Full Text of HR0699 97th General Assembly
HR0699 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to thank Kate Francis for her work | 4 | | as President and Managing Director of the Orpheum Theatre in | 5 | | Galesburg; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Kate Francis earned her bachelor's degree in | 7 | | philosophy from Monmouth College in May of 1992; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Prior to her work at the Orpheum Theatre, Kate | 9 | | Francis was employed as Assistant to the Vice President for | 10 | | External Affairs at the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra | 11 | | (2001-2002), Campaign Manager at the St. Louis Symphony | 12 | | Orchestra (2002-2003), Director of Development at the Arizona | 13 | | Opera in Tucson, Arizona (2003-2006), and College Advancement | 14 | | Officer at Monmouth College (2006-2007); and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Kate Francis has served as President and Managing | 16 | | Director of the Orpheum Theatre since April of 2007; in this | 17 | | capacity, she oversaw all venue, administrative, programming, | 18 | | contract, and box office operations for the historic 950-seat | 19 | | performing arts and civic facility; during her tenure, the | 20 | | theatre has reached unprecedented heights of growth and | 21 | | prosperity; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Under the leadership of Kate Francis, the Orpheum | 2 | | Theatre posted positive, profitable operating budgets in | 3 | | fiscal years 2009 and 2010 and increased overall contributed | 4 | | income by 359% between 2007 and 2010; she was also instrumental | 5 | | in increasing the theatre's facility rental income by 200% | 6 | | between 2007 and 2010 and increased ticket revenue by 7% | 7 | | between 2007 and 2010; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, During Kate Francis' tenure, the Grow Orpheum | 9 | | Theatre Lights! Camera! Learn! education/outreach program grew | 10 | | from a 2007 attendance of 1,211 to a 2010 attendance of 6,688, | 11 | | a 552% increase; she also helped initiate the theatre's | 12 | | ARTS4ALL program, which provides complimentary Red Carpet | 13 | | Series tickets to underserved, socio-economically challenged | 14 | | members of the community; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Kate Francis has been a member of numerous | 16 | | community organizations, including the Galesburg 175th | 17 | | Anniversary Planning Commission and the Illinois Main Street | 18 | | Annual Awards Conference's Local Planning Committee (2011), | 19 | | the Galesburg Christian School Publicity Committee | 20 | | (2010-present), the Illinois Arts Council's Presenting Program | 21 | | Advisory Panel (2009-present), the Galesburg Convention & | 22 | | Visitors Bureau, the Galesburg Noon Lion's Club | 23 | | (2008-present), the Kappa Kappa Gamma Stewart House Museum | 24 | | Advisory Committee (2008-present), the Downtown Galesburg |
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| 1 | | Revitalization Study Advisory Council (2009), the Galesburg | 2 | | Chamber of Commerce (2007-present), the Galesburg Regional | 3 | | Economic Development Association's Business Retention Task | 4 | | Force (2008-2009), and the Western Illinois Economic | 5 | | Development Partnership (2006-2007); and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Kate Francis serves as a model of hard work, | 7 | | integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | 8 | | Illinois; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 10 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 11 | | we thank Kate Francis for her work as President and Managing | 12 | | Director of the Orpheum Theatre and wish her continued success | 13 | | and happiness in her future endeavors; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to Kate Francis as a symbol of our esteem and | 16 | | respect.
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