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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Donna Zarcone on her
4retirement as president and CEO of the Economic Club of
5Chicago; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Born in Westchester, Donna Zarcone earned a Master
7of Business Administration from the University of Chicago Booth
8School of Business following a bachelor's degree in accounting
9from Illinois State University; she worked for a public
10accounting firm and became president of Harley-Davidson
11Financial Services before launching her own firm, D.F. Zarcone &
12 Associates LLC; Donna joined the Economic Club of Chicago in
131999; she became president in 2012; and
 
14    WHEREAS, The purpose of the Economic Club of Chicago is to
15foster meaningful connections among Chicago leaders to
16encourage dialogue on important economic and social issues and
17to cultivate the next generation of leadership; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Donna Zarcone is credited with diversifying the
19Club's membership, improving programming, and spurring revenue
20during her eight years as president and CEO; under her
21leadership, the share of female members grew from 22 percent to
2230 percent and non-white membership grew from 10 percent to 17

 

 

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1percent; the Club's 47-member board is now one-third female and
2one-third racially diverse; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Donna Zarcone currently serves on the corporate
4boards of the Cigna Corporation, CDW, and The Duchossois Group;
5she previously served on the board of The Jones Group and of
6Wrightwood Capital; she also serves on the board of the Polsky
7Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Chicago Booth
8School of Business; she is a member of the Commercial Club of
9Chicago, the Committee of 200, the Chicago Network, and the
10Young Presidents' Organization; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Donna Zarcone is known as a great motivator with a
12calm demeanor and a knack for pulling events together on short
13notice; with four weeks warning and amid heavy security for the
142012 NATO conference in Chicago, she and her staff booked a
15venue and hosted 350 attendees for an appearance by Gen. Martin
16Dempsey, then chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; therefore,
17be it
 
18    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
19HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
20we congratulate Donna Zarcone for her retirement as president
21and CEO of the Economic Club of Chicago and on her many
22accomplishments; and be it further
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2presented to Donna Zarcone as an expression of our esteem and
3respect.