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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, Elizabeth Kessler has dedicated her more than 35  
3year career to promoting and preserving parks and recreation 
4on the regional, state, and national levels; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Elizabeth Kessler currently serves the community 
6as the executive director of the McHenry County Conservation 
7District; while serving McHenry County, she has overseen many 
8successful endeavors, including a successful $73 million 
9voter-approved referendum, the protection of 5,600 acres of 
10land, the opening of 14 sites with public access and outdoor 
11amenities, the addition of 12 miles of regional trails, the 
12welcoming of over 1 million annual site visitors, and the 
13opening of the Lost Valley Visitor Center, which is the 
14county's first gold-level LEED-certified public building; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, Continuing her commitment to McHenry County, 
16Elizabeth Kessler serves as an advisor to the McHenry County 
17Conservation Foundation, sits on the board of Visit McHenry 
18County, and serves as chair of Chicago Wilderness; she is a 
19past member of the board of directors of the Park and 
20Recreation Administration, past president of the National 
21Recreation and Park Association, and past chair of the 
22Illinois Park and Recreation Association; she served as the 
232020 chair of the Illinois Park and Recreation Association 
 
 
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1Forest Preserve and Conservation District Task Force and as a 
2member of the Illinois Association of Conservation and Forest 
3Preserve Districts; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, The Illinois Park and Recreation Association 
5recently honored Elizabeth Kessler with the Robert Artz 
6Lifetime Achievement Award to recognize her decades of service 
7and commitment to parks, recreation, and conservation in 
8Illinois; therefore, be it
  
 
9    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
10HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
11we congratulate Elizabeth Kessler for receiving the Robert 
12Artz Lifetime Achievement Award and thank her for her many 
13years of promoting conservation in Illinois; and be it further
  
 
14    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
15presented to Elizabeth Kessler as a symbol of our esteem and 
16respect.