| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1712 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Gabriela Kane Guardia has been named interim |
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| 6 | 6 | | executive director of Latinitas, a nonprofit organization |
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| 7 | 7 | | dedicated to empowering girls through access to media and |
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| 8 | 8 | | technology education; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Ms. Guardia earned her bachelor's degree in |
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| 10 | 10 | | international studies and Spanish from Texas A&M University and her |
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| 11 | 11 | | master's degree in Latin American studies from The University of |
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| 12 | 12 | | Texas at Austin, where she also took part in the Portfolio in Arts |
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| 13 | 13 | | and Cultural Management and Entrepreneurship certification program |
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| 14 | 14 | | through the UT College of Fine Arts and the LBJ School of Public |
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| 15 | 15 | | Affairs; along the way, she conducted fieldwork and research in the |
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| 16 | 16 | | areas of Chilean cultural policy and Indigenous representation; and |
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| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Dedicated to promoting culturally specific STEAM |
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| 18 | 18 | | education, Ms. Guardia has helped further the mission of Latinitas |
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| 19 | 19 | | through her work as the organization's development and engagement |
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| 20 | 20 | | director; she previously served as an intern for Texans for the Arts |
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| 21 | 21 | | during the 86th Texas Legislature and as deputy director of Texas |
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| 22 | 22 | | Folklife, and she managed SEAD Gallery in downtown Bryan; and |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Ms. Guardia currently serves on the board of Austin |
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| 24 | 24 | | Emerging Arts Leaders and on the advisory council of the Innovation |
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| 25 | 25 | | Collaborative; in 2021, she was accepted into the cohort of the |
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| 26 | 26 | | prestigious National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures |
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| 27 | 27 | | Leadership Institute; and |
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| 28 | 28 | | WHEREAS, Through out her career, Gabriela Guardia has |
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| 29 | 29 | | championed cultural diversity and educational opportunity, and the |
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| 30 | 30 | | passion, energy, and vision that she brings to her new role as |
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| 31 | 31 | | interim executive director are certain to greatly benefit Latinitas |
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| 32 | 32 | | and the young women it serves; now, therefore, be it |
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| 33 | 33 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 34 | 34 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Gabriela Kane Guardia on her |
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| 35 | 35 | | appointment as interim executive director of Latinitas and extend |
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| 36 | 36 | | to her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 37 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 38 | 38 | | prepared for Ms. Guardia as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 39 | 39 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 40 | 40 | | Flores |
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| 41 | 41 | | ______________________________ |
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| 42 | 42 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 43 | 43 | | I certify that H.R. No. 1712 was adopted by the House on May |
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| 44 | 44 | | 25, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 45 | 45 | | ______________________________ |
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| 46 | 46 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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