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