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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to congratulate  Jesse Dean Rosas on the 
4occasion of receiving the Judy Baar Topinka Award from the West 
5Suburban Chamber of Commerce and Industry; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Jesse Rosas serves as the Executive Director of 
7the Proviso Township Mental Health Commission; he is well known 
8by his peers as a results-driven leader with significant and 
9progressive experience developing mental health and substance 
10abuse programs; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, Jesse Rosas earned a Master of Business 
12Administration in Healthcare Administration; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, Jesse Rosas began his career working in Proviso 
14Township in 1999 as a contractor, coordinating prevention 
15services that helped reduce the impact of drugs and gangs in 
16the community; in 2008, after only 3 years as Director of 
17Grants, he was appointed to serve as the Executive Director of 
18the Proviso Township Mental Health Commission; he is the first 
19Hispanic to be appointed to this position in the State of 
20Illinois; and
  
 
21    WHEREAS, During his tenure, Jesse Rosas has grown the 
 
 
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1Commission from an 18-agency network to a collaboration of 24 
2agencies and 60 program partnerships; he was instrumental in 
3securing a $2.7 million grant under the Neighborhood 
4Stabilization Program that rehabilitated 9 blighted homes and 
5made them available for low-income and special needs families; 
6in 2010, he led the development of an electronic billing and 
7reporting system so that services for Proviso residents can be 
8monitored and billed to Medicaid - the only such system of its 
9kind in the State; he was also instrumental in the development 
10of a Care Coordination system for Behavioral Health in the 
11western suburbs, "Path to Wellness"; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Under Jesse Rosas' leadership, the Proviso 
13Township Mental Health Commission has taken the lead in 
14coordinating behavioral healthcare for the Loyola Accountable 
15Care Entity to ensure that residents have access to quality, 
16community-based healthcare, including behavioral health 
17services; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, Jesse Rosas is a 2nd generation military veteran, 
19serving in the United States Army Corps of Engineers; his son 
20is an active-duty United States Marine and the 3rd generation 
21to serve in the armed forces; he also has 2 daughters, both of 
22whom are currently in college; therefore, be it
  
 
23    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
 
 
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1NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
2congratulate Jesse Dean Rosas on the occasion of receiving the 
3Judy Baar Topinka Award from the West Suburban Chamber of 
4Commerce and Industry and wish him continued success and 
5happiness in the future; and be it further
  
 
6    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
7presented to Jesse Rosas as a symbol of our esteem and respect.