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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate the partners and
4employees of Benford Brown & Associates, LLC (BB&A) on the
5occasion of the firm's 15th anniversary; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Benford Brown & Associates is a certified,
7minority, woman-owned CPA firm that provides auditing,
8accounting, and tax and small business consulting services for
9its clients, which include not-for-profit groups, State and
10local governments, higher education, and the professional
11service, mortgage brokerage, and construction industries; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Benford Brown & Associates was founded in late
131996 by Alyssia Benford-Lee and Kimi Brown-Ellen; since its
14modest beginning, BB&A has grown exponentially with the
15addition of 3 partners, Timothy S. Watson and Michele D. Simon
16in Chicago and Katrina Battle-Bumpers in Miami, Florida; the
17partners all have an average of 12 years of auditing and
18accounting experience, with half of these years spent with 'Big
194' accounting firms in major industries and the other half
20spent either within the internal audit departments or
21accounting departments of Fortune 500 companies; and
 
22    WHEREAS, The mission of Benford Brown & Associates is to

 

 

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1provide audit, accounting, tax, and consulting services that
2meet the highest standards within the public accounting
3industry; the firm's partners are committed providing the care
4and attention necessary to help each client manage and grow
5their business and its resources and help each of its clients
6to increase their knowledge of their business and its
7accounting and finance issues; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Benford Brown & Associates is fully accredited in
9the State of Illinois; its clients include major companies,
10such as the Boeing Corporation and the State Farm Insurance
11Company, as well as many not-for-profit and government
12organizations, such as the City of Chicago, the Illinois
13Department of Human Services, the Independent Living Solutions
14Center, and the H.E.A.R.T. Organization; and
 
15    WHEREAS, The partners and employees of Benford Brown &
16Associates serve as models of hard work, integrity, and
17dedication for the people of the State of Illinois; therefore,
18be it
 
19    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
20NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
21we congratulate the partners and employees of Benford Brown &
22Associates on the occasion of the firm's 15th anniversary and
23wish them continued success and happiness in the future; and be

 

 

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1it further
 
2    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
3presented to Benford Brown & Associates as a symbol of our
4esteem and respect.