Year; and

WHEREAS, Eira Corral Sepulveda has been a resident of Hanover Park since 1990; she was elected Village Clerk in 2009 at the age of 23 - the youngest elected official in the State of Illinois; and

WHEREAS, Eira Corral Sepulveda has been active in engaging the community of Hanover Park through her involvement in local parishes and community organizations; she was appointed to the Cultural Inclusion and Diversity Committee for the Village of Hanover Park; she has worked with Centro de Informacion of Hanover Park in mentoring students from Ontarioville Elementary School and has been a committed supporter of the annual mental health fair; she organizes leaders in Hanover Park to coordinate community outreach events that include immigration workshops, consumer protection seminars with the Office of Attorney General Lisa Madigan, property tax relief assistance, and Surviving this Economic Crisis Symposium; and

WHEREAS, Eira Corral Sepulveda's professional experience has been with the United States Hispanic Leadership Institute (USHLI), a national, non-profit and non-partisan organization; she manages several of the USHLI Programs to develop Latino civic participation and leadership development for high school and college students, community leaders, and Latino professionals; she engaged and trained young leaders in strategizing a voter registration campaign and Get Out the Vote campaign that led to the civic participation for the 2008 election of over 62,000 eligible voters in more than 11 states; and

WHEREAS, Eira Corral Sepulveda earned her Bachelor of Arts from DePaul University with a double major in Political Science and Latino and Latin American Studies; she has a double minor in Community Service Studies and Commercial Spanish; and

WHEREAS, Eira Corral Sepulveda will receive her award from Hanover Park Village President Rodney S. Craig; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Eira Corral Sepulveda of Hanover Park on being named Citizen of the Year and we thank her for her commitment to her community; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Eira Corral Sepulveda as an expression of our esteem and respect.