HR0757 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives wish to congratulate Colonel JoAnn D. Johnson on the occasion of her retirement from the Illinois State Police (ISP); and

WHEREAS, Col. Johnson has served with the ISP for over 28 years; she was promoted to the rank of Colonel on November 1, 2016, becoming the first African American woman to reach the rank of Colonel; and

WHEREAS, Col. Johnson began her law enforcement career as a trooper with the ISP in 1989; she has worked patrol, general criminal investigations, and narcotics investigations in the Chicago area, where she was promoted to the rank of Sergeant; she served under the Director's Office as an Investigative Sergeant in the department's Office of Equal Employment Opportunity before being promoted to the rank of Master Sergeant, Investigative Squad leader; in 2008, she was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant, Division of Operations District 15 Patrol; and

WHEREAS, In 2010, Col. Johnson relocated to Springfield and accepted a position as Lieutenant, Special Projects Officer at the Illinois State Police Training Academy, ultimately being assigned as the Educational Services Bureau Chief; she is a Senior National Instructor for Fair and Impartial Policing, LLC.; she is a certified facilitator with FranklinCovey for The 7 Habits for Law Enforcement, The Nobility of Policing, Leading at the Speed of Trust, and Diversity Centered Leadership; and

WHEREAS, In 2012, Col. Johnson accepted a position under the Director's Office as Chief of the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity, where she served until 2013; in 2013, she was appointed to Lieutenant Colonel in the Division of Internal Investigation; she was promoted to Colonel in November of 2016; and

WHEREAS, In 2014, Col. Johnson was appointed to serve as a law enforcement representative on the Governor's Racial Profiling Prevention and Data Oversight Board, where she continues to serve; and

WHEREAS, Col. Johnson is a graduate of the Northwestern School of Police Staff and Command, Class #282 and the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board Executive Institute Police Executive Role in the 21st Century; she holds a Bachelor of Science in Administration of Justice from Southern Illinois University and a Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership from Lewis University in Romeoville; and

WHEREAS, Col. Johnson married Richard Johnson in 2013 and together they have two daughters; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Colonel JoAnn D. Johnson on her retirement from the Illinois State Police, thank her for her service to the State of Illinois, and wish her the best in all her future endeavors; and be it further

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