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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to recognize Beatrice Mensah Tayui for | ||||||
| 4 | her work in organizing the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus's | ||||||
| 5 | West African trip to Ghana in January 2023; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, From January 14, 2023 to January 23, 2023, the | ||||||
| 7 | eight member delegation visited Accra, Ghana, a prominent | ||||||
| 8 | African city that is rich in tradition, the homeland of many | ||||||
| 9 | Illinois residents, the capital of Ghana, and the first | ||||||
| 10 | African nation to gain independence from colonial rule; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Highlights of the trip included meeting with | ||||||
| 12 | Elizabeth Sackey, the first woman to serve as Mayor of Accra, | ||||||
| 13 | visiting the U.S. Embassy in Ghana, and meeting with John | ||||||
| 14 | Kufuor, the former President of Ghana;
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Beatrice Tayui served as a co-organizer for the | ||||||
| 16 | Illinois Legislative Black Caucus delegation's trip to Ghana; | ||||||
| 17 | and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Beatrice Tayui, originally from Ghana, earned | ||||||
| 19 | Bachelors of Science in Economics and Business Administration | ||||||
| 20 | from Roosevelt University in Chicago; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Prior to establishing her own global businesses, | ||||||
| 2 | Beatrice Tayui held executive leadership positions at several | ||||||
| 3 | Fortune 500 companies, including Pfizer, Hoffman La Roche, and | ||||||
| 4 | Johnson & Johnson; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Beatrice Tayui is a seasoned chief executive | ||||||
| 6 | officer (CEO) who has founded and operated several businesses | ||||||
| 7 | on the international landscape with a focus on oil and gas in | ||||||
| 8 | Sub-Saharan Africa; she is the founder and CEO of Cybele | ||||||
| 9 | Energy Global and Cybele Energy Limited, a Ghana-based oil and | ||||||
| 10 | gas company focused on the exploration and production of oil | ||||||
| 11 | blocks within West Africa; she is also the founder of the | ||||||
| 12 | Illinois-based White Oak Technologies, Inc., which has been | ||||||
| 13 | established to train, certify, place, and mentor young and | ||||||
| 14 | dynamic African Americans into the corporate technology space; | ||||||
| 15 | and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Beatrice Tayui provides mentoring and sponsorship | ||||||
| 17 | programs for less fortunate children in the Chicagoland | ||||||
| 18 | community; her passion for education has also led her to | ||||||
| 19 | actively donate to a polytechnic institution in her native | ||||||
| 20 | country of Ghana; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, Beatrice Tayui's business knowledge and | ||||||
| 22 | distinctive leadership skills have earned her several awards | ||||||
| 23 | from organizations globally; and | ||||||
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Beatrice Tayui resides in Flossmoor and is the | ||||||
| 2 | mother of three children; therefore, be it
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| 3 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 4 | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 5 | we recognize Beatrice Mensah Tayui for co-organizing the | ||||||
| 6 | Illinois Legislative Black Caucus delegation's trip to Ghana | ||||||
| 7 | in West Africa in January 2023; and be it further
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| 8 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 9 | presented to Beatrice Tayui as a symbol of our esteem and | ||||||
| 10 | respect.
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