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3 | 3 | | 1 SENATE RESOLUTION |
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4 | 4 | | 2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to |
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5 | 5 | | 3 congratulate Christine Myers on the occasion of her retirement |
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6 | 6 | | 4 as executive director of the Livingston County Mental Health |
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7 | 7 | | 5 and Disabilities Boards; and |
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8 | 8 | | 6 WHEREAS, Christine Myers' dedication to improving the |
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9 | 9 | | 7 lives of others began with her early work in the Birth to Three |
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10 | 10 | | 8 Early Intervention Program, followed by serving as an activity |
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11 | 11 | | 9 director, case manager, and Special Olympics coach for a |
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12 | 12 | | 10 Center for Developmental Disability Services; she then worked |
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13 | 13 | | 11 as an independent service coordinator for 13 years; and |
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14 | 14 | | 12 WHEREAS, Christine Myers has served as executive director |
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15 | 15 | | 13 of the Livingston County Mental Health and Disabilities Boards |
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16 | 16 | | 14 since 2015, providing leadership in advancing behavioral |
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17 | 17 | | 15 health in Livingston County through this position and as an |
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18 | 18 | | 16 active member of the Association of Community Mental Health |
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19 | 19 | | 17 Authorities of Illinois (ACMHAI); and |
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20 | 20 | | 18 WHEREAS, Christine Myers has brought her expertise and |
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21 | 21 | | 19 passion for helping others to the membership of ACMHAI, where |
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22 | 22 | | 20 she has been an ongoing contributor, strong advocate, and |
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23 | 23 | | 21 skilled spokesperson on intellectual and developmental |
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24 | 24 | | 22 disabilities and behavioral health issues, serving as the |
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33 | 33 | | 1 chair of the Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities Committee |
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34 | 34 | | 2 since 2022; and |
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35 | 35 | | 3 WHEREAS, While serving on the ACMHAI Legislative |
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36 | 36 | | 4 Committee, Christine Myers has demonstrated a keen awareness |
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37 | 37 | | 5 of the legislative process and has consistently advanced |
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38 | 38 | | 6 community-based behavioral health and system issues within |
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39 | 39 | | 7 Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities Services in Illinois; |
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40 | 40 | | 8 and |
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41 | 41 | | 9 WHEREAS, Christine Myers has served on the Executive |
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42 | 42 | | 10 Council of the Illinois Public Health Association, |
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43 | 43 | | 11 representing the interests of community mental health and |
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44 | 44 | | 12 developmental disabilities boards to the public health |
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45 | 45 | | 13 community; and |
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46 | 46 | | 14 WHEREAS, Christine Myers serves as director of the |
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47 | 47 | | 15 Livingston County Commission on Children and Youth, treasurer |
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48 | 48 | | 16 of the Livingston County Homeless Coalition, and as a member |
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49 | 49 | | 17 of the OSF Livingston Community Health Needs Assessment Team; |
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50 | 50 | | 18 therefore, be it |
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51 | 51 | | 19 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL |
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52 | 52 | | 20 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate |
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53 | 53 | | 21 Christine Myers on her retirement, and we express our |
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54 | 54 | | 22 heartfelt gratitude for her exceptional service, leadership, |
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65 | 65 | | 1 and contributions to behavioral health and for persons with |
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66 | 66 | | 2 intellectual and developmental disabilities; and be it further |
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67 | 67 | | 3 RESOLVED, That we wish Christine Myers a joyful and |
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68 | 68 | | 4 fulfilling retirement; and be it further |
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