Full Text of HR0961 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Janice Bennett on the | 4 | | occasion of her retirement as President and CEO of YWCA Lake | 5 | | County; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Janice Bennett assumed leadership of YWCA Lake | 7 | | County in December of 2010; her accomplishments include | 8 | | launching numerous new programs
and expanding existing | 9 | | programs to better serve the residents of Lake
County, | 10 | | including: the Early Childhood Center at Redeemer Church for | 11 | | 3-5
year-old children; the Financial Literacy for Victims of | 12 | | Domestic Violence
program; the Jumpstart Your Business/Plan | 13 | | for Profit Entrepreneurial
program; the Veterans | 14 | | Transportation & Job Readiness program, a
partnership with the | 15 | | Illinois Veterans Administration and the Captain
James A. | 16 | | Lovell Federal Healthcare Center for Homeless Veterans;
| 17 | | ExceleRate, a statewide quality rating and improvement systems
| 18 | | program; and an expansion of the Women's Health program which | 19 | | now
includes mandatory Breast Health Awareness sessions and a | 20 | | new database
tracker for demographics and navigational | 21 | | services; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, One of the key highlights during Janice Bennett's | 23 | | tenure was moving YWCA Lake County's physical office facilities
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| 1 | | from Waukegan to a new, larger, and more centralized location | 2 | | in Gurnee and developing stronger
relationships with civic and | 3 | | community leadership throughout the County; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Janice Bennett's career spans more than 25 years | 5 | | in philanthropy with private and community foundations,
| 6 | | corporate charitable giving programs, and in marketing, | 7 | | communications, and finance; her career includes
positions | 8 | | with The Chicago Community Trust responsible for a grant making | 9 | | portfolio that supported
funding to women's organizations such | 10 | | as the Women in Trades, the Women's Business Development
| 11 | | Center, and the Women's Self Employment Project; she also | 12 | | administered several programs
housed at the Trust, including: | 13 | | the Community Service Fellowship Program, which identified
| 14 | | individuals that demonstrated community service and leadership | 15 | | capabilities and awarded these
community leaders with | 16 | | fellowship assistance to conduct research and study the best | 17 | | practices and programs
around the world that could be used to | 18 | | improve the lives of families and communities throughout the
| 19 | | region; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, At the Michael Jordan Foundation, Janice Bennett | 21 | | worked directly with Michael Jordan, his family, and
the | 22 | | governing board in charitable grantmaking that focused on | 23 | | education (K-16), children, and youth
programs; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Before entering the not-for-profit sector, Janice | 2 | | Bennett held positions as Vice-President in Corporate
Strategy | 3 | | and Corporate Finance departments at Chase Bank (1st Chicago); | 4 | | a Senior
Manager/Consultant at Accenture (Andersen | 5 | | Consulting); and Director of Corporate Communications
for an | 6 | | east coast telecommunications company where she was | 7 | | responsible for corporate charitable
giving; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Janice Bennett will be honored at a reception at | 9 | | the Gurnee office of the YWCA Lake County on January 28, 2016; | 10 | | therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 12 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 13 | | congratulate Janice Bennett on her retirement as President and | 14 | | CEO of YWCA Lake County, and we wish her the best in all her | 15 | | future endeavors; and be it further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to Janice Bennett as an expression of our esteem and | 18 | | respect.
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