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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate Mickey Whitesell of | ||||||
| 4 | Elwood on being recognized as the 2025 National Direct Support | ||||||
| 5 | Professional of the Year by the American Network of Community | ||||||
| 6 | Options and Resources (ANCOR); and | ||||||
| 7 | WHEREAS, ANCOR is a national advocacy organization with | ||||||
| 8 | over 2,500 members that serves as a leading voice in | ||||||
| 9 | Washington, D.C. on behalf of community-based | ||||||
| 10 | intellectual/developmental disabilities service providers; | ||||||
| 11 | and | ||||||
| 12 | WHEREAS, Since June 2020, Mickey Whitesell has worked at | ||||||
| 13 | Trinity Services, Inc., a not-for-profit service provider | ||||||
| 14 | originally founded in 1950 and currently based in New Lenox | ||||||
| 15 | that serves and supports more than 5,800 children and adults | ||||||
| 16 | with intellectual/developmental disabilities or mental health | ||||||
| 17 | needs throughout Illinois; and | ||||||
| 18 | WHEREAS, Mickey Whitesell serves under Trinity Services, | ||||||
| 19 | Inc.'s Community Day Services program, also known as Studio | ||||||
| 20 | 22; through the program, he leads in helping adults with | ||||||
| 21 | developmental disabilities develop healthy relationships in | ||||||
| 22 | the community and engage in unique experiences to advance | ||||||
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| 1 | their personal support plans; he also educates and advocates | ||||||
| 2 | to the community about disability issues and the direct | ||||||
| 3 | support professional position; and | ||||||
| 4 | WHEREAS, Mickey Whitesell, in being named the 2025 | ||||||
| 5 | National Direct Support Professional of the Year, was selected | ||||||
| 6 | out of over 500 nominations received by ANCOR; and | ||||||
| 7 | WHEREAS, Mickey Whitesell was recognized alongside 53 | ||||||
| 8 | other honorees from all across the country during the annual | ||||||
| 9 | conference, ANCOR Connect, which was held in San Diego, | ||||||
| 10 | California from April 7 through April 9, 2025; therefore, be | ||||||
| 11 | it | ||||||
| 12 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 13 | HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 14 | we congratulate Mickey Whitesell on receiving the prestigious | ||||||
| 15 | recognition of being named the 2025 National Direct Support | ||||||
| 16 | Professional of the Year by the American Network of Community | ||||||
| 17 | Options and Resources (ANCOR), and we thank him for dedicating | ||||||
| 18 | his career to the service of others; and be it further | ||||||
| 19 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 20 | presented to Mickey Whitesell as an expression of our esteem | ||||||
| 21 | and respect. | ||||||