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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
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| Representatives wish to congratulate Colleen McShane on her |
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| retirement as president of the Illinois Restaurant |
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| Association; and
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| WHEREAS, Colleen McShane was appointed President of the |
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| Illinois Restaurant Association in December 1993; the Illinois |
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| Restaurant Association is the leading trade association for |
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| Illinois' $18 billion foodservice industry, and members |
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| represent more than 6,000 foodservice outlets throughout the |
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| State; and
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| WHEREAS, As President, Colleen was responsible for |
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| fulfilling the Association's mission to operate an |
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| organization of all foodservice enterprises in the State, to |
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| promote and strengthen the industry, to champion industry |
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| concerns and interests before government entities, to provide |
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| leadership and education, and to be of service to the |
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| community; and
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| WHEREAS, During Colleen's tenure, the Illinois Restaurant |
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| Association developed a program and curriculum materials for |
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| the first food service management school-to-work program |
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| called ProStart; subsequently, the National Restaurant |
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| Association Educational Foundation made hospitality |
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| school-to-careers a national initiative; since its pilot, the |
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| program has expanded from one state to 43 states, and, in |
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| Illinois, grown from 100 students in six schools to more than |
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| 2000 students in 47 schools; and
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| WHEREAS, In addition, the Illinois Restaurant Association |
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| is contracted by the Chicago Mayor's Office of Special Events |
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| to manage the food and beverage portion of the Taste of Chicago |
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| and other major summer music festivals; and
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| WHEREAS,
Prior to joining the Illinois Restaurant |
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| Association, Colleen worked as the Director of Public Affairs |
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| for the City of Chicago's Department of Aviation for five |
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| years; prior to this, she served for four years as the |
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| Community Affairs Department liaison for the Cook County States |
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| Attorney's Office.; and
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| WHEREAS,
Colleen is the past President of the International |
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| Society of Restaurant Association Executives, Vice Chair of |
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| V.I.S.I.T. Illinois and the American Institute of Wine and |
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| Food; she serves on the Board of Trustees for the National |
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| Restaurant Association Educational Foundation, the Board of |
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| Directors for the National Restaurant Association, the |
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| Foodservice Professionals Network of Chicago, the Chicago |
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| Workforce Development Board, the Governor's Labor Advisory |
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| Board, and she is a member of the American Society of |
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| Association Executives; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| congratulate Colleen McShane on her retirement and wish her |
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| continued success in her future endeavors; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to Colleen McShane as a symbol of our respect.
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